As of 30 June 2009
Zone Projects Rs. Crore
Northern
5,166
5,29,214
Eastern
5,531
13,82,573
Western
10,966
11,34,974
Southern
8,526
1,045,536
Multi-States/Unallocated
636
3,04,927
All Sectors 30,825 43,97,224
 
 As of 30 June 2009
Sectors Projects Rs. Crore
Manufacturing
3,820
11,10,169
Mining
659
1,13,770
Electricity
1,670
13,90,840
Services & Utilities
23,554
15,57,881
Irrigation
1,122
2,24,563
All Sectors 30,825 43,97,224
 
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q Coromandel Fertilisers plans joint venture in Tunisia  
q TN plans textile processing park  
q HCL to expand mines  
q MMRDA invites bids under MUTP segment  
q Reliance bags gas supply order from NTPC  
q Sakthi Auto to expand its foundry unit  
q Omax Autos in expansion mode  
q VSNL begins work on Chennai-Singapore undersea cable project  
q Gail, Petronas in bid for Dadri power project  
q Dabhol project revival: One more meeting next month  
q Consultants submit EoIs for Kochi cruise terminal  
q Cairn revises reserve estimate of Mangala oil find  
q Maruti announces new diesel engine plant  
q GMR Energy plans Rs.400 crore IPO  
q Sangvi Forging plans expansion  
q Rolta India in joint venture for engineering services  
q Nalco invites global bids for captive power plants  
q JSPL outlines major expansion  
q Nathpa Jhakri Project fully commissioned  
q Sandoz inaugurates its third facility  
q Tata Motors plans Rs.6,000 crore capex  
q MNW project commissioned on schedule  
q HSL invites global bids for caustic soda project  
q Tata Steel plans sponge iron unit at Jamshedpur  
q BSNL to invest Rs.1,300 crore in Karnataka circle  
q HZL appoints consultants for lead smelter project, invites bids  
q Shree Cement plans greenfield unit in Rajasthan  
q Global bids invited for Yamuna Nagar TPS  
q Sundaram Fasteners inaugurates its China facility  
q ONGC to source LNG from RasGas of Qatar  
q J&K seeks ADB assistance for power projects  
q Bhel to invest Rs.900 crore for modernisation  
q Cement output up 16.9 pc in April 2004  
q Sirpur Paper to expand and modernise paper mill  
q Tata Sponge Iron plans forward integration  
q ONGC to source foreign technology to boost production  
q Airports upgrade to get Rs.5,400 crore  
q PFC to enter non-conventional energy  
q Cabinet Minister portfolios: 14th Lok Sabha  
q GCMMF plans 12 new dairy plants across the country  
q RSRDCC invites bids for state highway projects  
q FDI inflows improve in early months of 2004  
q Ispat to spend Rs.1,000 crore on capacity expansion  
q Infrastructure growth leaps to 9 pc in April  
q Maersk to invest Rs.1,100 crore in Pipavav port  
q MUTP: Project management consultants required  
q Hincol commissions fifth plant in Vizag  
q Uhde bags contract from TCC for caustic soda plant  
q Nalco not to be privatised: Minister  
q GMR to invest Rs.60 crore for expansion  
q Gail's Assam Gas Cracker project: Detailed feasibility study soon  
q Schwing Stetter to double capacity  
q Bangalore Airport gets government clearance  
q SAIL-BSP invites global bids for furnace revamp  
q Concor plans three ICDs in 2004-05  
q Ind Agro Synergy to inaugurates Ist phase of integrated steel plant  
q PGCIL to raise $2 billion from World Bank, ADB  
q Nalco plans rolled product facility  
q Common Minimum Programme: Highlights  
q SAIL to invest over Rs.10,000 crore by 2012  
q MSEB trifurcation postponed by six months  
q Bhel bags contract worth Rs.647 crore  
q Mirza Tanners plans new unit in UP  
q Bhel invites sub-contractors for Libyan power project  
q FDI in telecom sector close to Rs.10,000 crore  
q Gujarat to set up SEZ at Halol  
q Shyam Steel plans backward integration project  
q Jesco to be co-developer of Mangalore SEZ  
q Swaraj Mazda plans expansion  
q JNPT box terminal: PILs may delay contract  
q SJVN to execute more projects  
q Ipca Labs to invest Rs.100 crore in expansion plan  
q SBI sets up central processing cell to expedite loan proposals  
q News Briefs: June 2004  
q Ashapura moves closer to alumina plant in Gujarat  
q FDI limit in Mumbai, Delhi airport projects might be lowered  
q Steel prices unlikely to be revised  
q Essar Steel plans capacity expansion, awaits nod  
q Malabar Cements invites bids for grinding unit  
q Cement despatches stagnate in May 2004  
q Atlas Cycles plans new auto ancillary unit in North  
q SRF to invest Rs.400 crore for expansion  
q Valecha Engineering to execute Satara-Kolhapur road  
q Mumbai, Delhi airport projects: FDI capped at 49 pc  
q Dabhol imbroglio: Another round of talks today  
q Godfrey Philips to invest Rs.600 crore for modernisation  
q GMR forms consortium with Fraport and IDF  
q Cairn's Mangala oil field tastes more success  
q Kribhco project to get approval soon  
q HPL plans Rs.450-600 crore IPO  
q P&O Ports, IPPTA to stall JNPT contract  
q Tata Power to set up power plant in Saudi Arabia  
q World Bank loan for Rajasthan health project  
q Mumbai, Delhi airport modernisation: L&T bids separately  
q PQ bids invited for Teesta Low Dam Stage IV Project  
q Monnet Ispat to invest Rs.230 crore for expansion  
q New government hints at liberalised FDI regime  
q OVL to invest $1 billion in foreign oil equity in 2004-05  
q Hutch to launch operations in West Bengal circle  
q Vallarpadam terminal project: Work to commence soon  
q Mumbai High Redevelopment Programme: An outline  
q Bids invited for Nagda-Dehgam transmission line  
q New SEZ Act in the offing  
q GSPC invites PQs for oilfield services and supplies  
q Nabard to treble assistance to West Bengal co-ops  
q Eight power projects moving to financial closure  
q Ministry to adopt new strategy for tardy PSU projects  
q Kochi marina project okayed  
q FDI proposals worth Rs.550 crore cleared  
q Infrastructure development top priority: Kalam  
q Steel industry aims at 60 million tpa by 2012  
q SAIL Rourkela to expand capacity  
q IMFA to expand ferro chrome capacity, CPP  
q Ispat Industries firms up Rs.900 crore capex  
q IOC, HPCL plan JVs in India, overseas  
q Itochu-BHEL emerge sole bidder for Bakreswar II project  
q Two terminals per operator: Shipping Ministry  
q Valecha Engineering bags Vadodara airport contract  
q Government clears FDI proposals worth Rs.61 crore  
