ProjectsToday Weekly Round-up: 13 September 2008
Every Saturday, ProjectsToday brings together important project-related developments transpired during the week.
New Projects
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Mahidhara Projects plans gated community project
Sahara City Homes now in Coimbatore
V-Guard to develop amusement park in Mumbai
NSHM knowledge campus to set up India's first retail university at Lavasa
Narayani group to develop eco-resort in Ahmedabad
Parsvnath City Centre to come up in Sonepat
Velankani group to develop SEZ in Chennai
Technical textiles manufacturing zone planned
Approvals, Clearances
Bangalore metro rail extension approved
AAI's GAGAN project gets green signal
Gala Infrastructure received government approvals for its business complex project 'Gala AzureCorporate Park' at Bodakdev in Ahmedabad.
Funds sanctioned for setting up 10 mega food parks
Centre to allot funds for Madurai hospital
Supreme Court approves demolition of pre-1,940 buildings
Union Cabinet approves funds for leather development programme
Karnataka sanctions funds for free electricity for poor
Government of Karnataka released funds for Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation's metro rail project (phase-I).
MMB nod to jetty at Achre for Sindhudurg UMPP
MoUs signed
HEC, BHEL signs MoU
Sneha Kinetic, Synergics Energy signs pact for Sikkim power project
TANUVAS signs pact with Mediclone biotech
Ashok Leyland, Nissan sign MoU with Tamil Nadu government
HPCL, Renuka Sugars signs MoU
TCS to form JV for power exchange
Foundation stone laying
Foundation stone soon for Upper Bhadra lift irrigation project
Groundbreaking ceremony performed for Kerala IT SEZ
Stone laid for Uttarakhand's medium density fibre board unit
General developments
Preferred Hotels mulls major expansion plans
GSPC likely to get nod for commerciality of KG-8 discovery
Vedanta restructures three commodity-based verticals
GMR Infrastructure incorporates subsidiary
ABR eyeing Big Apple acquisition
Abhijeet Group unveils expansion plans
Major IT companies in fray for BSNL's deal
Chennai Corporation, CMDA to demolish 30 buildings in Chennai
Stone India eyes European market
NPCIL to add 2,600 MW by 2010
GVK, NPCIL to buy reactors from GE, Westinghouse Electric
SEL seeks government approval for integrated textile park
OVL submits bids for Angolan oil block
ONGC renews drilling in Cauvery deepwater block
Adani Group keen on acquiring more Indonesian coal blocks
First phase capacity of Chhattisgarh power plant increased by 200 MW
SEZs to have own local governance bodies
Taj Group to open eighth luxury hotel in Kerala
MMVL Hotels plans luxury hotel in Hyderabad
Simbhaoli Sugars plans international foray
Greatship India, DOF Subsea forms JV
SRF completes Thai acquisition
Consumerfed to set up 175 outlets
Hinduja Group plans hospital in Chennai
Emco to diversify into power sector
GM forms separate entity for sales, marketing
Subhiksha Retail forays into consumer durables retail
Gammon India is the sole bidder for UP sugar mills
HPCL to produce Euro-IV petrol from Mumbai, Vizag
CPCL set to complete projects
Himachal government allots land for technology park
Yamaha Motor plans revamp
Electrotherm India in JV with Grasim Industries
BMC to demolish Lalbaug bridge
Berggruen Hotels plans international foray
Emporio to reach in eight more cities across India
CREDA to open bids for Tatapani geothermal field by October
KPPL to set up 2,000 MW power plant in Andhra
Six international firms bid for BSNL's GSM lines
NTPC forms JV to set up 1,980 thermal power plant
Jet Air loses Mumbai airport cotract
Himalya International keen on domestic market
Omaxe to develop township
SJVNL plans JV with NPCIL
UP government plans major development in eight cities
MindTree to foray into engineering services sector
Bharti Airtel floats VC fund for telecom sector
TPG to acquire 49 per cent stake in Shriram Retail
Phoenix Market City coming up in Bangalore
IOC seeks government nod for Mathura refinery expansion
X S Real Properties forms JV with Aussie hotel major
Concession agreement for Hyderabad metro rail by end September
TWAD to float global bids for Hogenakkal water project
NTC to set up mill at Achalpur and modernise 22 mills
SAIL to set up 4 processing units
Sethusamudram ship canal project likely to miss deadline
Three international entities keen to take stake in United Spirits
Electrotherm to manufacture motors for electric vehicles in China
Four bidders in race for NHAI's 12 highway projects
Gammon picks up 50 percent stake in Sofinter SpA
Vestas opens R&D centre in Chennai
Jindal Saw plans steel unit at Mundra
BPCL-Kochi refinery to set up bottoms upgradation project
RIL evaluate development plans for D6 satellite fields
GE eyes acquisitions in India
General Investment Plans
Bhagyanagar Entertainment plans theme park
Asiana Hotels embarks on expansion plans
NMDC to ramp up iron ore capacity
Anant Raj Industries plans major capex by 2011
UAE, Italy investors to set up infrastructure, industrial projects in Tripura
Ambuja Group embarks investment by 2013
Andhra Cements earmarks capacity expansion
Ultra Motor unveils its expansion plans for India
Promed Group embarks investment by 2011
ERA, ADB to develop 73 projects in J&K
Maithan Alloys to invest in ferro alloys unit
Landmark Group to invest in two ventures
Tishman Speyer to raise real estate fund
TIL to shell out expansion
Continental earmarks investment in India
Goel Ganga earmarks pan-India investment
Calcutta Telephones plans investment by 2009
GMR mulls major investment
Railways earmarks investment for wagons and coaches
Unitech raises funds for telecom venture
JK Lakshmi mulls investment for cement project
Tata Power unveils capacity expansion plans
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