The Hindu Business Line : Monday, December 26, 2005

Public-private partnership projects — Stymied by planned appraisal procedure?
PUBLIC-PRIVATE Partnership (PPP) projects in India are just taking off and will come under closer scrutiny, especially their approval procedures and terms, as more infrastructure projects are taken up via this ... More

SHIPPING

Cochin Chamber hails budget allocation for road, rail links to Vallarpadam
THE Cochin Chamber of Commerce and Industry has welcomed the decision by the Union Government to provide budgetary support for constructing the road and railway link to the proposed site of the International Container Transhipment Terminal on ... More

Mundra seeks `Port of Future' berth
WHICH Indian port will be the country's answer to Singapore, Dubai or Rotterdam? The booming economy has prompted most Indian ports to chalk out major plans to fill that slot. But Mundra, a private sector port in ... More

Seamen's PF: NUSI strike threat rocks the boat
The NUSI was the first to seek government support in making good the SPF loss. But, now, it is the FUSI, which is hogging the limelight. So the NUSI's position is understandable. No trade union can afford to lose credit for something it has done for its members. More

Kochi terminal: Petronet to finalise deal with Australian co by Jan
THE board of directors of Petronet LNG Ltd (PLL), which met at Kumarakom in Kerala on Saturday, has decided to finalise a deal next month with an Australian company, Gorgan Projects, for supply of LNG to its proposed 2.5-million-tonne per annum ... More

RAILWAYS

Rlys develops kit for running diesel engines on CNG
THE Railways has developed and tested a kit with which diesel engines can run on CNG. Operational costs with a dual fuel engine are expected to be 25 per cent less than diesel-based multiple units. In a bid to encourage cleaner fuels, the ... More

CMRS clears opening of Line 3 of Delhi Metro
THE Commissioner for Metro Railway Safety (CMRS) has cleared the opening of Line 3 of Delhi Metro connecting Barakhamba Road to Dwarka, for public carriage for passengers. "Line 3 between Barakhamba Road and Dwarka is almost 23 km in length ... More

Balaji Rail wins contract from Syria
BALAJI Railroad Systems Ltd (BARSYL), a rail consultancy company and the International Technical & Engineering Services Corporation, Jordan have been jointly awarded an assignment by the Syrian Railways. The consultancy assignment involves the .. More

ROADWAYS

EI Labs device to track BPO vehicles
SECURITY for BPO employees has attained top priority in the city. Bangalore-based EI Labs has developed an indigenous solution to their woes. The solution comprises a GPS device, combined with a Geographical Information System (maps) and an ... More

SC order on overloading — Truck rentals go up
TRUCK rentals have gone up by 10-18 per cent on trunk routes in the last four weeks though, traditionally, they move down this time of the year. This is due to a major increase in the operating expenses after a recent ... More