q Sterlite seeks residual government stake in Balco  
q Oil India appoints EIL as project consultant  
q Airlines likely to get stake in Mumbai and Delhi airports  
q Royal Classic Mills to invest Rs.50 crore for expansion  
q Long term action plan for Gujarat infrastructure  
q Bids invited for Pune Municipal Corporation's commercial centre  
q IOC to set up refinery in Nigeria  
q OVL eyes stake in two Iranian oilfields  
q Bhel wins order from Gujarat Ambuja  
q Dadri Project: UP government approves draft agreement  
q Capital goods production up in April 2004  
q Bellary TPS might get mega power project status  
q Monnet Ispat to raise Rs.150 crore project-financing debt  
q Hindustan Lever to invest Rs.250 crore in HP and Uttaranchal  
q IFC to finance SRF expansion programme  
q Regulator mooted for steel prices  
q Gujarat gas grid progresses  
q IOC might relocate Kakinada LNG project  
q JCB to set up unit in Maharashtra  
q IPCL plans MEG plant at Gandhar  
q Review on projects undertaken by VPT  
q BHEL to refurbish land rigs for OIL  
q IOC to invest Rs.150 crore in Kerala  
q Neyveli Lignite Corporation: Projects Update  
q DCM Shriram seeks IFC loan for project finance  
q Tatipaka refinery progresses  
q FIPB may be wound up  
q Cement production falls in May 2004  
q MIDC invites EoIs for group captive power projects  
q Toyota Kirloskar plans new car facility  
q Adani Group plans power project in Gujarat  
q Cabinet nod for Nalco expansion by July  
q Reliance files development plan for D-6 field in KG basin  
q Ind-Swift Labs plans R&D unit in Punjab  
q Cement prices may rise due to coal price hike  
q Dadri Power project: State Support Agreement signed  
q Mumbai Integrated SEZ project gets Rs.750 crore loan  
q AP irrigation may get Austrian loan  
q Tata Power: Review of projects  
q Engineers India to participate in Mumbai, Delhi airport projects  
q BSNL to add 13.5 lakh cellular lines in Gujarat  
q Bhel bags order from Petroleum Development Oman  
q Ib Thermal Power plant capacity to be raised  
q CCI plans new unit in Assam  
q Ramco to set up asbestos sheets unit in Gujarat, AP  
q BSNL plans major investment in CDMA phones  
q BHEL to execute Dholpur power project  
q NHPC to invest Rs.25,000 crore over three years  
q RIL commences styrene production  
q AP government rejects FI track project  
q Tayo Rolls expansion project underway  
q Haldia Petrochemicals plans second petrochemical complex  
q Iffco plans 1000 MW power project  
q BSNL to invest Rs.14,700 crore during 2004-05  
q Planning Commission, FM oppose guarantees to IPPs  
q Reliance Infocomm plans phase II expansion  
q Nagarjuna Construction secures Rs.238 crore orders  
q GSPL invites bids for gas terminal  
q NTPC plans public issue  
q Neyveli Lignite to get priority financing from PFC  
q Bhel bags order from PSEB  
q PFC to finance IPPs worth 9,000 MW  
q NHAI invites PQ for Tamil Nadu road projects  
q Sipra Labs to invest Rs.15 crore for new unit  
q Pune airport progresses, all clearances in place  
q Tecumseh India plans unit at Hyderabad  
q ECP to invest Rs.50 crore in Nayagarh Sugar Mill  
q RINL outlines Rs.3,000 crore expansion programme  
q SAIL board approves major expansion for Bokaro Steel Plant  
q Essar Steel reaffirms expansion plans  
q ONGC defers plan for constructing six platforms  
q NHPC invites bids for Loktak plant modernisation  
q Priya Food plans capacity expansion  
q Three in fray for Kandla container terminal project  
q Core sector grows 6.7 pc in Apr-May 2004  
q Cement consumption falls in southern states  
q Power Ministry confident of target achievement in X Plan  
q Titan plans unit at Himachal Pradesh  
q Nirma plans diversification into cement  
q AP Paper Mills to invest Rs.554 crore for expansion  
q PSL bags three orders worth Rs.300 crore  
q World Bank to double assistance to India  
q DVC to decide on inducting Tata Power as JV partner within a fortnight  
q Tata Teleservices to invest Rs.445 crore in AP  
q Bengal to get three new IT parks  
q Reliance strikes gas off Orissa  
q Reliance plans Rs.2,500 crore spend in oil & gas exploration  
q CCEA clears OVL's Sudan pipeline project  
q Indian Hotels inaugurates IndiOne hotel in Bangalore  
q Godrej forms JV in Bangladesh  
q Enercon commissions wind farm project  
q JNPT issues LoI to Maersk Consortium  
q NTPC, TNEB to set up 1,000 MW plant as joint venture  
q IOC in talks with Indonesia firm for revamping refineries  
q Bhel commissions solar power plant  
q Reliance acquires European polyester company  
q Gail commences work on TN gas pipeline  
q NTPC plans two hydel projects in Uttaranchal  
q First meeting of GoM today  
q Sagar Mala fares poorly  
q Steel Ministry contemplates IISCO-SAIL merger  
q Cairn invites EoIs for FEED Study at Rajasthan block  
q KIOCL, SAIL plans JV to explore mining in Orissa  
q State would release funds for Nagpur cargo hub soon  
q Asian Paints plant to come up by March 2005  
q Tata Power to raise $500 million  
q FDI in Delhi, Mumbai airports pegged at 49 per cent  
q Essar plans two new power plants  
q Chanderiya smelter project: HZL invites contractors for material handling  
q L&T bags Rs.95 crore overseas contract  
q SAIL to pick up equity stake in foreign coal mines  
q Sahara negotiates with Bharti for aiport JV  
q India, Iran to sign LNG deal by September  
q Concor seeks clearance to pick 26 per cent in JV  
q Government to float SPV for Sethusamudram Canal  
q VSNL to invest Rs.2,000 crore in 2004-05  
q Sajjan Jindal group outlines expansion  
q KEC bags order worth Rs.365 crore from ADWEA  
q Kesoram to invest Rs.350 crore in expansion  
q HZL invites tenders for zinc smelter project  
q CPT invites PQ bids for bunkering terminal  
q Indal plans mini hydels in Maharashtra  
q News Briefs: July 2004  
q NTPC to commence work on LNG terminal by October  
q Bell Ceramics plans expansion at Baroda  
q Tata Steel to embark on major expansion  
q TNEB to recommission unit at Ennore TPS  
q HSDIC invites bids for Kundli-Manesar-Palwal highway  
q Tata Power plans 1,000 MW project in UP  
q PFC fixes lending rate for Nagarjuna power project  
