Archive for November 28th, 2007
QVC Realty to invest Rs 1,500 cr to develop townships
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007In a bid to cash in on the demand for homes in and around upcoming international airports in the South, Bangalore-based realty firm QVC Realty proposes to invest around Rs 1,500 crore towards developing residential townships in Bangalore and Hyderabad.
Huda yet to start radial roads
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007The Hyderabad Urban Development Authority (Huda) is racing against time to execute the Rs 1,700-crore radial roads project to link the Outer Ring Road (ORR) with the Inner Ring Road (IRR).
Jambagh to face bulldozers
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007hops at the five-decade old fruit and flower market at Jambagh near Moazam Jahi Market will be bulldozed to pave way for the metro rail project. As many as 126 properties will get affected in the road widening.
Australian institute opens India centre
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007The George Institute for International Health (GIIH), a Sydney-based not-for-profit health research institute, has announced the launch of George Institute, India.
Alliance to build luxurious villas
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007After Tishman Speyer and Lanco, it’s now the turn of Alliance Group to enter the booming real estate market of Hyderabad. The Bangalore-based company on Wednesday announced that it is going to construct Inner Circle — based on the luxurious villas of Singapore at Shamirpet, for a total investment of Rs 150 to Rs 170 […]
GHMC denies funds
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) is in no mood to spend its own money to widen the 14-km stretch of road from Erragadda to BHEL which is a National Highway.
Rural varsity by 2008
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007Rural development minister, Mr G. Chinna Reddy, on Wednesday said the government would convert Swami Ramananda Thirtha Rural Institute at into a rural university by next year.
Net manpower addition in IT muted
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Net manpower addition for the top six Indian IT services companies seems muted in the two quarters ending September.
Phase II of Krishna project cleared
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs headed by the Prime Minister has cleared the Krishna Drinking water Supply Project Phase II for a cost of Rs. 817.62 crore on Monday.
Reliance Power to get AP power project soon
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007Anil Ambani-led Reliance Power, which emerged as the lowest bidder for the 4,000 mw ultra mega power project (UMPP) at Krishnapatnam, will be awarded the contract in a few days, Power Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said today.
HPCL to spend $2.5 bn on Vizag unit expansion
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007Hindustan Petroleum Corporation plans to invest $ 2.5 billion (over Rs 9,961 crore) in expanding its Visakhapatnam refinery capacity to 16 million tonnes, the Rajya Sabha was informed today.
Suncity to bring in Frasers’ service apartments to India
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007In a bid to tap the growing service apartments market in the country, real-estate developer Suncity Projects, a part of the Zee Group, has tied up with the world’s second largest player (outside the US) in the service apartments sector, the Singapore-based Frasers Hospitality.
Bottlenecks in construction industry
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007Whether we talk of Bandra-Worli Sea Link Project or Mumbai Trans Harbour Link Project or Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway Project— projects in India are delayed and their costs escalated by four to five times the originally estimated cost.
Now, law firms hiring engineering grads
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007Few years ago it would have been unheard of. But thanks to outsourcing, engineering graduates have yet another interesting career option to explore – working in a law firm.
Some legal process outsourcing (LPO) firms in India have been recruiting engineers in recent times, primarily to work in the area of patents and intellectual property rights […]