Coal bed found below Videocon project area in West BengalOctober 13th, 2009 KOLKATA - The Videocon Group, which has proposed to set up a Rs.21,000-crore steel and power project in West Bengal's Burdwan district, Tuesday said Coal India has opposed the plant, saying there was a coal bed below the project area. "We have already done the project details and design for the plants.
2 plead guilty to trying to bribe US Army captain for road-building contract in AfghanistanAugust 7th, 2009 2 plead guilty to offering bribe in AfghanistanALEXANDRIA, Va. — Two men have pleaded guilty to offering a $1 million bribe to a U.S.
Russian atomic engineer robbed in Tamil NaduAugust 4th, 2009 CHENNAI - A group of miscreants robbed a Russian atomic engineer's camera and misbehaved with his daughter at a beach in Tamil Nadu's Tirunelveli district, officials said Tuesday. Alexander V.
2 indicted for allegedly trying to bribe a US Army contractor with $1 millionJuly 31st, 2009 2 indicted in $1 million Army bribery schemeWASHINGTON — A federal grand jury has indicted two men for allegedly trying to bribe a U.S. Army contracting official with $1 million to win a road construction project in Afghanistan.
2 indicted for allegedly trying to bribe US officer with $1 million to win Afghanistan projectJuly 31st, 2009 2 indicted in $1 million Afghanistan bribe schemeWASHINGTON — A federal grand jury has indicted two men for allegedly trying to bribe a U.S. Army contracting official with $1 million to win a road construction project in Afghanistan, the Justice Department said Thursday.
Chennai firm bags $81-mn Iraqi orderJuly 27th, 2009 CHENNAI - The city-based engineering, procurement and construction company BGR Energy Systems has been awarded a $80.5-million contract by Iraq's State Company for Oil Projects (SCOP). According to BGR Energy, the contract is for the development of two gasfields in Iraq and includes supply of equipment.
Tripura power project gets central nodJune 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) Friday gave go-ahead to the 100-MW Tripura gas-based power project, to be developed by the state-run North Eastern Electric Power Corp (Neepco). The estimated cost of the project is Rs.421.01 crore.
US Department of Energy says stalled futuristic coal-burning plant to move forward in IllinoisJune 12th, 2009 US: Stalled clean coal plant moving ahead in Ill.WASHINGTON — The Department of Energy is moving forward on a futuristic coal-burning power plant in Illinois that the Bush administration had declared dead. Energy Secretary Steven Chu said Friday that reviving the FutureGen plant is an important step that shows the administration's commitment to carbon-capture technology.
Restart Sethusamudran project: KarunanidhiJune 11th, 2009 CHENNAI - Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi Thursday urged the
central government to restart the Rs.2,427-crore (Rs.24.27 billion) Sethusamudaram shipping canal project.
Engineer arrested for attempting to bribe ministerMay 27th, 2009 BHOPAL - An engineer, suspended by Madhya Pradesh's Public Health Engineering (PHE) Minister Gaurishankar Bisen for committing irregularities, has been arrested after he tried to bribe the minister to revoke his suspension, police said Wednesday. Executive engineer R.N.
ONGC's Dahej project to be commissioned in 2010April 22nd, 2009 AHMEDABAD - State-run exploration giant Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) will commission its Rs.1,493-crore project at Dahej in south Gujarat by March 2010, a top official said Wednesday. The project, once completed, will have the capacity to extract methane-propane gas and liquid petroleum gas (LPG) from the liquefied natural gas (LNG), which will be sourced from Petronet LNG's Dahej terminal, he said.
L&T bags Rs.12.45 bn Bhutan dam projectApril 1st, 2009 MUMBAI - Larsen & Toubro (L&T), the country's leading engineering and construction conglomerate, Wednesday said it has bagged a Rs.1,245 crore (Rs.12.45 billion) contract for the construction of dams as part of the 1,200 MW Punatsangchhu-I hydroelectric Project in Bhutan. The project is being set up by the Punatsangchhu-I Hydroelectric Project Authority which has been constituted through an agreement between the governments of India and Bhutan, a company statement said.
Parsvnath launches housing project in LucknowMarch 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Realty Major Parsvnath Developers Ltd Thursday announced the launch of Parsvnath Royale Floors, a housing project in Lucknow that offers houses in the range of Rs.1.39 million-2.75 million. The city-based developer will invest Rs.1 billion (Rs.100 crore) to execute the project that will have houses with a floor area in the range of 435 square feet-1,135 square feet, the company said in a statement.
Delhi cabinet gives nod to Rs.100 mn projectJanuary 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - To make the national capital smoke-free before the 2010 Commonwealth Games, the Delhi cabinet Wednesday cleared a Rs.100 million project to be implemented by the government in collaboration with the Bloomberg Global Initiative (BGI). 'The cabinet has given its nod to the project...
Kochi Metro Rail gets government nodJanuary 19th, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - The Kerala government Tuesday approved the proposed Rs.3,048-crore (Rs.30.48-billion) Kochi Metro Rail project and sanctioned Rs.5 million to set up an office at Kochi. 'Th project will be on similar lines to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation.
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