In this Annual Issue of Projects Info you can read Lead Story: Urban and Renewable sectors in focus next year

Cover Story: Like seven wonders of the world, even India has seven jewels—Odisha, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhatisgarh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, and Rajasthan—in its crown.

Cover Story: Seven Top Companies

Exclusive Interviews: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Minister of State for Railways, Shinya Ejima, Chief Representative, Japan, International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Tushar Chaudhary, Minister of State, Ministry of Road Transport and many more.

Lead Story: JNPT\'s fourth terminal moves, finally

Special Report: Bui Dam - Powering lives in Ghana

Interactions with Pankaj Jha, South Asia Marketing Manager, Perkins Engines Company Ltd & Rashid R Merchant, Associate Vice President (Development
& Marketing), RMC Readymix (India)

Feature: Building Material Systems - Automation at work

Urban Infra - JNNURM leads the way

Construction Chemicals - Chemically correct

Lead Story: JNNURM I: 27 new projects up for grabs

Power Info: NHPC signs pact for 1,320 mw thermal plant

Special Report: Rajpura Supercritical Thermal Plant - Towards a more energy efficient future

Interactions with R Sivakumar, Chief Operating Officer, Borg Energy India & Nitin Prasad, Managing Director, Shell Lubricants

Feature: Wires and Cables - A Bright Future

Featre: Concrete Batching Plant - Ready for a quality mix

Lead Story: Poll Call: Rs 2 Lakh Crore worth projects unleashed

Finance Info: FDI norms for construction soon

Info Connect: T-line: New age concept in washroom décor by Inner Space

Special Report: First roundabout in Iowa - Easing Iowa\'s traffic congestion

Power Info: Indo-Dutch pact on renewabla energy

Interactions with Lalit Gandhi, Founder, Inner Space,  MA Bhaskarachar, Chairman and Managing Director, Ennore Port Ltd & Prabir Ray, Executive President—RMC, Key Accounts and Building Products, UltraTech Cement Ltd

Budget 2014-15 - Fiscal consolidation: Reality or illusion?

Feature: MHE & Cranes - Handling trends

Lead Story: Move over metro rail, BRTS is here

Transport Info: Ludhiana bets on BRTS over metro

Special Report: Hamad International Airport - Rising from the Persian Gulf

Interactions with Sanjay Bhatia, Vice Chairman and Managing Director, CIDCO & Saket Sapra, Managing Director, Dana India

Power Info: WB Govt clear hurdle for NTPC project

Contract Awarded: Altair awards construction work to Shapoorji Pallonji

Feature: Generators - The back-up plan & PEB - A new technological wave

Lead Story: Navi Mumbai Airport sets 2018 deadline

Transport Info: Manipur to construct longest railway tunnel

Special Report: Vadodara-Bharuch highway toll plaza - Designer toll booths!

Interactions with Ashwini Bhide, Additional Metropolitan Commissioner,
Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) & Venkatesh Gopalkrishnan, EVP & CIO, Shapoorji Pallonji Real Estate

Construction / Real Estate Info: Relief for co-op housing societies in Maharashtra

Power Info: Greenko commissions 50mw wind farm in AP

Feature: RMC & RMC Equipment - The Readymade solution

Lead Story: The big deal about big data!

Power Info: EU partners with India for offshore wind

Special Report: Indira promoting the culture of energy efficiency

Transport Info: Mumbai\'s magical mono mantra

Construction/Real Estate Info: Bangalore-Mumbai Corridor to be finalised soon

Interactions with Amar Sinhji, Head, Human Resources, Tata Capital  & Sunil Rohokale, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, ASK Group

Feature: Delhi & NCR - Delhi gets its infra act together

Lead Story: Infra head count to increase this year

Finance Info: PPPAC recommends projects worth Rs 7,595 crore

Special Report: Connecting Asia and Europe underwater

Interactions with RK Das, Country Head, SIDBI & Arvind Verma, Head—
Projects, Trilium, a project by Tata Realty and Infrastructure Ltd

Contracts Awarded: L&T secures Rs 10 billion contract for Panna-Mukta fields

Feature: Outlook 2014 - 2014: A Year of consolidation

Feature: SME Finance - Banks finally eye SMEs

Lead Story: SEBI for new long-term refinance structure

Finance Info: Govt capex up, pvt cos remains muted

Info Connect: New age concept in washroom décor by INNER SPAPCE

Special Report: JSPL DRI plant - Optimising steel plate production process

Transport Info: Nashik Phata flyover to be inaugurated on 22 January

Interaction with Milind Joshi, Partner— Infrastructure, IDFC Alternatives Ltd & PJM Khan, General Manager—Business Development & Performance Support, Cooper Corporation

