• Karnataka launches new road development programme

• BMC okays Shreepati Group's old building redevelopment project

Approvals, Clearances

• Union Government nod for Chhattisgarh UMPP

• Karnataka approves 24 projects

• DIPP nod for Bharti, Tata Tele proposals

• Orissa approves eight bio-mass power projects

• State nod for Thane monorail project

• MoEF clearance for Vallur power plant expansion

Commencement of work

• Corporate Ispat commences work on Seraikela steel plant

General developments

• IRB Infrastructure lowest bidder for Rajasthan highway project

• Four Seasons plans six hotels in India

• Bangalore metro project cost likely to escalate

• ONGC discovered oil & gas in three blocks

• Elgi Equipment plans subsidiary in Brazil

• Finalisation of bidders for Dharavi redevelopment on July 20

• Essar to kick start CBM in Ranigunj by December

• Four power PSUs to launch energy efficiency company

• DSK to begin work on Pune SEZ

• Maharashtra keen on signing JV with NPCIL

• RIL signs GSPA with steel companies

• Bids for Bangalore high-speed rail link by September

• Best Western plans 15 properties in India

• Renault puts India plans on fast track

• ACC, MPSMC jointly to develop coal blocks

• Reliance Gas, Adani, IOC bid for city gas contracts

• NTPC to ink GSPA with RIL soon

• Visa Power seeks coal linkage for Brahmanbasta power project

• SPIL to save IT companies' money

• JBIC to acquire stake in infrastructure projects in India

• Peter England to roll out 100 stores during FY10

• State proposes to connect Elephanta with Mumbai by road

• 3,900 villages in Karnataka to light up with solar power

• MMRDA relaxes norms for bidders of Wadala iconic tower

• Gamesa, Vestas in fray to acquire Suzlon stake in Hansen

• Mahagenco keen for JV with NPCIL

• Maharashtra highway project: IRB Infra as lowest bidder

• Tata Power plans power plant in Netherlands

Completion of projects

• Ginger hotel opened in Guwhati

• NALCO adds 120 MW to Angul plant

• Kohinoor's Kandra unit commences commercial production

• Can-Pack's Aurangabad plant starts trial production

General Investment Plans

• Punjab to spend on river Ghaggar

• Clusters on lines of SEZs planned

• India plans major investment in Ethiopia

• PepsiCo plans expansion in Bengal unit

• Pantaloon plans 50 Big Bazaar outlets

• Bharat Biotech plans animal vaccine manufacturing unit

• Ess Dee to invest in IFL's Hoera plant

• NLC plans major capex for mining, power projects

• Vipul plans business hotel in Bhubaneshwar

• OVL, IOC, OIL plan major capex in Iran gas field

• GAIL plans two pipeline projects linking Karnataka

• Haryana seeks World Bank assistance for road projects

• Adani Power to raise Rs 2,000 crore by July

• Haryana mulls expansion of Yamunanagar power plant

• Kesoram in expansion mode

• Sterlite Tech plans expansion of optical fibre plant

• Toyota Kirloskar plans more capex at Bidadi plant

• Surya Roshni plans capex for expansion

• ETA Star plans projects

• Haryana to invest in rural development

• OVL chalks out capex plan for current fiscal

• Andhra Pradesh to execute MMTS-II with Railways

• Andhra Pradesh plans capex for NREGP

• MP Birla Group plans three hospitals