Upcoming Projects in India

6355 Asian Paints to set up a Rs. 1,700-crore manufacturing plant at Visakhapatnam. The Andhra Pradesh government has cleared the administrative hurdles in the setting up of a Rs. 1,700-crore manufacturing plant of paints giant Asian Paints at Visakhapatnam.

6354 Smartphone maker Hitech Cellphone (HCPL) is mulling setting up an assembling unit in West Bengal at an investment of Rs 30 crore. HCPL at present is working on importing cellphones from Shenzhen, China. It procures products from original equipment manufacturer (OEMs) and original device manufacturers (ODMs). Besides, The smartphone company is planning to expand its export to Bangladesh as well as Sri Lanka.

6353 Amul is planning to invest Rs 5,000 crore to set up around 10 milk processing plants in the next fiscal, including two plants in Delhi, three in Uttar Pradesh, one each in Kolkata and Maharashtra and the rest in Gujarat.

6352 Adani Enterprises planning to make solar panels that can generate competitively priced electricity and investing in LNG sourcing and oil and gas exploration. It's agreed to set up a joint venture with SunEdison that will invest.Rs 25,000 crore, or $4 billion, to make India's biggest solar photovoltaic manufacturing facility and signed an accord with Australia's Woodside Energy in the oil and gas business. The solar plant, to be constructed in Mundra, Gujarat, over a three-year period. Welspun Renewables has signed two MoUs for 500 MW wind and 600 MW solar capacities with Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam.

6351 Indian Immunologicals Ltd ( IIL), part of the National Dairy Development Board, is setting up a new vaccine manufacturing facility in Pondicherry involving an investment of Rs 300 crore. Land for the vaccine production facility was already acquired and a decision on variety of vaccine will be taken in a year during which all other necessary approvals will be availed.

6350 The government is looking to start a fresh process of inviting bids for ultra mega power projects (UMPPs) at four locations in the country in the next three-six months. These four proposed UMPPs include two for which government have previously cancelled the bid, now fresh bids will be inviting, and two more have been identified - one in Bihar and another in Jharkhand. UMPP is a coal-based power project of 4,000 MW generation capacities.

6349 Rio Tinto will invest USD 2 billion to set up an iron ore project in Odisha and another USD 500 million on a diamond mine in Madhya Pradesh. The projects are however stuck as the company has not yet got environment clearance. Rio Tinto has a proven record of world-class diamond exploration success. Rio Tinto Group is a British-Australian multinational metals and mining corporation.

6348 National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) will invite tenders this month for the construction of a $1.2 billion, joint venture power project to be built in Bangladesh. The coal-fired 1,320 MW plant, expected to become operational by December 2018. The construction project will be award in June and work will start soon after. The plant is being built by Bangladesh India Friendship Power Company, an equal venture between Bangladesh Power Development Board and NTPC.

6347 Hong Kong-based China Light & Power (CLP) Holdings Limited is planning a 2,000 MW coal-based power plant in Gujarat at a projected investment of $2 billion (around Rs 12,400 crore), adding to its operational gas-based 600 MW power plant in the state. The company is undertaking a feasibility study for the power plant that is most likely to be fuelled by imported coal. The company is also keen on developing renewable energy, especially in the form of solar and wind farms in India. The CLP Group and its holding company, CLP Holdings Ltd, is a Hong Kong electric company that has businesses in a number of Asian markets and Australia

6346 Fast food brands operator Yum! Restaurants is stepping up expansion of its Mexican chain Taco Bell in India with plans to open 25 outlets by 2016 . The company, which launched Taco Bell in India with the first restaurant in Bangalore in 2010, had earlier said it plans to open up to 100 outlets by 2015. The new outlets can be company owned or franchised. Tacobell is America's largest Mexican fast food restaurant chain with over 6000 restaurants across 16 countries worldwide.

6345 Dharampal Satyapal Group plans to have five more production units to roll out a range of dairy products across the country in next three years, entailing an investment of Rs 200 crore. To be a full-range dairy product firm with a pan-India presence within next three years, the group company will add five more plants. These plants, which will be a mix of company-owned and leased ones, will produce all types of dairy products for the Indian market. Besides, DS Group plans to set up a greenfield plant in Assam for its dairy products. The Group has already procured the machineries for setting up the plant and is currently looking for 5-7 acres of land in and around Guwahati.