Contracts Awarded: Wabag wins $40 mn contract for water plant

Feature: Building & Construction Materials - Building a stronger foundation

Lead Story: 286 projects heading for 2015 deadlines

Power Info: BHEL completes power transmission sub-station at Raichur

Special Report: Dabhol-Bangalore Pipeline - Smooth execution in rough terrain

Transport Info: Land policy norms for ports get Cabinet nod

Engineering Info: Odisha bends norms on iron or output

Interaction with Shrikar Pardeshi, Municipal Commissioner, Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) and JP Shroff, Chairman, Kushal

Contract Awarded: L&T wins new orders worth Rs 2,962 crore

Feature: Pune infrastructure - Catching up with growth

Lead Story: Toll plaza bids in 8 states get low response

Power Info: Odisha to float tenders for 48 MW solar power soon

Special Report: Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport - Mumbai\'s new gateway

Engineering Info: Steel melt shop-II comissioned at Vizag plant

Interactions with M Murali, Director General, National Highways Builders Federation &  Anish Rajgopal, Managing Director, Chemtrols Solar

Construction / Real Estate: HUDA begins survey for going green

Feature: Structural Steel - A long way to go

Lead Story: Procurement bill will have to wait

Power Info: NTPC ties up with Kfw for Rs 4.5k crore loan

Special Report: Ircon in Malaysia - Rail Lessons

Engineering Info: Tata Steel to commission Odisha plant by March 2015

Interactions with Vinod Dhall, former Chairman of Competition Commission of India (CCI) & Pankaj Srivastava, Chief Operating Officer, Maitreya Realtors & Constructions Pvt Ltd

Construction Info: Ultratech to set up two cement plants at  Rs 5, 000 cr

Contract Awarded: RE Power bags two windfarm orders in France

Feature: EPC- When the chips are  down

Lead Story: Electrical equipment manufactures to gain pace

Power Info: Govt prepares draft policy on surplus coal

Special Report: Coal Handling - Power by black diamond

Engineering Info: SAIL invests Rs 80 crore in VISP Steel Unit

Interactions with Avinash Joshi, Joint Secretary, Union Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers, Department of Chemical and Petrochemicals (DCPC) & Shailendra Singh Rao, MD & CEO, Envarrior Consulting Services

Contracts Awarded: NHAI to award over 1, 600 km road projects

Feature: Cementing strategies

Lead Story: Slow project pace may hit Japan funding

Power Info: BHEL commissions 660 mw thermal unit

Special Report: Kolkata Airport - The new gateway of Kolkata

Engineering Info: Dabhol-Bangalore gas pipeline inaugurated

Interaction with Sathiamoorthy Gopalaswamy, Country Manager & Managing Director, Black & Veatch Consulting Pvt Ltd & GS Singh, President (BU-1 Execution & Co-ordination), Pratibha Group of Companies

Construction/ Real Estate Info: Odisha opts for affordable houses

Contracts Awarded: L&T secures orders worth Rs. 1,471 crore

Feature: Excon 2013 - Finding new avenues

Including regular features like Finance News, Transport News, Real Estate News, Projects, Tenders, Contract Award and so on...

Tamil Nadu UMPPs attract bids from 12 companies, HIMUDA making fresh efforts to acquire land, Zuari new grinding unit
underway. Special report on Mogden Sewage Treatment Works. Interaction with Shivendra Kumar, President & CEO, Energy-South Asia, Punj Lloyd. Special feature on Tamil Nadu.

Issue Highlights: CE Industry hopes to look up next year, Island airport gains momentum, New mechanism to resolve disputes for infra projects, Plans for Infra Trust Fund, Talks with Japan on Nuclear Deal, Offshore wind turbine project, Special report on Anhold Wind Farm, DMRC to build Bangladesh Metro, Rangarajan panel to formulate guidelines for road projects. Interaction with Oscar Fernandes, Minister of Road Transport and Highways. Interaction with Gyan Prakash, Director General, IMRT. Information on Tenders and Projects, Real Estate, Engineering and lots more....

