INFRASTRUCTURE
India, Myanmar sign pact on Kaladan project
Route lessens dependence on Bangladesh for North-East access More

Maytas, NCC sign pacts for Shimoga, Gulbarga airports
Promoters will invest Rs 100 crore in each airport More

SHIPPING
Panel for fiscal relief to shipping industry
A high-level group on services sector in the Planning Commission has favoured the Indian shipping industry’s demands for fiscal relief. The committee recommended provision of fiscal relief to Indian shipping firms to restore the ... More

SCI mulls resuming US East Coast service
Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) is negotiating with several shipping lines to explore the possibility of resuming the US East Coast service which now stands withdrawn. “We’re talking to our partners in other joint services in ... More

Kerala Tourism, Kochi port launch Web site for ocean race
Kerala Tourism and the Cochin Port Trust (CPT) have launched a Web site on the India stopover of the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09, to be held in Kochi in December. The site, More

Vizag port surpasses cargo handling target
Visakhapatnam, April 2 The Visakhapatnam port has surpassed the cargo target of 64.24 million tonnes (mt) set by the Union Shipping Ministry.According to a press release issued by the port authorities here on Wednesday, the port handled ... More

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COFFEE
Nod for NMCE July, Sept coffee contracts
NMCE provides e-platform for futures trading also in rubber, pepper, guarseed, castorseed, rape/mustard seed, copra, cardamom. More

RAILWAYS
Rlys invites new bids for cast wheel plant
To come up in Bihar, it will cost Rs 780 crore More

Rlys expects funds to flow for freight corridor from early 2009
Posts record freight loading of 794 mt in fiscal 2007-08 More

ROADWAYS
Better vehicle utilisation boosts APSRTC profit
Surplus land to be used to develop commuter amenity centres More