	India Is At Least 30 Years Behind The Developed World In Metro Rail Systems: Sreedharan Counted as one of the best technocrat managers the country has had, the 79-year old Dr Sreedharan handed over the reins of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), to his successor and colleague Mr Mangu Singh, on 31st December evening.

	NHAI Preparing For 2012 Despite recent concerns, India's economic growth story remains positive and ports obviously have a huge role to play in supporting this growth. The 12th Plan has set a target of $1 trillion for infrastructure development in which the port sector should account for over $50 billion of investment. More than half of this is expected to come from private players.

	Challenges Facing Port Sector In The New Year Despite recent concerns, India's economic growth story remains positive and ports obviously have a huge role to play in supporting this growth. The 12th Plan has set a target of $1 trillion for infrastructure development in which the port sector should account for over $50 billion of investment. More than half of this is expected to come from private players.

	Dhamra Port Inaugurated Dhamra port, an all-weather deep port on the east coast of India built jointly by Tata Steel and Larsen & Toubro, was formally inaugurated on 18th December by the Odisha Chief Minister, Mr Naveen Patnaik, who unveiled a plaque in the port jetty.

	A New Entity For Special Focus On PPP Projects On The Anvil Considering the huge projected investment required during the 12th Plan (2012-17), the government is paying special attention to promoting PPP projects and is considering creation of a company for handling public-private partnership (PPP) projects on the lines of the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC).

	Road Sector Headed For Consolidation India's roads sector seems headed for consolidation,with smaller and more aggressive bidders piling up orders that have run into viability issues,leaving the field clear for bigger players to shop around for distressed projects

	Maharashtra Notifies 56,000 Hectares Of Land For Development Maharashtra government has notified 50,000 hectares of land for building cities near Dighi port, Dhule, Aurangabad and Nashik under the Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) project.

	Haryana Signs MOU With Japanese Consortium For DMIC The Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIIDC), nodal agency for the development of various initiatives under the DMIC project in Haryana has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a Japanese consortium for building 'eco cities' in the Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) region. The consortium comprises Toshiba, Tokyo Gas and NEC.

	Railway Ministry Projects Investment Requirement Of Rs 14 Lakh Crore By 2020 Railway Minister, Mr Dinesh Trivedi, projected an investment requirement of Rs 14 lakh crore by 2020 for modernisation and expansion of Railways as he sought and got approval for Rs 1 lakh in the Supplementary Demands for Grants for 2011-12 in lok sabha. As the grants and the Appropriation (Railways) Bill were passed by voice vote.

	BEML News Round-Up The Government-owned BEML Ltd is to hive off its rail business into a separate company to tap the business in rail rolling stock of nearly Rs 1 trillion over the next ten years,

	Mahindra Conveyor Systems Inaugurates New Facility In Pirangut, Pune Mahindra Conveyor Systems (MCS), a leading supplier of material handling equipment and systems, today inaugurated its new facility at Ambadwet in Pirangut, Pune.

	Ganga Expressway Project Scrapped Rs.40,00 ng, eight-lane, access-controlled expressway that was to connect Greater Noida at one end of Uttar Pradesh to Ballia at its other end is being put into cold storage.

	Reliance Industries Joins Hands With Bill Gates For Nuclear Power Venture Reliance Industries has joined hands with Bill Gates,Vinod Khosla and Nathan Myrvhold, the former Microsoft tech honcho, maths whiz and master French chef to fund the development of a nuclear reactor with the potential to revolutionise power generation Reliance Industries

	Mumbai Trans Harbour Link Project Hit By Flamingos The Rs 8,800-crore Mumbai Trans Harbour Link project has hit one more road block.

	Kerala Plans To Enhance Connectivity And Mobility Within The State For many years Kerala has been struggling with substandard means of mobility, which drove away potential investments.

	India Is At Least 30 Years Behind The Developed World In Metro Rail Systems: Sreedharan Counted as one of the best technocrat managers the country has had, the 79-year old Dr Sreedharan handed over the reins of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), to his successor and colleague Mr Mangu Singh, on 31st December evening.

	NHAI Preparing For 2012 Despite recent concerns, India's economic growth story remains positive and ports obviously have a huge role to play in supporting this growth. The 12th Plan has set a target of $1 trillion for infrastructure development in which the port sector should account for over $50 billion of investment. More than half of this is expected to come from private players.

	Challenges Facing Port Sector In The New Year Despite recent concerns, India's economic growth story remains positive and ports obviously have a huge role to play in supporting this growth. The 12th Plan has set a target of $1 trillion for infrastructure development in which the port sector should account for over $50 billion of investment. More than half of this is expected to come from private players.

	Dhamra Port Inaugurated Dhamra port, an all-weather deep port on the east coast of India built jointly by Tata Steel and Larsen & Toubro, was formally inaugurated on 18th December by the Odisha Chief Minister, Mr Naveen Patnaik, who unveiled a plaque in the port jetty.

	A New Entity For Special Focus On PPP Projects On The Anvil Considering the huge projected investment required during the 12th Plan (2012-17), the government is paying special attention to promoting PPP projects and is considering creation of a company for handling public-private partnership (PPP) projects on the lines of the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC).

	Road Sector Headed For Consolidation India's roads sector seems headed for consolidation,with smaller and more aggressive bidders piling up orders that have run into viability issues,leaving the field clear for bigger players to shop around for distressed projects

	Maharashtra Notifies 56,000 Hectares Of Land For Development Maharashtra government has notified 50,000 hectares of land for building cities near Dighi port, Dhule, Aurangabad and Nashik under the Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) project.

	Haryana Signs MOU With Japanese Consortium For DMIC The Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIIDC), nodal agency for the development of various initiatives under the DMIC project in Haryana has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a Japanese consortium for building 'eco cities' in the Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) region. The consortium comprises Toshiba, Tokyo Gas and NEC.

	Railway Ministry Projects Investment Requirement Of Rs 14 Lakh Crore By 2020 Railway Minister, Mr Dinesh Trivedi, projected an investment requirement of Rs 14 lakh crore by 2020 for modernisation and expansion of Railways as he sought and got approval for Rs 1 lakh in the Supplementary Demands for Grants for 2011-12 in lok sabha. As the grants and the Appropriation (Railways) Bill were passed by voice vote.

	BEML News Round-Up The Government-owned BEML Ltd is to hive off its rail business into a separate company to tap the business in rail rolling stock of nearly Rs 1 trillion over the next ten years,

	Mahindra Conveyor Systems Inaugurates New Facility In Pirangut, Pune Mahindra Conveyor Systems (MCS), a leading supplier of material handling equipment and systems, today inaugurated its new facility at Ambadwet in Pirangut, Pune.

	Ganga Expressway Project Scrapped Rs.40,00 ng, eight-lane, access-controlled expressway that was to connect Greater Noida at one end of Uttar Pradesh to Ballia at its other end is being put into cold storage.

	Reliance Industries Joins Hands With Bill Gates For Nuclear Power Venture Reliance Industries has joined hands with Bill Gates,Vinod Khosla and Nathan Myrvhold, the former Microsoft tech honcho, maths whiz and master French chef to fund the development of a nuclear reactor with the potential to revolutionise power generation Reliance Industries

	Mumbai Trans Harbour Link Project Hit By Flamingos The Rs 8,800-crore Mumbai Trans Harbour Link project has hit one more road block.

	Kerala Plans To Enhance Connectivity And Mobility Within The State For many years Kerala has been struggling with substandard means of mobility, which drove away potential investments.