GMDC invites bids for Surkha North’s lignite mines

The Surkha (North) lignite mines owned by Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Limited (GMDC) in the Gujarati district of Bhavnagar have issued a request for proposals to mining companies. Over 200 lakh tonnes of…

IIT Bombay, JSW Group sign MoU for steel technology hub

An exclusive strategic agreement has been reached between IIT Bombay and the Sajjan Jindal-controlled JSW Group to build an ultramodern JSW Technology Hub for steel production in India. With assistance from the Ministry…

BCPL proposes to invest Rs 450 crore for naphtha storage facility

Assam-based central PSU Brahmaputra Crakers and Polymers (BCPL) has proposed investing Rs 450 crore for a naphtha import storage and despatch facility in West Bengal’s Haldia port area. The largest petrochemical project in…

Shiva Engineering gets EPCM Contract for Ink and Adhesives facility in India and Egypt

An ink and adhesives production plant that will be built in Noida, India, and Egypt has hired Shiva Engineering Services (SES) to provide engineering, procurement, and construction management (EPCM) services. An excellent alternative…

Payal group to set up 30 KTA plasticizer production facility in TN

The development of a 30 KTA primary and specialised plasticizer production facility in Tamil Nadu has been announced by Payal Group, one of India’s top producers of plasticizers and chlorinated paraffins. An MOU…

Visaka Industries announces its 5th Vnext Sustainable Boards expansion in West Bengal

During its Q1FY23 board meeting last week, VISAKA Industries Limited announced the development of its Fifth Vnext Boards factory in Midnapore, West Bengal. The company has stated that it will begin work on…

Astra Rafael Comsys to enter into Electro Optic Systems manufacturing

Astra Rafael Comsys Private Limited, a joint venture company (JVC) of Astra Microwave Products Ltd, will develop, manufacture, integrate, customise, and provide product support for Electro Optic (EO) systems. Astra and its associates…

Capita Land Investment to establish international tech park worth Rs 1,400 crore in Chennai

Singapore based CapitaLand Investment has announced the opening of an international tech park with an estimated investment of Rs 1,400 crore. Pallavaram-Thoraipakkam Radial Road is home to the 2.6 million square foot International…

NHAI intensifies work to complete Gurugram section of Dwarka Expressway

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has intensified efforts to complete the Gurugram section of the Dwarka Expressway before the December deadline in order to open the 19km-stretch this year. A scaled…

RSIC plans to construct air cargo complex at Dabok airport

In the coming months, the Rajasthan Small Industries Corporation (RSIC) intends to build an air cargo complex at the Dabok airport in Udaipur to ease the import and export of goods. Currently, for…

Delhi to Dehradun expressway enters final stage of construction

The final 20 km of the Delhi-Dehradun Expressway, which passes through the environmentally sensitive area of Raja Ji National Park, saw the beginning of work, which included the 340 m Daat Kali tunnel….

Cochin Shipyard opens shipbuilding unit in Howrah

Sarbanandam Sonowal, the minister of port, shipping, and waterways & Ayush, dedicated to the country a newly constructed ship-building facility of Hooghly Cochin Shipyard Ltd (HCSL) at Nazirgunge, Howrah, West Bengal. The Rs…

CPRI signs MoU with Chhattisgarh government to establish new testing facility in Raipur

The Central Power Research Institute (CPRI), based in Bengaluru, and the Chhattisgarh government signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the establishment of a regional testing facility in the Raipur area. As per…

GACL inaugurates new chloromethane plant

One of India’s top chlor-alkali companies, Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Limited (GACL), has opened a new 1,05,000 TPA chloromethane plant. Swaroop P, MD comments, “Completing 75 glorious years of Independence is truly a…

Domestic container manufacturing to be nurtured through an ecosystem

An ecosystem would be fostered to help Indian enterprises produce containers to support traders in the export-import (EXIM) industry, according to a recent inter-ministerial meeting in New Delhi. The goal is to eliminate…

Andhra CM Jagan inaugurates ATC Tires unit at AP SEZ in Anakapalli district

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy launched the production of ATC Tires Private Limited’s unit at the APSEZ in Achutapuram of Anakapalli district on Tuesday. He also took part in the…