q Dadri Power Project: ICICI Bank may be lead manager  
q Tata Teleservices to invest Rs.750 crore in Gujarat  
q LG Electronics to inaugurate third unit in Guajrat by August  
q LNM plans first steel plant in China  
q BHEL wins Rs.1,700 crore mandate from DVC  
q ONGC meets consultants for power projects  
q Gail plans to set up coal gasification plant  
q Mecon draws plan for Essar expansion  
q Coal distribution policy on the anvil  
q Centre to pick up stake in Nagpur cargo hub  
q CEA prepares PFRs for hydel projects  
q M&M plans capex of Rs.350 crore  
q ONGC to invest Rs.1,000 crore in Assam  
q TNPL invites PQ bids from consultants for paper mill  
q Bangalore Airport project: Concession agreement signed  
q L&T bags order for largest milk powder plant  
q Bharat Biotech in expansion mode  
q Bhel bags order from NHPC  
q Railway Budget 2004-05: IRFC to raise Rs.3,400 crore  
q Railway Budget 2004-05: Railways to invest Rs.13,123 crore in FY05  
q Gail to take over Ennore project  
q ONGC to invest Rs.30,000 crore in power and petrochemicals  
q Railway Budget 2004-05: Outlay raised on metro projects  
q ONGC adds 50 million tonnes of oil reserves in FY04  
q Railway Budget 2004-05: Highlights  
q Alstom bags order for 469 MW power plant in AP  
q SAIL's alloy steel arm plans AOD unit  
q Oberoi and Leela plans hotels at Devanhalli airport  
q Dodsal to execute 3 contracts in Sudan  
q Valecha Engineering forms JV with Ukrainian Company  
q Union Bugdet 2004-05: Highlights  
q Union Budget: FDI caps revised  
q Union Budget: Duties on alloy steel, non-ferrous metals altered  
q Union Budget: Sethusamudram Canal and ICT Vallarpadam to be expedited  
q Union Budget: Investment Commission proposed  
q Union Budget: Inter-Institutional Group to be formed  
q Union Budget: Water supply programmes to receive boost  
q Union Budget to introduce Bill for regulating SEZs  
q Union Budget: Irrigation, rural infrastructure on priority list  
q Steel excise duty hike to be reconsidered  
q FDI in Asian countries: India ranks fourth in 2002  
q Chaibasa project to be commissioned in 2004-05  
q ALPS consortium signs MoU with Iranian Port Construction  
q ADB aid Rs.1,500 crore for six MP cities  
q BHEL wins mandate for Sewa hydel project  
q Maersk-Concor to form SPV for JNPT project  
q Reliance invites EOI for Orissa offshore block  
q DS Group plans rubber plant in Tripura  
q Cement production clocks 4.3pc growth in Q1  
q Flender plans manufacturing unit in Chennai  
q Modernisation plan for 15 airports outlined  
q Karnataka government invites bids for KSHIP  
q Tuticorin Port Trust to head the Sethusamudram Corporation  
q Capital goods production up, overall industry slips  
q ONGC inks pact with IL&FS for Tripura power project  
q Videocon out of MiSEZ project  
q Gail in pact with Kerala government  
q Bajaj Hindusthan to raise Rs.100 crore through public issue  
q ONGC invties EoIs for development of six CBM blocks  
q Karnataka to attract investments in biotech  
q VSP appoints Mecon for coke oven battery  
q NEEPCO, PFC sign MoU for funds  
q Tatas considering $2 billion investment in Bangladesh  
q Airports modernisation: GoM proposes hike in airline equity participation  
q Planning Commission to discuss India Power Fund  
q NHAI invites bids for Chennai bypass Phase II  
q Hutch plans to invest Rs.460 crore in Punjab  
q Gas supplies to Bidadi power plant: Benchmark altered  
q Saurashtra Cement to expand capitve jetty  
q SAIL records high project sales in Q1  
q TNPL to expand windfarm, invites tenders  
q Govt clearance to Vallarpadam project soon  
q Nagarjuna Constructions order book crosses Rs.500 crore  
q PGCIL, NHPC in pact with REC for village electrification  
q Koldam Hydel Project: BHEL awarded EPC contract  
q Rajasthan plans dry port  
q NHAI invites EoIs for supervision consultancy  
q Bids invited for CPP expansion at Visakh Refinery  
q GPCL, NTPC plan mega projects in Gujarat  
q Uttar Pradesh government invites bids for hi-tech townships  
q Dredging Corporation to form joint venture for overseas projects  
q Gail holds parleys with AV Birla group for stake in Ennore LNG project  
q Gail plans capex of Rs.3,700 crore in 2004-05  
q Reliance plans 'mega power project' in AP  
q Ennore Foundries plans Rs.100 crore expansion  
q Coromandel Fertilisers plans Rs.40 crore expansion  
q Mumbai Trans Harbour Link Project: Talks progress  
q Gujarat Ambuja completes capacity expansion at Ropar unit  
q Rain Calcining plans expansion, bags overseas order  
q World Bank to hike funds for AP projects  
q NTC invites EoIs for Mumbai land development  
q Monarchak Power Project: Bids invited for consultancy  
q Kakinada-Uran gas pipeline: Petroleum Minister seeks presentations  
q ONGC plans coal gasification projects with CIL  
q Maheshwar project to be expedited  
q GSEG shelves 250 MW expansion plan  
q PGCIL seeks private participation for new projects  
q Indal plans further capacity expansion  
q Karnataka irrigation projects: Work to begin in October  
q Idea to invest Rs.150 crore in Gujarat  
q Kutch alumina refinery: Final decision in August  
q Deepak Fertilisers: Projects review  
q Amrut Runwal, partners to launch township in Chennai  
q Wipro Infotech plans new facility in Kochi  
q Charak Pharma plans unit at Baddi  
q BHEL to execute CPP for Visakh Refinery  
q Mumbai, Delhi airport modernisation: Ten in fray as bidding closes  
q Civil Aviation Policy soon  
q Essar Constructions bags pipeline order from IOC  
q Planning Commission allocates Rs.75 crore for Dharavi rehab project  
q Gail forays into power sector  
q BPCL-Gail joint venture likely to execute Pune gas project  
q Extend IIG approach: FM  
q IL&FS to review Beypore port in Kerala  
q JNPT outlines plan for fourth terminal  
q BOC India plans liquid gas plant in Hyderabad  
q CRF funds for state highways decline in 2003-04  
q IFC funds for AP Paper Mills expansion  
q Indo Rama in expansion mode  
q Core sector growth dips in June 2004  
q FDI proposals worth Rs.21 crore cleared  
q Global steel production touches 500 million tonnes in H1  
q NHAI invites pre-qualification bids for EW corridor project  
q Indraprastha Gas seeks global bids for compressor package  