6344 Videocon Group is planning to set up a 60,000-tonne per annum fibreglass plant in Bharuch, Gujarat at an investment of Rs 2,000 crores. Group company Videocon Industries has a plant in Bharuch for manufacturing coloured glass in an area of 200 acres. Apart from that, fibreglass will be needed to manufacture LPG gas cylinders as government is planning to introduce cylinders made out of that material. The group expects to wrap up all the formalities and procedures in a month.

6343 Tata Steel signed an agreement with Sankara Eye Hospital of Tamil Nadu to set up a 100-bed super specialty eye care hospital at Samarjhola village under Hinjilicut Block of Ganjam District, Odisha. The hospital, which would come up in Samarjhola village, would be run by Sankara Eye Hospital. According to the agreement, Tata Steel will extend financial support as a grant up to Rs 42.3 crore for construction of the proposed 100 bed eye hospital and the required infrastructure including equipment to be built over 4.5 acres of land in the Samarjhola village which is approximately 17 km from Berhampur city. Apart, Tata Steel, is also setting up 500 bed and 200 bed multi-specialty hospitals at Gopalpur and Kalinganagar, respectively.

6342 Steel Authority of India Limited is planning to invest Rs 1,50,000 crore till 2030-31 to ramp up steel production from 23 million tonnes to 50 million tones. The PSU steel maker indicated that the investment line-up would encompass both brownfield and greenfield expansion. Of the Rs 1.5 lakh crore capital expenditure plan, Rs 40,000 crore will be invested in West Bengal in new capacities and allied activities, including mining. A 50:50 joint venture has been formed with Kobe Steel to set up a commercial plant for making iron ore nuggets. The project will come up at Durgapur and use the Japanese steel maker's patented iron making technology.

6341 Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has bagged a Rs 3,810-crore contract from Telangana for setting up a super-critical thermal power plant. The project for setting up the 800-Mw plant, to be executed on an EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) basis at Kothagudem in Khammam district, has been awarded by the Telangana State Power Generation Corporation Limited (TSGenco). The project is targeted to be commissioned in 36 months. BHEL's scope of work in the project includes design, engineering, manufacture, supply, construction, erection, testing and commissioning of the 800 Mw supercritical set on EPC basis.

6340 Imagine Fibres plans to set up a textile fibres unit at Keshwana, Rajasthan, which will have a capacity of producing 30,660 tonnes per annum and will spread over five acres of land. The company has invested Rs. 120 crore for the project which is expected to begin next month

6339 A total of 100 water treatment plants will be set up to feed kiosks or ATMs in North and North-West Delhi. The RO water dispensing units will be set up by Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd (TPDDL), which signed a memorandum of understanding with the Delhi Jal Board. Each plant will cater to about five to 10 ATMs in its vicinity. The corporate social responsibility initiative will be the third project in the water utility’s plan to expand water ATM facilities. Currently, the pre-paid water kiosks can be found in Savda Ghevra and Raj Nagar. The Jal Board plans to install 500 such ATMs this year. The Jal Board said 10 of the plants will be installed by March, followed by 45 each in 2016 and 2017.

6338 The Kerala Water Authority (KWA) Has Decided To Develop A Bottling Unit At Aruvikkara, Kerala. The KWA Board Had Given Its Nod To Revise The Project Estimate And Invite Separate Tenders To Find Bidders For Electrical, Civil, Plant And Machinery Works. The Plant Would Use Reverse Osmosis Technology With UV And Ozone Sterilization To Produce Quality Packaged Drinking Water.

6337 Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals Plans To Add 170 More Beds This Year, Hospitals Are Planning To Expand The Present Capacity With A New Institute Of Gastro Sciences Providing Specialised Services And Having A Capacity Of 120 Beds. They Will Also Add 50 Beds To The Cancer Hospital Which Has An Existing Capacity Of 100 Beds. They Have Already Started Construction Of A Rs 400- Crore Medical College And Hospital With A Capacity Of 1,000 Beds At A 14-Acre Plot At Batanagar, Near Kolkata. Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals Is A JCI Accredited 510-Bed Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital. It Is A Joint Venture Between Apollo Hospitals And Parkway Holdings.

6336 The Ongole Municipal Corporation has prepared a detailed project report for drawing 1.6 tmcft of water from Gundalakamma reservoir and strengthening the distribution network involving a cost of Rs. 413 crore. The project envisages setting up of 17 Elevated Level Service Reservoirs (ELSRs) and two filtration plants too. Water connections would be provided to the 5 per cent of the households on the city outskirts, thereby making Ongole tanker-free by March next year.

