Shimla: The World Bank-funded state road project has run into rough weather due to exorbitant cost escalation, creating problems for the government which will have to arrange over Rs 400 crore more to complete the work.
Jalandhar: Relations between India and Pakistan are slowly getting cemented, literally. Cement import from Pakistan, which began three years ago mostly through the train route through the Attari border, has grown exponentially and boosted infrastructure from real estate to highways.
Pune Industries Minister Rajendra Darda has assured the Maharashtra Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture (MCCIA) to take up their demand of an independent airport in Pune, free of IAF restrictions, with Chief Minister Ashok Chavan.
Three Indian projects -- KG-D6, Mundra power project and Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi -- have featured in the infrastructure 100 global project report of global consultancy firm KPMG. The report showcases 100 examples of great projects that are at different stages of development across the world, according to the firm.
Chennai: The country's existing network of roads, rail and waterways will be insufficient as freight movement will increase about three-fold in the coming decade and the shortfall in logistics will put India's growth at risk.
Mumbai: The state government may make it mandatory to install noise barriers at construction sites, minister of state for urban development Bhaskar Jadhav informed the legislative council on Wednesday.