The Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) has extended the date for the electronic submission of verified gross mass (VGM) from July 1, 2016 to September 30, 2016. In November 2014, the International Maritime Organization approved […]
The Ministry of Shipping (MoS) has approved a set of guidelines for the implementation of the shipbuilding financial assistance policy. An institutional mechanism has also been created within the ministry for redressal of grievances related […]
The cabinet has granted in-principle approval for setting up a major port at Enayam near Colachel in Tamil Nadu. An SPV will be formed for the development of the port with an initial equity investment […]
Bhagyanagar Gas Limited (BGL) will give piped natural gas (PNG) connections to 100,000 new households in Hyderabad within the next two years and to over 250,000 households by 2021. Currently, only 1,140 households have been […]
The MoEFCC has granted environmental clearance to the Krishna Godavari LNG Import Floating Terminal Project. The clearance is subject to certain conditions, including obtaining prior permission from the standing committee of the National Board for […]
India has restarted talks on forming a liquefied natural gas (LNG) purchasing alliance with Japan and South Korea (and could also include China) as Asian demand for the fuel grows. Gas is expected to become […]
Essar’s Raniganj (East) block in West Bengal has become India’s first coal bed methane (CBM) asset to cross the 1 million standard cubic metres per day (mscmd) production milestone. The targeted production from the block […]
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) has dropped seven out of the 11 cities it had identified for the bidding of licences for retailing compressed natural gas (CNG) due to stakeholder feedback. It […]
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) granted environment clearance for drilling eight additional exploratory wells in the CY-III-D5 block in Tamil Nadu on June 30, 2016. The cost of drilling these eight […]
MoCA has agreed to provide funds to the tune of Rs 4 billion for the upgradation of seven airports in Uttar Pradesh. Airports in Agra, Allahabad and Kanpur will be upgraded with funds from MoCA, […]
An MoU has been signed between the Indian Air Force (IAF), AAI, the Jodhpur Municipal Corporation (JMC) and the Rajasthan government for the transfer of 37 acres of land in IAF’s possession to AAI for […]
The City and Industrial Development Corporation has awarded two contracts worth Rs 10.98 billion for land development under the Navi Mumbai International Airport Project, Phase I. The first contract worth Rs 3.98 billion for Package […]
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has once again rejected Singapore-based Changi Airport’s proposal for the operation and maintenance of Ahmedabad and Jaipur airports. As per the revised proposal, Changi Airport had sought a higher […]
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has amended aircraft import norms. Under the revised norms, domestic airlines have been permitted to import pressurised aircraft that are not over 18 years old or those which […]
The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has relaxed foreign direct investment (FDI) norms, under which foreign investors, barring overseas airlines, have been permitted to hold 100 per cent stake in domestic scheduled air transport and […]
The cabinet cleared the National Civil Aviation Policy on June 15, 2016. Under the policy, the 5/20 international flying rule has been replaced by a norm under which all airlines can commence international operations provided […]
The Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), a national mission to clean India’s streets and roads and build infrastructure to eliminate open defecation, was launched on October 2, 2014. […]
While coal shortage has been a major cause of concern for the power sector until recently, there is now a bigger resource constraint facing the sector – water. […]
MEP Infrastructure Developers Limited has emerged as one the key contenders for build-operate-transfer (BOT) projects in the road sector. […]
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