The Hindu Business Line : Friday, August 15, 2008

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MODERNISATION: Decks cleared for Chennai, Kolkata airports modernisation
‘Both projects will be completed in the next three years’. The State-owned Airports Authority of India (AAI) will soon be able to begin the modernisation of Chennai and Kolkata airports. This follows the Cabinet Committee on ...

AIRLINES: HAL plans copter base in Quito
HAL, which recently clinched an export order for seven helicopters from Ecuador, plans to open a maintenance-repair and marketing facility in Quito, the capital of the South American country, according to its Chairman, Mr Ashok Baweja. The ...

SHIPPING/PORTS: Kolkata port to expedite dredging in Hooghly
To get dredger on charter immediately. Kolkata, Aug. 14 The Kolkata Port Trust will immediately acquire on charter a dredger to expedite dredging in the Hooghly River. However, the Dredging Corporation of India will do the chartering on ...

SHIPPING/PORTS: ‘Investment in coastal shipping low’
Chennai, Aug. 14 Thanks to inadequate investment by the Government in coastal shipping, the sector has not progressed well over the years. This is despite the fact that this sector is being discussed in every forum, according to Capt. P.V.K. ...

RAILWAYS: Decline in East Coast Rly iron ore movement
Kolkata, Aug. 14 Iron ore movement in East Coast Railway (ECoR) has been badly hit on both the Kirandul-Kottavalasa (K-K) line and Daitari-Banspani (D-B) line, though for two different reasons, according to ECoR ...

AIRLINES: IBS Software bags 5-year Kingfisher deal
Aims to garner $100 million a year from the product. Bangalore, Aug 14 IBS Software Services, which has bagged a five-year contract from Kingfisher Airlines for its iCargonet software, aims to garner $100 million a year from the product for ...

AIRLINES: AAI awaits Mini Ratna status
Kolkata, Aug 13 The Airports Authority of India (AAI) is expecting to be awarded the Mini Ratna status soon in recognition of sound performance over the years. The status, issued by the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) would allow ...

RAILWAYS: Hyderabad Metro to invite global bids to pick independent engineers
With the ball set in motion for the Rs 12,000-crore metro rail project, Hyderabad Metro Rail Ltd (HMRL) will call for global bids in a few days to appoint independent engineers (IE) to evaluate the design for the ...

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