‘Infrastructure’

The Sealdah-New Delhi ‘Duronto’ express – India’s first point-to-point, non-stop train – has been flagged off from the Sealdah station in Kolkata. 1 Comment

IDEA Cellular, one of the leading telecom operators in India, has joined hands with Reuters Market Light (RML), a part of the global information company Thomson Reuters, to launch the ‘Krishi Voucher’ scheme  aimed at subscribers in villages. 0 Comments

Etisalat DB Telecom is outsourcing the implementation of its information technology applications to Tech Mahindra. The deal, valued at $400 million (about Rs 2,000 crore), is spread over 10 years. 0 Comments

Infrastructure firm IL&FS Financial Services Limited has offered to buy 13.25 million equity shares (22.51%) of paid-up capital in Maytas Infra Limited at Rs 112.80 rupees a share. 0 Comments

Imagine traveling in an air conditioned train and paying Rs. 299 and Rs. 399 for distances up to 1500km and 2500km. 0 Comments

Kamat Hotels India Ltd (KHIL) plans to add 600 additional rooms under its brand ‘The Orchid' all over India. 2 Comments

After the success of the Tata Nano, Tata Housing, a subsidiary of Tata Sons, said, on May 6, 2009, that it plans to offer low-cost houses, at affordable prices. 3 Comments

Reliance Infrastructure in syndicate with Y Auxiliar De Ferrocarriles, S A (CAF) of Spain inked financial agreements for long term loans with different financial institutions including lead manager Axis Bank in Delhi for their next project, Delhi Airport Metro Express Pvt. Ltd. (DAMEPL), a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV). 0 Comments

GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited (GHIAL) and the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport have been awarded an ISO 27001:2005 (Information Security Management System) certification by the auditors of BSI (British Standards Institute). 0 Comments

With the Chennai Metro Rail project receiving a green signal from the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs of the Union Government in a meeting headed by India's external affair minister Pranab Mukherjee on 28 Jan 2009, the commuters in Chennai can now breathe a sigh of relief. 0 Comments