| Tamil Nadu to set up terminal markets | 16-NOV-09 |
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| The state agriculture marketing department would set up terminal markets under public-private partnership (PPP) in three major cities. The proposed terminals, which would cost Rs 350-400 crore, would cater to fruits, vegetables and horticulture. |
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| IIMs up IT spend to manage student influx, reduce costs | 25-OCT-09 |
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| All documents in the IIM Lucknow (IIM-L) library are barcoded. But soon, the premier institute will implement radio frequency identification (RFID) technology to enable users to "self-check and self-issue" documents at any time of the day as well as return items without library staff assistance. |
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| Security expo to see 25 mfg JVs | 21-OCT-09 |
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| The third edition of IFSEC, Firex and Internal Security India 2009 exhibition, to be held in New Delhi from October 29, is expected to see the signing of 20-25 manufacturing joint venture (JV) agreements with domestic companies, as against 8 JVs last year. “The JVs, primarily for the manufacture of closed circuit cameras and access control technologies like RFID and biometrics, are expected to be from Israeli, Chinese, Korean and Japanese companies,” Nigel Luke Brown, project director (India), United Business Media (UBM), told mediapersons here on Tuesday. The three-day event would introduce new technologies and devices for the first time in India, Brown said. |
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| Punjab extends deadline of RFQ for Gidderbaha plant | 17-SEP-09 |
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| The Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) has extended the date for submission of RFQ (request for qualification) document for setting up the 2,640- Mw coal-based Gidderbaha thermal power project on build-own-operate (BOO) basis. It is for the sixth time in a row that the deadline has been extended due to non-allocation of coal linkages. |
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| Govt to award Rs 20,000-cr port projects | 02-SEP-09 |
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| These include nine projects which were supposed to be awarded in 2008-09, worth Rs 4,244 crore, according to a senior official. These comprise construction of deep draft berths at Paradip port for iron ore and coal. The cost would be Rs 591 crore and Rs 479 crore, respectively. Other projects include a Rs 1,407 crore container terminal at Ennore, a Rs 312 crore container terminal at Tuticorin, Rs 277 crore iron ore handling facility at New Mangalore, Rs 252 crore berth development to handle bulk cargo at Mormugao, Rs 755 crore multipurpose cargo berth at Kandla, a Rs 55 crore liquid cargo berth and a Rs 114 crore dry cargo handling facility, both at Vizag. |
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| Pension regulator seeks advisors to fix norms | 02-SEP-09 |
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| With the government expected to push for the passage of the Bill to provide legislative backing to the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA), the regulator has decided to rope in professional advisors to finalise the guidelines for the sector. |
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| Pension regulator scouts for advisors | 26-AUG-09 |
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| The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) is scouting for institutional advisors to help the regulator in framing guidelines for the pension sector. |
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| India and 20 others start using GMS for postal service | 07-AUG-09 |
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| India and 20 other countries have started using this week the UN Universal Postal Union's new Global Monitoring System (GMS) to evaluate the quality of their letter-post service using Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) technology. |
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| RFQ forms for metro rail to be sold from July 24 | 23-JUL-09 |
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| Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited (HMRL), the special purpose vehicle set up to implement the metro rail project in the city, had postponed the sale of Request for Qualification (RFQ) applications for global bids to July 24, according to municipal administration and urban development principal secretary and Hyderabad metro rail project chairman CVSK Sarma. |
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| Shipping ministry takes first step on 16 PPP projects | 19-JUL-09 |
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| The shipping ministry has issued Request for Qualification (RFQ) for 16 projects worth over Rs 13,247 crore to be awarded on a public-private partnership (PPP) basis. Those for a further six projects would be issued soon. |
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| Andhra invites RFQs for metro rail project | 18-JUL-09 |
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| Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited, a special purpose vehicle floated to implement the Hyderabad metro rail project, has issued a notification inviting requests for qualification (RFQs) to prequalify and shortlist the bidders. |
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| RFQ for at least one UMPP soon: Officials | 12-JUL-09 |
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| The Union power ministry is likely to invite a request for qualification (RFQ) for at least one of the three Ultra Mega Power Projects (UMPPs) for which it has identified sites in Orissa, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, a senior government official has said. |
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