q Dhamra Port project: Tata Steel close to forming JV  
q Ennore Port expansion: RFQs by end-2004  
q New power projects proposed in Orissa  
q HCC-Consortium plans new hill station in Pune  
q Jharkhand government to boost tourism in Ranchi  
q DLF forms JV with Malaysian company for Delhi airport  
q HCC to complete DMRC project ahead of schedule  
q Reliance plans massive retail outlet network expansion  
q Goa Skybus Metro: Trial runs in early August  
q Gail, BPCL to source gas from RIL for Pune project  
q Gujarat Vision 2020 to be released soon  
q HLL commissions Uttaranchal unit  
q SAIL outlines long-term investment plan  
q TAPP-4 nearly commissioning  
q CCEA clears Gabriel methanol project  
q Power capacity addition of 60,000 MW for XI plan  
q UPA government to continue PMBJP road project  
q Kesoram Industries to expand cement capacity  
q Bharat Forge in expansion mode  
q IVRCL bags order worth Rs.228 crore  
q Uhde India bags order from Kanoria Chemicals  
q Adani to develop Dahej solid cargo port  
q Tidco proposes iron ore mining project  
q GCMMF plans dairy plant in Sri Lanka  
q Tinplate Co plans unit at Jamshedpur  
q BPCL plans Rs.1,200 crore capex for Euro IV fuel  
q Koldam power transmission project: Reliance, Essar in final fray  
q Passenger car project: BMW to evaluate Kerala  
q Kajaria Ceramics in expansion mode  
q Gail to invest Rs.750 crore in telecom operations  
q Man Industries plans SAW pipe unit in Gujarat  
q Dahej copper smelter in 18-20 months  
q MPCB nod to Tata's Vile power project  
q Bhel bags order from Power Grid Corporation  
q Bekal Resort projects to start in September  
q Kochi Refineries keen on LNG project  
q Mega foundry project in West Bengal by end-2005  
q Uttam Galva plans Rs.250 crore expansion  
q BSL to set up spinning plant at Bhilwara  
q Satyam Cyber Space to be inaugurated today  
q Steel majors hike prices by 4pc  
q BG group to double investment in India  
q ACC, Gujarat Ambuja Cements see higher despatches in July  
q DVC seeks majority stake in Maithon power project  
q ONGC to go ahead with C2/C3 extraction plant  
q Asahi India in expansion mode  
q Government clears 46 FDI proposals  
q Global consultant to shortlist airport bidders  
q Worli-Bandra sea link: Project engineer accepted  
q Reliance strikes more gas in Bay of Bengal  
q News Briefs: August 2004  
q Reliance to get rights for laying pipelines  
q Road improvement scheme sanctioned for Assam  
q OVL-Gail seek equity stake in Myanmar gas block  
q N-E States: Road projects worth Rs.6,500 crore approved  
q IOC, BPCL in race for airport modernisation  
q Fortis Healthcare plans Rs.1,100 crore expansion, IPO  
q Texmaco to expand foundry, hydel plant  
q Nicholas Piramal plans unit at Baddi  
q IOC to commence work on CTM pipeline  
q Kerala Petrochemicals Project: Fresh feasibility study proposed  
q ABN-AMRO evaluating bids for airport modernisation projects  
q New gas pipeline policy: Gail might lose monopoly  
q Gujarat plans two new rail projects  
q Sahil Resorts to enter hospitality segment  
q Andhra Pradesh plans mega project on Godavari  
q CEA rejects Farakka hydel project of NHPC  
q Natural gas to be part of regulatory bill  
q Jurong to take up equity stake in MiSEZ  
q More Agri-processing zones in Tamil Nadu  
q Indoco Remedies plans Rs.70 crore expansion  
q Mormugao Port Trust invites bids for cruise terminal  
q Bids invited for MUIP segment  
q Bhel bags order from DCM Shriram  
q Gail-OVL consortium to participate in Myanmar gas block  
q Gujarat Ambuja plans unit at NTPC Dadri plant  
q Kanoria commissions new plant at Renukoot  
q ADB offers aid to Railways  
q Indian Hotels in expansion mode  
q Hirma power project may begin operations in 2006  
q Malaysian firm may pick up majority stake in Nagarjuna Power  
q Bangladesh may agree to India-Myanmar gas pipeline project  
q Alps Industries plans new unit at Jammu  
q Centre to focus on biomass based projects  
q MIDC as nodal agency for Pune airport  
q Govt to allow 100 per cent FDI in inland water transport  
q Gail plans Jagdishpur-Haldia gas pipeline  
q Gail plans coal gassification unit in East India  
q TTML plans expansion in Mumbai, Maharashtra circles  
q Gail, HPL plan JV for synthetic rubber facility  
q Kinfra invites proposals for automobile units  
q Ashok Leyland plans foundry unit in Chennai  
q GSPC strikes oil at Ahmedabad block  
q Tata steel in expansion mode  
q Cairn Energy strikes more gas in Rajasthan  
q Maharashtra to seek private participation in industrial parks  
q HPCL invites bids from consultants for terminals  
q JNPT, Gateway Terminals sign pact for third box terminal  
q Ashapura Minechem to set up alumina refinery in Gujarat  
q Bandra-Worli Sea Link to get nod today  
q Airplan to begin work on airport modernisation  
q Apollo Gleneagles plans two more hospitals  
q Agreements signed for Kulpi Port and SEZ projects  
q Modernisation of Kolkata, Chennai airports on the cards  
q FDI proposals worth Rs.265 crore cleared  
q Bandra-Worli sea link finally gets nod from government  
q State Cabinet clears MUTP phase-II  
q SAW Pipes, Arcelor to make precision strips  
q ERA Constructions bags order from AAI  
q J K Corp plans power plant in Rajasthan  
q KEC bags orders from PGCIL  
q DLF to develop integrated city in West Bengal  
q JK Paper to commission Orissa unit in October 2004  
q AP propose to outsource irrigation projects  
q Sagarmala is now NMDP  
q Maharashtra cabinet approves 'New Mahabaleshwar' project  
q MSRDC invites bids for flyovers in Pune  
q SEEPZ++ to be inaugurated on 13 August 2004  
q Godrej to develop realty project in Bangalore  
q Maharashtra to promote agro-processing businesses  
q Plea to upgrade 3,000 km state highways to NH  
q Special grant for Nagpur  
q Maharashtra government approves Andheri-Ghatkopar rail link project  
q PGCIL seeks private participation for western grid upgrade  
q FDI inflows: Impressive growth in H1  
q IFC to provide loan to Rain Calcining  
q Planning Commission announces members for Energy Policy  
q BPL may exit Ramagundam power project  
q Diamond processing complex in Kolkata soon  
q CCEA will soon take decision on Kochi terminal  