Lead Story: PMG in overdrive mode

Power Info: Centre plans four solar UMPPs for Rs 90, 000

Special Report: The Padur Cavern - India\'s first underground Oil Cavern

Transport Info: CIDCO to float tenders for airport partner

Interactions with LK Gupta, Managing Director & CEO, Essar Oil Limited & Ahmad Abdelrazaq, Senior Executive Vice President and Head of the High-rise and Complex Building Division at Samsung C&T Corporation, Seoul, Korea

Contracts Awarded: L&T to develop road project in Odisha

Feature: Construction Chemicals - The right bond

Including regular features like Finance News, Transport News, Real Estate News, Projects, Tenders, Contract Award and so on...

Lead Story: Awarded... Not financed

Finance Info: Kochi metro to receive Rs 1,170 cr loan

Special Report: JSCA International Cricket Stadium - Ranchi on sporting mode

Transport Info: Chennai Metro Rail test run begins

Inteactions with Jayant Patil, Minister of Rural Development, Maharashtra & VD Sanghavi, Managing Director, Aarvi Encon

Contract Awarded: BHEL bags Rs 2, 569 crore contract from NLC

Feature: Excon 2013 - Expecting a magical turnaround

Feature: Excon / Project Finance - The new alternative

Including regular features like Finance News, Transport News, Real Estate News, Projects, Tenders, Contract Award and so on...

Lead Story: Optic fibre to be contracted out this month

Power Info: Tata Power developing 160 mw wind projects

Special Report: Re-molding the wet corrosion

Construction/Real Estate Info: Ministry to announce green draft policy

Transport Info: IR plans speed boost for premier trains

Interactions with Ramesh Jogani, Managing Partner, Indian Property Advisors & Rahul Gupta, Director, Rays Experts

Contracts Awarded: CIL signs fuel pacts with 156 power units

Feature: Prefab structures & roofing - Readymade and raring to go

With other regular features like Finance News, Transport News, Real Estate News, Projects, Tenders, Contract Award and so on...

Lead Story: Phalin-Hit Odisha needs Rs 4, 000 crore for repairs

Power Info: Coimbatore to tap solar energy

Special Report: ATC Tower - Controlling Mumbai\'s air traffic

Engineering Info: Vedanta to triple aluminium capacity by 2015

Interactions with CS Thotwe, Director—Projects, Maharashtra State Power Generation &  Lala KK Roy, Director—Corporate Development and Governance, Second Vivekananda Bridge and Tollway Company Pvt Ltd

Contracts Awarded: L&T Construction wins orders valued Rs 1, 333 crore

Feature: Scaffolding & Formwork - Towards a stronger support system

With other regular features like Finance News, Transport News, Real Estate News, Projects, Tenders, Contract Award and so on...

Lead Story: Future CSR spenders have mixed reactions |

Power Info: Govt to relax norms for 25 power projects |

Special Report: Gippsland Water Factor - Providing Sustainable Solution |

Transport Info: Ennore to construct new coal berth |

Interactions with Sudhir Sinha, Corporate Head—CSR, Cipla Ltd &  Iesh Pratap Singh, Chief Engagement Officer, CSR India |

Contract Awarded: Alstom wins major power project in India |

Feature: Indian Airports - The wind beneath its wing |

With other regular features like Finance News, Transport News, Real Estate News, Projects, Tenders, Contract Award and so on...

Lead Story - Navi Mumbai Airport on an island? | Power Info - India to start power supply to Bangladesh | Special Report - Power of higher efficiency | Construction / Real Estate Info - ADB clears $ 700 mn loan for infra development | Contract Awarded - Essar Projects secures STP project in Gujarat | Feature - Forklifts: Managing the load factor | Interactions with Joeri Aulman, Regional Manager, Royal Haskoning DHV & Bernard Charles, President and Chief Executive Officer, Dassault Systemes | With other regular features like Finance News, Transport News, Real Estate News, Projects, Tenders, Contract Award and so on...

Lead Story: Infra growth on 7- month high

Power Info: IEC, WB and UN to support rural electrification

Special Report: Tata Steel\'s coke dry quenching - Promoting energy conservation

Engineering Info: Godawari power to set up Rs 4,500 cr steel plant

Interactions with Bryn Fosburgh, Vice President, Trimble Buildings & Moloy Banerjee, Managing Director, Linde India

Contracts Awarded: Bevcan wins two contracts for thermal plant

Feature: Pipes & Pipe Fittings - The Fluid Carriers

With other regular features like Finance News, Transport News, Real Estate News, Projects, Tenders, Contract Award and so on...

