Ports
Adani Group plans Rs57,594-cr expansion at Mundra port
03 May 2019
The Adani Group is expanding aggressively across sectors that include logistics, mining, energy, construction and defence – both through expansion of existing capacity and green field investment as well as through acquisitions
Adani Group proposes Rs12,000-cr investments in TN
24 Jan 2019
Public sector Indian Oil Corporation Ltd also announced plans to invest Rs16,641 crore across various projects in the state, taking first-day investment proposal at the global investors summit to over Rs28,000 crore
India takes over operations of part of Chabahar Port in Iran
08 Jan 2019
The vessel MV Macheras berthed at the terminal at 0130 hrs on 30 December 2018 and discharged imported cargo from Brazil using pneumatic un-loaders, formalising the first cargo operation at IPGCFZ
Gadkari launches 2 new floating restaurants in Mumbai
19 Nov 2018
Under the eastern water front development of Mumbai Port, the city will also be linked to Elephanta Caves by an 8-km ropeway that will ferry passengers in 16 minutes to and fro
IL&FS bids to acquire Dighi Port to protect its equity stake
10 Oct 2018
Balaji Infra Projects Ltd is the promoter of the project, although it holds only a minor stake, while IL&FS Maritime Infrastructure with a higher stake is a financial creditor and is eligible to participate in the bidding process for Dighi Port under the bankruptcy law
Iran invites Pakistan, China to join India in Chabahar port project
14 Mar 2018
In a move that is bound to raise hackles in New Delhi, Iran has invited China and Pakistan to participate in the development of the strategic Chabahar port, which is being built by India for the purpose of bypassing Pakistan
Panel set up to clear stuck PPP port projects
04 Jan 2018
Sri Lanka to sell 70% stake in Hambantota Port to Chinese consortium
26 Jul 2017
Sri Lanka’s cabinet on Tuesday approved a revised deal for the Chinese-built port in Hambantota, wherein it would sell 70 per cent stake in the southern port to the state-run China Merchants Port Holdings for $1.12 billion
China's OBOR seen pushing India’s neighbours to penury
13 Jun 2017
China, according to the economists, is charging interest rates of 16 per cent and above for funding made available for OBOR projects like the CPEC, which is untenable
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COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
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The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
02 Apr 2023
Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation
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