q Tata Steel acquires Singapore steel company  
q IOC commissions LAB plant at Koyali refinery  
q Cement production up 4.2pc in Apr-Jul  
q Shell to launch retail outlets by end-2004  
q Sundaram Fasteners to invest Rs.50 crore for expansion  
q ONGC approves SPV for development of SEZ at Dahej  
q Tata Chemicals' Babrala unit: Consultant appointed  
q MPRDC invites consultants for state road projects  
q SSNNL proposes tourist facilities around Sarovar dam  
q Andhra Pradesh Ports Policy: 2000  
q Gujarat SEZ Policy: 2002  
q Shipping Ministry releases draft on maritime policy  
q SAIL launches Rs 4000 cr annual expansion plan  
q Indian refiners invited for overseas upgrade projects  
q SAIL plans B2B meet for longterm capex plan  
q South Africa ferro chrome project: Tata Steel may go solo  
q Gail acquires 15pc stake in Egyptian gas company  
q Mumbai, Delhi airport modernisation: Bidders to be shortlisted soon  
q ONGC's C2/C3 extraction unit: Exclusive rights denied  
q NHAI invites PQBs for NS-EW corridor project  
q Ircon bags Ethiopian road project  
q CEA clears NTPC's Loharinag project  
q Alfa Laval bags order, in expansion mode  
q Wheels India plans new plant in Haryana  
q ONGC firms up Tripura power project plan  
q Bhel bags captive power plant order from SAIL  
q Petronet LNG to soft-pedal Kochi terminal project  
q MSRDC invites bids for Inland Water Transport  
q Maharashtra to develop housing project for police  
q Reliance ousts Essar for Koldam transmission project?  
q Infrastructure industries grow 6pc in Apr-Jul  
q Global bids invited for MRTS in Mumbai  
q Ajanta plans ceramic tiles unit in Gujarat  
q Taj Group to set up budget hotels in Uttaranchal  
q Tata Steel to set up 6 million tpa steel plant in Orissa  
q Posco, BHP to set up steel plant in Orissa  
q Grandix Pharma set up unit near Chennai  
q Vedanta acquires controlling stake in Zambian mine  
q Tata Steel lowers prices  
q Tuticorin Port Trust to participate in Tuticorin SEZ project  
q NHAI invites bids for North-South corridor project  
q Mumbai-Navi Mumbai Sea Link project: MSRDC invites fresh PQBs  
q Videocon to invest Rs.100 crore in West Bengal  
q Kribhco appoints PDIL for Hazira expansion project  
q Gopalpur Port project: Private entrepreneurs sought  
q Gail to set up Assam gas cracker plant  
q Steel majors lower prices  
q Pilkington mulls glass unit in India  
q CPCL outlines long term expansion plans  
q Further consolidation in aluminium industry: Indal merged with Hindalco  
q Bosch group plans to invest Rs.1,000 crore in India  
q Orissa to sign MoUs for steel projects  
q PM to chair committee to monitor infrastructure projects  
q L&T bags Rs.187 crore Chinese order  
q Birla Corp outlines Rs.550 crore capex plan  
q Global bids invited for consultants to MTHL project  
q Energy panel constituted  
q Vedanta plans steel plant in Orissa  
q Bangalore Airport Project: Civil work by October 2004  
q Centre to offer 20pc financing for core projects  
q SPC Biotech plans biodegradable plastic unit  
q Tatas to visit Bangladesh to firm up investment plans  
q Vizag steel gives land to AP for Gangavaram port  
q CCEA nod for Vallarpadam ICTT  
q DPC imbroglio nears solution  
q Steel price hike: L&T projects suffer cost escalation  
q Torrent Pharma to invest Rs.100 crore for expansion  
q Gujarat NRE Coke plans expansion  
q Gammon India bags Rs.156 crore contract  
q Blue Star to set up unit in Himachal Pradesh  
q Cochin Port Trust soon to issue LOI to DPI  
q Kakinada-Uran pipeline: EoIs invited for taking capacity  
q Financial closure for Visa Industries' steel project  
q TAMIN to invest Rs.33 crore for new facility  
q Sicom keen to finance agro-infra projects  
q Torrent group seeks foreign partner for Surat power plant  
q Ministries directed to provide funding for infrastructure projects  
q Bhushan Steel to invest Rs.3,000 crore in Orissa  
q Investment clearances in Karnataka treble  
q OVL to acquire stake in Australian oil block  
q ONGC gives $103 million surveying contract to CCG of France  
q MRPL to invest Rs.1,300 crore in plant and product upgrade  
q Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar rail link: Consultants shortlisted  
q IL&FS, IDFC merger with IDBI on the cards  
q Mangalore SEZ: ONGC signs MoU with Karnataka  
q PM appoints infrastructure committee  
q Samkrg Pistons & Rings to expand capacity  
q NLC plans mega power project in Orissa  
q Power Finance Corporation: Future plans  
q National power grid project to be expedited  
q Patni to set up Rs.450 crore software centre  
q Kanoria plans capex of Rs.180 crore in 2004-05  
q Foreign Trade Policy 2002-07: FDI up to 100pc in FTZs  
q BPCL to go ahead with Bina refinery  
q IISCO to be merged with SAIL  
q Mitsui plans steel plant in Orissa  
q Policy paper on infrastructure regulation  
q ONGC's Kakinada SEZ project: SPV formed  
q BPCL to set up base oil unit in Mumbai  
q Raymond plans $30 million overseas unit  
q Surya Roshini mulls new unit in Maharashtra  
q Tata's Bangladesh investment plans delayed  
q FM approves FDI worth Rs.793 crore  
q CCEA approval for Sethusamudram Project  
q Jindal Power project reaches financial closure  
q News Briefs: September 2004  
q L&T opens arm in China  
q NHAI invites bids for EW corridor phase II in Bihar  
q Gail to pipe-link Kakinada with Kolkata and Chennai  
q Gujarat Ambuja completes expansion at Darlaghat cement plant  
q OVL to acquire stake in West African block  
q Samsonite plans new unit at Haldia  
q VA Tech bags NHPC contract for Teesta project  
q GSPL invites bids for Gujarat Gas Grid  
q Reliance bags maiden EPC contract in power sector  
q Electrosteel to invest Rs.440 crore in West Bengal  
q ONGC invites global bids for marginal oilfields  
q Venezuela offers share in five oil fields to OVL  
q BHEL bags order for sub-station in Uttaranchal  
q Government draws up long term plan for inland water transport  
q Lanco power project approaches financial closure  
q Reliance Infocomm to invest Rs.300 crore in West Bengal  
q Mahindra & Mahindra plans SEZ at Chennai  
q HPCL to scale down capacity of Bhatinda refinery  
q Cairn optimistic about oil discoveries in Rajasthan  
