Coal India to invest Rs.40,000 crore in 12th Plan
September 12th, 2012 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) State miner Coal India Ltd (CIL) said Wednesday the company was committed to investing Rs.40,000 crore in the 12th Plan period (2012-17)."Capital investment plan for ... Read more...
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Petrochemical investment region in Tamil Nadu approved
August 23rd, 2012 - 5:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, August 23 (IANS) The union government has approved setting up of a Petroleum, Chemical and Petrochemical Investment Region (PCPIR) in Cuddalore and Nagapattinam districts of Tamil Nadu, Minister ... Read more...
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South Africa plans massive investment in railways
August 17th, 2012 - 1:11 pm ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, Aug 17 (IANS) The South African government will over the next few years invest over $5 billion in passenger rail infrastructure and services, a minister said here.Transport Minister Dikobe ... Read more...
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Chennai architect to participate in global business summit
August 4th, 2012 - 5:17 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 4 (IANS) City-based architect and member of the World Economic Forum's Design Innovation Council Sheila Sri Prakash will be participating in the Global Business Summit on Infrastructure ... Read more...
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Fast rail corridor to ease Mumbai commuters’ woes
March 14th, 2012 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 14 (IANS) Maharashtra and its capital Mumbai were offered a lot of goodies Wednesday by Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi in the rail budget for 2012-13.One of the most ... Read more...
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Top panel warns against new trains without focus on safety
February 26th, 2012 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Ahead of Minister Dinesh Trivedi's first Railway Budget March 14, a high-level panel has advised focus on safety issues, rather than the populist practice of ... Read more...
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Larsen and Toubro bags orders worth Rs.2,056 crore
January 2nd, 2012 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 2 (IANS) Engineering and construction major Larsen and Toubro (L&T;) Monday said it has bagged orders worth Rs.2,056 crore.The water and effluent treatment business of the company last ... Read more...
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Japan PM calls for stronger economic ties, n-deal on agenda (Lead)
December 27th, 2011 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda Tuesday called for stronger economic ties with India as he began a two-day visit here, during which the two ... Read more...
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British police using ‘ghost trains’ to catch thieves
November 28th, 2011 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 28 (IANS) To catch the surging number of scrap metal thieves red-handed, undercover British policemen have now started travelling at night by special locomotives, dubbed "ghost trains".The locomotives ... Read more...
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India, Zimbabwe to deepen investment, trade ties
September 21st, 2011 - 4:44 pm ICT by IANS
Harare (Zimbabwe), Sep 21 (IANS) India and Zimbabwe have agreed to further strengthen bilateral trade and investment ties even as the two countries expedite the ratification process of a Bilateral ... Read more...
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Pakistani minister wants more people-to-people contacts
May 20th, 2011 - 2:14 am ICT by IANS
Amritsar, May 20 (IANS) Pakistani Railways Minister Ghulam Ahmad Bilour, who came here Thursday on a personal visit, says more visas should be issued to people on both sides of ... Read more...
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Rail budget highly disappointing: Raman Singh
February 25th, 2011 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Feb 25 (IANS) Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh termed the railway budget for fiscal year 2011-12 presented Friday by Mamata Banerjee as "highly disappointing"."South East Central Railway (SECR) is the ... Read more...
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‘Maharashtra’s railway infrastructure development ignored’
February 25th, 2011 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 25 (IANS) Expressing concern over Maharashtra being ignored in the railway budget in terms of rail infrastructure development, various political parties Friday termed it a West Bengal-centric budget.Terming it ... Read more...
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European Commission VP Kallas calls airport infrastructure the ‘weak link’ in air travel
December 23rd, 2010 - 2:02 am ICT by BNO News
BRUSSELS (BNO NEWS) -- European Commission Vice President Siim Kallas has expressed concern regarding the airport infrastructure in Europe as extreme weather disrupts holiday season air travel.Kallas said the level of disruption ... Read more...
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India assures Mozambique help on building rail infrastructure
September 29th, 2010 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) India Wednesday assured Mozambique of all possible help in developing its rail infrastructure, saying that the two countries should work jointly to strengthen their relations.The Indian assurance ... Read more...
