The Hindu Business Line : Monday, September 29, 2003

Foreign airlines rush to fill Indian air pockets
INDIA is also feeling the impact of the gradual global rebound in the aviation sector. The year 2003 has seen several airlines adding more services to India and what is probably more heartening is that many have ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE

Ministry planning policy on gas pipeline
THE Petroleum Ministry is considering a gas pipeline policy wherein all major interstate pipelines will be set up wholly by a single organisation nominated by the Government. GAIL (India) Ltd, which is the country's largest gas transporter and ... More

Butadiene movement: Cost savings in the pipeline for HPL
THE commissioning of the 15-km pipeline between Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd's (HPL) complex and Haldia dock for transportation of butadiene has not only facilitated the exports of the speciality chemical through the dock ... More

Govt plans major push for civil aviation in Rajasthan
THE Union Civil Aviation Ministry is examining a host of issues to increase international air connectivity in Rajasthan, including operating a Haj flight and launching a connection to Bangkok from Jaipur, the Union Minister for Civil Aviation, Mr ... More

SHIPPING

Ports adrift on SBM policy draft
THE Ministry of Shipping has proposed a slew of initiatives required to implement a national policy on setting up Single Buoy Mooring (SBM) facilities at major ports to discharge oil cargo. The draft policy was ... More

Coastal shipping — Beached by policy quagmire
Coastal shipping is anchored almost where it was decades ago, despite the chant about its potential and the need to develop this mode of transportation. More

Container transhipment terminal at Vallarpadam — An opportunity fast slipping away
Many cost and time advantages will accrue to Indian exporters if cargo is routed through Kochi instead of Colombo, now the regions' preferred transhipment hub. But at the snail's pace at which vital decisions on the project are being taken and the pr ivate players' dominance of the container terminal scene, the project may be a case of missed opportunity. More

RAILWAYS

How Railways made tracks in India
NO REVOLUTIONS in technology have as visibly marked the human condition as those in transport. Moving goods and people, they have opened up continents, transformed living standards, introduced new cultures and spread ... More

Rs 45 cr sanctioned for Mangalore-Hassan gauge conversion
THE Union Minister of State for Railways, Mr Basangouda Patil Yatnal, has said that the Ministry has sanctioned Rs 45 crore for gauge conversion between Mangalore and Hassan. The Karnataka Government has to release Rs 65 crore for the ... More

ROADWAYS

Quadrilateral project must include `smart highways'
THE Golden Quadrilateral (GQ) road project, which is today spoken of as the icon of India, must also include features to make the roads "smart highways", Mr R. Seshasayee, Managing Director, Ashok Leyland, and immediate-past President, Society of ... More

PEOPLE

Vizag port chief takes charge

Ships in Ports

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