q New norms for environmental clearance  
q RITES invites global bids for Gopalpur port project  
q Indian investment climate improves: World Bank study  
q Siemens to invest Rs.100 crore for modernisation  
q NHPC gets Rs.6,500 crore credit line from LIC  
q L&T, Bhel, Asian Paints to invest in Oman  
q World Bank to assist loan for Madhya Pradesh  
q Government gives formal approval for Pune-Pimpri auto cluster  
q IDF to pick up stake in Concor's cold chain project  
q Gail makes oil discovery in Cambay basin  
q Prospects for Kochi LNG terminal brighten: BPCL to market produce  
q National Steel Policy by October 2004  
q HPCL: Summary of capex plans  
q Cipla to set up plant in Bangalore  
q Karnataka government clears projects worth Rs.23,320 crore  
q Capital goods production surges 16 pc in July  
q Colgate-Palmolive to set up unit at Baddi  
q Government clears 25 FDI proposals  
q Coal projects to be expedited: PM  
q Orissa offers fiscal relief for mega projects  
q Andhra Pradesh announces ICT Policy 2002-05  
q Mid-term Plan review: Planning Commission pulls up core sector  
q Inter-state gas pipelines: Gail opposes Reliance's plan  
q RIL to invest Rs.500 crore for SBM berth, water pipeline at Paradip  
q Karnataka Metro Rail project: Corporate investment sought  
q Suzuki to invest Rs.1,050 crore in greenfield ventures  
q NHAI's BOT projects might have "buyback" clause  
q Tata Power plans project at Rajasthan  
q Donear Industries in expansion mode  
q RailTel ties up Rs.200 crore loan from IRFC  
q Pune soon to have a new cancer hospital  
q Jammu & Kashmir seeks World Bank and ADB loan  
q Gujarat to set up SEZ for petroleum sector  
q Bhel bags EPC mandate for Mangalore power project  
q Finance ministry clears FDI proposals worth Rs.241 crore  
q NELP V: 21 blocks to be offered  
q Mumbai-Delhi airport modernisation: Deadline extended  
q NHAI invites pre-qualification bids for free flow facilities  
q GEB invites bids for Gujarat Power Sector Development Program  
q Durgapur Steel Plant undertakes Rs.2,800 crore modernisation programme  
q Arvind Mills plans Powerloom Park at Ahmedabad  
q Ispat Industries expansion project: An update  
q Jubliant Organosys outlines Rs.250 crore expansion  
q Bharti Televentures to roll out GSM services in six circles  
q FDI limit in telecom: Gradual hike proposed  
q Forex reserves for infrastructure development: Govt  
q Jindal to set up aluminium extrusion plant in Karnataka  
q MERC appoints Sicom to prepare framework on TPC, REL DPRs  
q Vallarpadam SEZ project cleared  
q FDI limit decision postponed  
q First indications of BSNL-MTNL meger?  
q Skybus Metro system: KRC invites project implementation partners  
q Bakreswar thermal project: BHEL-Itochu bags order  
q OIL may acquire international oil equity: Government  
q NHDP broadened to include road upgrade  
q Government of Maharashtra to tie up for power plants  
q Centre to spend Rs.1,600 crore on broad gauge conversion in Gujarat  
q Tata Motors plans to invest Rs.5,200 crore in three years  
q H&R Johnson plans units in Rajasthan and West Bengal  
q Tatas wary of Bangladesh venture  
q Piaggio to invest Rs.50-75 crore in Indian operations  
q Cochin Port Trust issues LOI to Dubai Port  
q ONGC-CIL in joint venture for coal gassification project  
q Balco ties up funds for Korba expansion project  
q Gujarat Ambuja plans captive power plant in Gujarat  
q SECL to start 15 new coal projects  
q Nagarjuna bags orders worth Rs.138 crore  
q Funds released for PMGSY in Rajasthan  
q Suzuki's new plants in India: Maruti to get 70 per cent stake  
q World Bank to lend $2.5 billion to India  
q GACL outlines capex plans  
q Core sector growth improves to 5.6 pc  
q WBTPO invites bids for trade centre  
q Reliance Life Science to invest Rs.1,000 crore in biotechnology  
q Kawas, Gandhar: NTPC to invite bids for additional gas supply  
q Suzuki investment in India to exceed Rs.6,000 crore  
q L&T to expand Hazira facility  
q Infosys plans new facility in Jaipur  
q Wockhardt Biotech Park inaugurated  
q Gail sets up subsidiary in Singapore  
q Wockhardt Hospitals in expansion mode  
q Bhel to develop low-cost boiler technology  
q ONGC postpones capacity expansion at MRPL  
q LG to inaugurate new facility in October  
q TAMIL NADU IT POLICY 2002  
q Investment Commission: Cabinet to meet on 29 September  
q Dabhol project revival: GoM to meet on 1 October 2004  
q New SEZ legislation in the offing  
q Centre to adopt Aviation Policy in November  
q Eastern Silk plans spinning unit in China  
q Simplex bags Rs.980 crore order  
q Torrent's Surat power project attains financial closure  
q Government of HP signs MoU for hydel power  
q NMCC established  
q IOC board clears Paradip refinery expansion  
q Delhi to develop elevated expressway  
q NTPC commissions Ramagundam project  
q Karnataka on a tourism drive  
q New Power Policy soon  
q Raj Rayon in expansion mode  
q Tata Refractories expanding capacity  
q GIPCL to raise Rs.800 crore debt for capacity expansion  
q Vizag Industrial Water Supply Project: Work commenced  
q NTPC plans power distribution in Gujarat, Karnataka  
q JK Tyres to expand capacity  
q Suryalata Spinning in expansion drive  
q Steel exports down in Apr-Aug  
q IVRCL bags orders worth Rs.216 crore  
q Michelin Pune plant: Foundation stone laid  
q IBRD earmarks $305 million loan for MUTP  
q World Bank to aid Rs.1,600 crore for N.Karnataka  
q New road projects announced for Karnataka  
q No time frame planned to BMW car unit  
q NTPC aims to reach 40,000 MW by 2012  
q SAIL to merge IISCO, form JV with KIOCL  
q Price bids for Bidadi gas station to open in October  
q Deepak Fertilisers launches specialty mall project in Pune  
q Nellore Bypass inaugurated  
q SEZ POLICY OF GUJARAT GOVERNMENT  
q Major power policies on the anvil  
q Hutti Gold Mines embarks on modernisation project  
q CCEA defers decision on Investment Commission  
q SAIL signs MoU with BHP Billiton to develop coal, ore mines  
q FDI norms relaxed  
q Neyveli Lignite: Project review  
q CCEA approves Kahalgaon transmission line project  
q Piramyd Retail plans 16 megastores  
q CCEA approves Neyveli Lignite project  
