ProjectsToday Weekly
Round-up: 15
Mar 2008
Every Saturday, ProjectsToday brings together important project-related developments transpired during the week.
New Projects
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projects added during the period 09 - 15 March 2008, click here)
- Kaveri Gas plans power plant in
Tamil Nadu
- CIL, Tata Power plans JV for 12 MW
power unit
- MMTC signs JV agreement for gold
refinery
- TNT India plans five mega hubs
- MMRDA plans elevated Haji
Ali-Marine Drive road project
- WBIDC plans Knowledge City at
Rajarhat
Approvals, Clearances
- REL board approves name change to
Reliance Infrastructure
- Raheja Developers receives
in-principle approval for engineering SEZ
MoUs signed
- AP signs MoU with Ras-Al-Khaimah
for integrated industrial corridor
- MSP Steel signs MoUs for iron ore
benefication plants
- NCL, NLC signs MoU for coal based
power project
- Vedanta inks pact with West Bengal
government
General developments
- Navi Mumbai International Airport:
Site location not to change
- WCL, Mahagenco enters coal supply
agreement
- Around 1000 acres of land is
acquired for Tata Steel's five million tpa integrated steel project at
Lohandiguda in Bastar district of Chhattisgarh.
- NHAI to get investments for four
road projects
- RIL to surrender three blocks in
Kerala-Konkan basin
- World Bank to aid $225 million for
Bihar
- IFC picks 25 percent stake in
Meghmani Finechem
- BEST plans stake in Mumbai Metro
rail project
- Cartridge World plans 100 stores
- Hinduja, M&M in race for
ThyssenKrupp forging unit
- Government postpones NELP VII bid
date
- Patel Engineering plans expansion
overseas
- REC plans power distribution JV
with IDFC
- Chel-II hydro project: Tendering
process underway
- Gail, RIL to jointly develop
petrochemicals projects in Qatar, Russia
- Kamat Hotels, HPCL in JV for
restaurants at fuel stations
- Dabur to set up three warehouses
- Vishal retail to foray into real
estate sector
- Jindal Stainless to form
subsidiaries
- Indian Institute of Geomagnetism's
auditorium building in progress
- NTPC, Bharat Forge plans strategic
partner for power equipment
- Tamil Nadu plans power transmission
corporation
- Land acquisition likely to delay
Vallarpadam rail link
- IOC evince interest on ADB stake in
Petronet LNG
- True Value Homes in JV plans
residential project in Chennai
- Indsil Electrosmelts signs JV with
GoodEarth Group
- Mayfair Banquets to foray into
hospitality segment
- Commercial launch of Bangalore
international airport delayed
- BHEL, NTPC plans JV for heavy
equipment
- Essar Oil may not acquire stake in
Prize Petroleum
- DVC to infuse Rs.20,000 crore in
power generation
- IREDA to set up SEZ for renewable
energy system
- TN government agrees to share cost
for elevated expressway
- GAIL to float subsidiary for city
gas distribution, CNG
- NTPC to float power exchange
- Man Industries finalises location
for HSAW facility in US
- RITES signs MoU for upgrading rail
infrastructure in Namibia
General Investment Plans
- Rodere to invest
in Orbit
Highcity
- Jindal Stainless to invest Rs.6,000
crore by 2010
- ACC Cement to invest Rs.3,600 crore
by 2010
Policy Developments
- Government revives FDI norms for
six sectors
- Gujarat industrial policy to come
up by May 2008
- Union Cabinet approves national
mineral policy
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