Experts point to the higher contribution of rural from the north for the growth reported by the region, a point endorsed by companies who've been pushing their presence aggressively there.
Given the gestation period for regulatory clearances it is not possible to share any definite timelines.
To counter the pandemic, air transport was suspended from March 25 till May 24 which rendered zero traffic at AAI airports. Even after resumption of flights, traffic is yet to pick up at airports due to quarantine measures implemented by states and an overall fear of flying.
A new greenfield airport will come up at Sriperumbudur and Tiruvallur taluks near Chennai, while there are expansion plans for the existing airport at Meenambakkam, according to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi.
Glastonbury Festival, the largest greenfield music and performing arts festival in the world, is underway.
All airport projects including greenfield projects would require environmental clearance, according to the new draft National Environment Policy.
DP World (formerly known as Dubai Ports) is keen on setting up a greenfield airport in West Bengal near Kolkata, which is a long standing demand of the ruling Left Front government.
The pandemic has brutally highlighted the inadequacy of India's administrative systems. And, the government has demonstrated its culpable inability to speed up vaccination in a timely manner, says Jaimini Bhagwati.
Lakshmi Venu, granddaughter of T S Srinivasan (TVS) and A Sivasailam (The Amalgamations Group), is managing director of Sundaram Clayton Limited (SCL) and director of TAFE Motors and Tractors Limited (TMTL).
Pharma giant Wockhardt group promoted Wockhardt Hospital will invest Rs 500 crore (Rs 5 billion) in four Greenfield projects in the next three-year for its ultra super speciality clinics to be built in Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, and Kolkata.
Giving an idea of the scale of its ambitions, the four-month-old airline recently placed an order for 50 aircraft even as the sector is struggling.
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South Africa 'A' fast bowler Lungi Ngidi, on a comeback trail after injury, bowled Gill, who made a classy 90 in the first innings to leave India 'A' at 10 for one.
While seven companies bagged orders worth Rs 42,000 crore, industry experts said most of this new order activity was a spillover, and fresh project finalisation remains weak.
The company will raise $1.8 billion for the under construction and contracted portfolio of 12 GW, which includes the country's first manufacturing-linked solar power plant of 8 GW.
Bharat Forge on Saturday said the company would be investing over Rs 400 crore (Rs 4 billion) for a greenfield facility in India and set up development centres in foreign locations for product design and development.
Information technology firm Global Exchange Services on Tuesday said it plans to add about 50 people this year at its centre in Bangalore, which currently employs 150 people.
Glastonbury Festival is the largest greenfield music and performing arts festival in the world.
India Ratings expects long products demand growth to be sharp, supported by a demand push from the government-led infrastructure investments in affordable housing, railways, rural electrification and road networks.
Retailers can buy existing facilities if they spend $50 mn to create additional infra.
The government would try to minimise layers in FDI ceilings.
India's largest information technology (IT) services provider, TCS, is setting up a greenfield business process outsourcing (BPO) centre in Ahmedabad that can house 2,000 people.
The massive coal mine in Queensland state has been a controversial topic, with the project expected to produce 2.3 billion tonnes of low-quality coal.
'The future looks quite bleak unless we ramp up testing and start vaccinating on a war footing.'
New products being designed mainly for auto, oil & gas sectors; firm is raising Kalinganagar plant capacity from three mtpa to eight mtpa
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Anil Ambani will take over as the chairman of Pipavav Defence
A bench of Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justice Manmohan issued notice to Civil Aviation Ministry, DGCA and others and sought their response by October 30.
Globally China, Japan, Russia and South Korea and the US are the top FTTH markets.
The state presently has 17 airstrips and 16 helipads.
India's inability to set up new projects means older, inefficient companies reap windfall profits while new businesses will struggle.
Terming the state "pride" of the country, Modi said it is the gateway of the nation as it guards the frontier. It is the duty of the government to develop the state at any cost, he said.
Domestic tyre demand is seen to grow by 7-9 per cent over the next five years.
Of the 100 cities 20 were to get funding in 2015-16.
For development finance institution to succeed now, the government must stand like a rock behind it and be patient.
With passenger growth pegged at 14 to 15 per cent, airport infrastructure could be a make or break business for both new players and incumbents.
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