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Alstom bags Rs.1,470 crore contract from Chennai Metro
September 11th, 2010 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) International rail infrastructure major Alstom's Indian subsidiary Saturday said it has bagged a contract worth about Rs.1,470 crore (243 million euros), to supply 168 rail cars ... Read more...
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Private Sector participation in Railways Freight Terminals
June 9th, 2010 - 9:23 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 9 (ANI): The Ministry of Railways has finalized policy on Private Freight Terminal (PFT) with the participation of the private sector.The main objectives of this policy are ... Read more...
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Satellite navigation, mobile phone network can enhance trains’ safety
April 24th, 2010 - 4:29 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 24 (ANI): Satellite navigation and mobile telephone network can be used to improve the safety of trains, a Spanish engineer has suggested.Jon Mikel Rubina puts forward alternative economical telematics for ... Read more...
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Rail budget has little for northeast, say parties
February 25th, 2010 - 3:43 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala/Guwahati, Feb 25 (IANS) Reactions to Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee's budget appeared to be sharply divided in India's northeast Thursday, with several political parties saying it would not improve connectivity in ... Read more...
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Railway budget has belied our expectation: Naveen Patnaik
February 24th, 2010 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 24 (IANS) Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Wednesday expressed his dissatisfaction with the railway budget presented by Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee. "The railway budget has totally belied our expectations," ... Read more...
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Bangladesh’s main opposition party resents ‘transit’ to India
December 10th, 2009 - 1:05 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Dec 10 (IANS) The country's main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has opposed the government's move to join the UN-sponsored Asian Highway, saying it would provide "transit" to India ... Read more...
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Iran’s Foreign Minister meets S M Krishna
November 16th, 2009 - 6:04 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 16 (ANI): Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki met his Indian counterpart SM Krishna here today.Mottaki is on a two-day visit to India.Earlier in the day, he met ... Read more...
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Iran’s Foreign Minister meets Manmohan Singh
November 16th, 2009 - 3:21 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 16 (ANI): The Foreign Minister of Iran, Manouchehr Mottaki, met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here today.Mottaki is on a two-day visit to India.The two leaders reportedly discussed ... Read more...
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Indian IT firms bag British Petroleum contracts (Business Capsule)
August 26th, 2009 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 26 (IANS) Infosys, Wipro and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) have bagged IT maintenance contracts from oil and gas giant British Petroleum (BP) Plc, the Indian IT firms said in separate ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh seeks ‘value-based’ royalty on minerals
May 21st, 2009 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, May 21 (IANS) Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh Thursday sought "value-based" royalty on coal and iron ore, and an assistance of Rs.1,055 crore to develop police infrastructure to fight Maoist ... Read more...
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Not just parties, regional issues too fight for national space
April 21st, 2009 - 11:35 am ICT by IANS
By Darshan Desai
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) Regional issues formed a large percentage of questions raised in parliament in the last four years.A study by the independent PRS Legislative Research has ... Read more...
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Rajapaksa invites India to help rebuild railway line
March 23rd, 2009 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, March 23 (IANS) Launching a project to restore the railway line to northern Jaffna peninsula after 19 years, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa Monday invited India, Pakistan, China and Japan to ... Read more...
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NRI seeks rail infrastructure in Orissa’s backward region
January 31st, 2009 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Jan 31 (IANS) An Oriya NRI based in Lebanon has urged the government to develop railway infrastructure in Orissa's most backward districts to ensure the economic prosperity of the region.The Kalahandi-Balangir-Koraput ... Read more...
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South Australia Govt. brands Commonwealth Games B-grade event”
August 30th, 2008 - 6:43 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, August 30 (ANI): The South Australian State Government considers the Commonwealth Games to be a "B-grade sporting event", and thus has decided not to bid for it.Opposition Leader Martin ... Read more...
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Private players to have greater role in building Railways freight corridors
February 27th, 2008 - 11:24 am ICT by admin
New Delhi, Feb 27 (ANI): Indian Railways is seeking greater role for private players in building rail infrastructure in the country, and this regard proposals have been made in the railway budget ... Read more...
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CCEA gives in-principal approval to Freight Corridor
November 27th, 2007 - 3:20 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Nov 27 (ANI): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) today gave an in-principal approval to the Dedicated Multi-Modal High Axle Load Freight Corridor (DFC) Project on Eastern and Western ... Read more...
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