q Omax Autos to set up captive unit at Gurgaon  
q FDI proposals worth Rs.306 crore cleared  
q Ahluwali Contracts to set up four RMC plants  
q ADB assistance to India pegged at $6.5 billion in 2005-07  
q MP Cabinet approves power projects worth Rs.589 crore  
q Reliance Energy bags EPC contract for Yamunanagar power project  
q Hindalco board approves Hirakud smelter expansion plan  
q Sipat Power Project: ERA bags civil works contract  
q Madhucon Projects bags MP road projects  
q Major expansion at Rama Newsprint  
q Government to expedite PMBJP  
q Kamdhenu Ispat plans 3 new plants  
q IT firms to invest in Bangalore's elevated road project  
q IFFCO to undertake capacity expansion  
q Maharashtra Seamless plans Orissa unit  
q Posco reaffirms Orissa steel project  
q Orders bagged and contracts awarded: Oct-Dec 2004  
q IOC to invest Rs.40 crore in Gujarat  
q Anchor group plans two CTV units  
q Food Processing in West Bengal looks up  
q NHPC to develop roads in Bihar  
q Century Enka in expansion mode  
q NTPC plans hydel project in Karnataka  
q Reliance to invest $2 billion in KG basin gas production  
q Essar Oil to sign pact for Ratna field development  
q OVL-Daewoo sign MoU for Myanmar project  
q News Briefs: October 2004  
q HPCL appoints EIL consultants for pipeline projects  
q Hutti Gold Mine invites global tenders  
q LG's Ranjangaon unit to be inaugurated  
q New gas pipeline policy: Gail monopoly might end  
q Hinjewadi IT park to be expanded  
q Ranbaxy to set up plant in Brazil  
q Reliance Infocomm plans IPO by end-2005  
q NEPC bags orders worth Rs.125 crore in H1  
q Five companies keen to develop Gopalpur Port  
q Gujarat NRE Coke eyes Australian coal mine  
q L&T to set up engineering units at Chennai  
q PIB approval might be dispensed with  
q Essar Steel to invest Rs.6,000 crore in Orissa  
q Union Transport Ministry plans two projects for Cabinet nod  
q AP Paper Mills expansion: Cost revised  
q Deepak Fertilisers plans unit at Australia  
q BP Amoco exits IOC's LNG project in Andhra Pradesh  
q "Non-ratna" PSUs to get more powers  
q NHAI to get line of credit from LIC  
q Bihar Cabinet gives prospecting licence to Cairn Energy  
q NHPC secures Centre's nod for constructing roads in Bihar  
q Exide plans Rs.120 crore smelter plant  
q Iran links oil equity to LNG purchase  
q TN invites consultancy services for road projects  
q ProjectsToday completes XVI Survey of projects investment  
q HPCL plans 500 new retail outlets by March 2005  
q AV Birla group plans capex for UltraTech CemCo  
q Malaysia's Ranhill plans power plant in India  
q Sterlite's Tuticorin smelter expansion mechanically complete  
q AP Govt clears Krishnapatnam Port railway line  
q SBI, LIC in pact for infrastructure projects  
q Capital goods production surges 14.3 pc  
q HEG achieves financial closure for expansion project  
q Steel Policy deferred once again  
q CCEA approves Nalco Phase II expansion  
q Carrera to invest Rs.1,000 crore in Maharashtra  
q IOC mulls LNG terminal in Tamil Nadu  
q Foundation stone laid for 600 MW power project in Haryana  
q Reliance Infocomm raises $300 million in foreign debt  
q PGCIL ties up with Dutch firm  
q Bangladesh investment plan: Tata Chairman visits Dhaka  
q HPCL to invest in IOC refinery expansion  
q Petronet to meet soon on Kerala project  
q Iffco to invest Rs.3,300 crore in captive power plant at Kalol  
q Tata's Bangladesh venture: EOI signed  
q Sterlite signs MoU for steel plant  
q Indo Rama to invest Rs.480 crore in PET resin plant  
q Nalco begins Phase II expansion project  
q Broadband Policy 2004  
q Financial closure of power projects worth 10,000 MW soon  
q Kochi ICTT project advances  
q Global Hospitals plans 750-bed hospital in Kolkata  
q OVL, GNPC signs MoU for exploration in Ghana  
q ONGC should rethink Karnataka investment plans: Minister  
q Bharat Petroleum's LPG bottling plant inaugurated  
q EoIs invited for development of Pondicherry port  
q Siscol to invest Rs.400 crore for capacity expansion  
q Moser Baer to set up new facility in Germany  
q Dadri CFS inaugurated  
q Seventh unit of Tau Devi Lal TPS commissioned  
q Nalco smelter expansion complete  
q Dabhol Power plant revival needs Rs.1,800 crore  
q Posco's mega Orissa project: Infrastructure is a must  
q NCC bags order worth Rs.226 crore  
q General Motors to double Indian car plant capacity  
q Ispat mulls pelletization unit in Orissa  
q Everest Industries to relocate Denmark plant to India  
q India can absorb $150 billion of FDI: Prime Minister  
q Bharti Tele-ventures to invest Rs.3,000 crore in 2005-06  
q IOC floats global tenders for Ennore terminal project  
q JSPL signs MoU to set up steel plant in Orissa  
q Kinfra Park to be inaugurated on 22 October  
q AV Birla group plans integrated aluminium plant in Orissa  
q FDI in civil aviation raised to 49 pc  
q Tata Steel plants pellet plant  
q Skoda Auto in an expansion mode  
q Mahanagar Gas outlines expansion, plans IPO  
q Welspun Gujarat's Kachchh plant to be operational by December  
q Indo Rama launches expansion project  
q Power sector needs $75 billion investments  
q Socomec of France in JV for UPS project  
q Bhel bags order from Jindal Power for 1,000 MW plant  
q Gujarat, TN losing investment sheen: World Bank  
q Aviation sector needs Rs.40,000 crore by 2010: Planning Commission  
q ONGC to adopt SPV mode for Tripura power plant  
q DS Group to expand non-tobacco business  
q Nuclear Fuel Complex's project gets MoEF approval  
q Petronet's Dahej LNG terminal to attain full capacity soon  
q Lakshmi Mittal forms world's largest steel company  
q HPCL, Petronet to partner ONGC in Mangalore LNG project  
q BHEL to invest Rs.1,000 crore in expansion  
q JV route proposed for Chennai airport modernisation  
q Sundram Fasteners enters into JV with Germany's Bleistahl  
q Nabard sanctions Rs.278 crore to AP  
q BSNL-MTNL merger by mid-2005  
q Core sector clocks 5.7 pc growth in H1 of 2004-05  
q Revised Natural Gas Pipeline Policy (Draft)  
q Investment Commission set up under MoF  
q ONGC's Mumbai High Redevelopment Programme on target  
q National Steel Policy delayed further  
q HCPL to relocate Bhatinda refinery?  