Lead Story: Cluster development on PPP soon

Power Info: Rajasthan plans ultra mega solar plant

Special Report: ArcelorMittal Mines Canada - Riding high on operational efficiency

Transport Info: Six airports to get Rs 4K cr investment

Interactions with Vishal Dev, CMD, Orissa Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation &  AK Krishna Kumar, Executive Director, IL&FS Cluster Development Initiative Ltd

Contracts Awarded: Suzlon subsidiary bags turbine contracts

Feature: Gujarat State - Re-inventing Opportunities

With other regular features like Finance News, Transport News, Real Estate News, Projects, Tenders, Contract Award and so on...

Lead Story: The Corridor moves forward... Finally

Power Info: NTPC plans Rs 20,000 crore CAPEX this fiscal

Special Report: Single Shaft Plant - Deconstructing power

Transport Info: FDI in Railways likely & Elevated Delhi-Jaipur corridor on anvil

Interaction with Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy, Dr Farooq Abdullah & VP Baligar, CMD, Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO)

Feature: Green Building & Sustainable Construction - Sustainably yours

Construction / Real Estate Info: 150 Kanpur Societies to be regularised

With other regular features like Finance News, Transport News, Real Estate News, Projects, Tenders, Contract Award and so on...

Lead Story - New month, New Sentiment

Engineering Info - BHPV merges with BHEL, becomes its 17th unit

Transport Info - Mundra port record coal movement

Interactions with Kumar Mangalam Birla, Chairman, Aditya Birla Group & Akhil Jha, VP—Technical, Shell Lubricants India

Specail Report - Chuzachen hydro: Taming Sikkim\'s Rivers

Construction/ Real Estate Info - NBCC to build 10,000 housing units

Feature - Project Logistics: Battling the dichotomy

With other regular features like Finance News, Transport News, Real Estate News, Projects, Tenders, Contract Award and so on...

Lead Story: Mumbai Metro to switch to EPC

Power Info: NTPC to bid for Rs 40,000 cr Ultra Mega Power Projects

Special Report: Eastern Freeway - The Easy Cruise

Transport Info: Centre plans setting up 100 low-cost airports

Interactions with Tanveer Shaikh, Principal Consultant, Acumen Business Consulting & Debashish Bhattacharya, MD, Hindalco Industries

Construction Info: Govt plans to develop 8 cities around Bangalore

International Info: RIL eyes oil blocks in Venezuela

Feature: Rebars - Holding construction business together

With other regular features like Finance News, Transport News, Real Estate News, Projects, Tenders, Contract Award and so on...

Lead Story: M-Sand storm to sweep India

Engineering Info: Aditya Birla set to buy JP\'s cement plant

Transport Info: Govt to develop major ports in coastal areas

Interactions with Paolo Spantigati, Unit Head, Public-Private-Partnership (India Resident Mission), Asian Development Bank & P SuryaPrakash, National President, Association of Consulting Civil Engineers (India)

Special Report: Stabilising power supply

Contracts Awarded: L&T bags orders worth Rs 1,504 crore

Feature: Steel - The Perfect Alloy

With other regular features like Finance News, Transport News, Real Estate News, Projects, Tenders, Contract Award and so on...

Lead Story: Investment commitment declines over years

Power Info: Chhattisgarh drops Rs 20K cr UMPP project

Special Report: INS Vikrant - A ship is reborn

Transport Info: Hubli Airport gets cargo service

Contract Awarded: L&T bags Rs 1,500 crore order from Oman

Feature: The Big 5 Construct India 2013 - Partner in building a nation

Interaction with Alagu Balaraman, Head—India Operations, CGN & Associates & Viraj Kalyani, Executive Director, Kalyani Forge

With other regular features like Finance News, Transport News, Real Estate News, Projects, Tenders, Contract Award and so on...

Lead Story: Quicker end to disputes on the way

Power Info: MSEDCL to invest Rs 6,000 cr to improve network

Special Report: BHEL - Efficient boiler erection

Engineering Info: Haryana to set up facility centers in PPP mode

Transport Info: JNPT plans new liqid terminal through PPP

Interactions with Prithviraj Chavan, Chief Minister of Maharashtra

Feature: Wires & Cables - The Power Carrier

With other regular features like Finance News, Transport News, Real Estate News, Projects, Tenders, Contract Award and so on...

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