q Maersk, P&O to get nod to bid fourth JNPT terminal  
q Tata-L&T in joint venture for Orissa port project  
q Grasim outines major capex programme  
q RFQs invited from IT park developers in Andhra Pradesh  
q SRF plans Rs.285 crore four-year expansion plan  
q NPCIL's fast breeder reactor project launched  
q Petronet board approves Kochi terminal project  
q Power Ministry fears coal shortage  
q Privatization of power distribution: UP govt invites EOIs  
q Reliance eyes oil blocks in Oman, Qatar  
q VSNL to acquire Tyco for $130 million  
q IOC to co-develop gas field in Iran  
q ADB to participate in Gail's city gas projects  
q Essel Propack plans units in US and Europe  
q Gail's Myanmar gas import project: Pre-feasbility study soon  
q Gail's coal gasification project: DFR by end-2005  
q Work on hi-tech city to commence soon  
q AP Gems & Jewellery Park by March 2005  
q News Briefs: November 2004  
q German Co signs agreement with Tecpro, plans unit in Haryana  
q New technology developed for iron ore beneficiation  
q National Steel Policy 2004 (Draft)  
q Civil aviation policy by year end  
q Cement despatches by majors up 15pc in October  
q Hindustan Newsprint outlines major expansion  
q FDI proposals worth Rs.634 crore cleared  
q Rajasthan government seeks Rs.8,000 crore for road development  
q Uttar Pradesh Power Policy: 2003  
q Samtel Color to double capacity  
q JSL's Duburi ferro chrome project on track  
q Maharashtra needs 8,000 MW fresh power capacity by 2010  
q Revision in mega power project definition?  
q MTNL expands GSM network capacity  
q Tehri power project: Cost revised  
q Jindal plans mega steel plant in West Bengal  
q SAIL's Durgapur plant to invest Rs.3,000 crore  
q Bajaj Hindusthan's Meerut unit to be commissioned today  
q Financial closure soon for Bhushan Steel's Orissa project  
q Tata Steel-Arcelor mull steel plant in Orissa  
q Mumbai-Vadodara highway to be upgraded  
q Ashok Leyland mulls further capacity expansion  
q Inox inaugurates fifth multiplex  
q Binny plans new unit in Bangalore  
q Omifco fertiliser project to go on stream in February  
q Food Processing Policy in the making  
q Bajaj Hindusthan's Meerut unit commissioned  
q Global tenders floated for Dahej, Kochi terminals  
q KMC invites EoIs for Viswa Banga Shikhar  
q Noida city gas project: IGL, Adani in fray  
q IDF to invest in Gujarat gas grid project  
q BHEL to commission 32 generating sets by March 2007  
q Spentex to undertake expansion  
q Posco "satisfied" with Orissa sites  
q Somani plans 1,000 tpd cement plant at Bhavnagar  
q Petronet to complete DPC's LNG terminal?  
q IDF to fund three major infrastructure projects  
q Chinese firm to set up motorcycle engines plant in Pune  
q Banswara plans new cotton plant  
q NHAI invites bids short-term improvements to NH-8 section  
q Easier norms for power projects  
q Centre allots captive coal mine block in Jharkhand to NTPC  
q Kinfra invites EoI for Trade centre in Cochin  
q Honda Siel Cars to invest in capacity expansion  
q M&M forms joint venture with Jiangling of China  
q Vedanta completes acquisition of Konkola Mines  
q TICEL Bio Park to be inaugurated today  
q Oil sector regulator soon  
q BHEL commissions ninth solar plant in Lakshadweep  
q Hazira terminal ready by December 2004  
q Nabard sanctions Rs.71.3 crore for Tamil Nadu projects  
q RINL to submit expansion plan by December 2004  
q Rotshchild, SBI Caps for Dabhol revival  
q BSNL-MTNL merger: Advisor appointed  
q BMW shortlists Gurgaon for plant site  
q Industrial production up 7.9pc in H1  
q Cement exports rise 24pc  
q Reliance plans Rs.2,000 crore investment in MP  
q Wartsila plans two power plants in MP  
q Bajaj Auto to set up unit in Pakistan  
q GFL's Pune plant to be commissioned by 2006  
q Government moots SPV for Dabhol project revival  
q Single-Window clearance proposed for mining projects  
q Company formed for Vizhinjam hub project  
q Andhra Pradesh aims at 2,700 MW fresh capacity  
q Jharkhand to formulate IT policy  
q Renewable energy to contribute 10,000 MW by 2012  
q Four more SEZs get green signal  
q Reliance makes more gas discoveries  
q Orissa Steel project: Tata Steel signs MoU  
q UPA government renames PMBJP  
q World Bank indicates $3 billion aid to India  
q AAI to raise Rs.5,000 crore for airports upgrade  
q Hy-grade Pellets signs MoU for steel plant  
q Maharashtra targets 2,000 MW from bagasse power plants  
q FDI inflows touch $2.38 billion in H1  
q HPCL's Vizag refinery expansion by 2006  
q