6335 Sutlej Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN) along with Hindustan Salt will set up ultra mega hybrid renewable energy park, having up to 5,000 MW power generation capacity in Gujarat. SJVN will develop all the infrastructure facilities like roads, drainage system, power supply and water supply system, evacuation arrangement from the plot to evacuation sub-station.

6334 APM Terminals-operated Gujarat Pipavav Port, with NYK Auto Logistics (India), is setting up an automobile yard at Pipavav Port. NYK Auto Logistics (India) has been sub-leased land by Gujarat Pipavav on the port premises for developing a common user-integrated RoRo (roll-on/roll-off) terminal, A RoRo terminal caters to ships designed to carry automobiles, trucks, and railroad cars among others vehicles. The yard is expected to be commissioned in the second quarter of 2015.

6333 The Maharashtra government is planning to roll out 'a telemedicine service' in the remote areas which do not have enough healthcare facilities . A pilot project would start next month in the tribal Melghat district. Under the service, telecommunication and information technology would be used to give people access to healthcare, however the government would have to first set up the necessary infrastructure in these areas. Besides, The state government and Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai would start Arogya Vardhini programme next month to provide packets of nutritious food to patients who are being treated for moderate drug resistance (MDR) or extreme drug resistance (XDR) variants of TB.

6332 Andhra Pradesh government is planning to add 15,869 mega watt power generation capacity in the next five years. The state energy department said that this capacity in addition would include thermal power (3,240 mw), central generating stations (1,949 mw), solar (3,150 mw), wind (7,030 mw) and other sources.

6331 UAE-based vitrified tile maker RAK Ceramics plans to invest Rs 75 crore in a year to boost its production capacity in India. While Rs 50 crore would be invested to acquire a majority stake in an already existing plant in Morbi in Gujarat, the remaining investment wwould be made to increase the capacity of the company's existing plant at Samalkot in Andhra Pradesh. The company also plans to set up a greenfield plant either in Rajasthan or Gujarat in the future. RAK Ceramics is an international consumer ceramics company based in the Persian Gulf sheikhdom of Ras Al Khaimah, a member of the UAE.

6330 The Telangana government has decided to set up a 7,600 mega watt (MW) thermal power station at Peerlapalem and Dilavarpur in Damarcherla mandal of Nalgonda district. The station will be set up jointly by Telangana Genco and NTPUC. The Telangana Genco would generate 6,000 MW in the coming years and four units, with a total capacity of 1,080 MW, would be set up at Ramanajulapally near Manuguru in Khammam district. These thermal plants, to be constructed by Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, are expected to become operational in the next two years. Another 5,200 MW would be generated by power units that would be set up by Genco at Damarcherla.

6329 The Supplyco has begun work on a seven-floor suburban hyper mall at Piravom Gramapanchayat, located on the outskirts of the district. The 60,000-square feet facility, coming up at a 36-cents property handed over by the panchayat, is a first-of-its-kind initiative by the government-owned agency. The cost of establishing the project is estimated to be Rs.12 crore. Besides, the agency is also looking at leasing out commercial space for outside agencies to open store or other business ventures. The first phase of the project comprising three floors will be completed within seven months from now while the remaining works will be completed in another eight months.

6328 Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) is developing a GIS-based 3D protocol for Cuddalore and Nagapattinam areas for more efficient and effective preparedness to face tsunamis and cyclones. Details of every individual living in the areas would be in the 3D protocol. The pilot project would be replicated in other areas based on its success in the two areas.

6327 Hindustan Powerprojects is planning to invest Rs 12,000 crore over the next two years to install 2 gigawatts of clean electricity. Hindustan Powerprojects is developing thermal plants with a combined generation capacity of about 5,000 megawatt in the states of Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh. Also the company's 2,520 megawatt thermal power project at Anuppur in Madhya Pradesh will get commissioned soon. The company is also developing hydro power projects.

6326 Government of Maharashtra has sanctioned five new primary health centres (PHCs) to Aurangabad district. These new centres would be established at Waluj, Ambelohal (Gangapur taluka), Pimplagaon Valan (Phulambri taluka), Chauka (Aurangabad taluka) and Baradi (Sillod taluka). The construction work of Waluj would begin soon. About 3 acres of land has been allotted at Waluj. With the tender procedure for constructing the building in progress, the work would start in a week

6325 GAIL India Ltd. and Coal India signed agreements to invest Rs 9,000 crore in a plant to convert coal into gas and use this fuel to manufacture fertiliser. CIL and GAIL along with Rashtriya Chemicals and (RCF) and Fertilizer Corp of India Ltd (FCIL) will set up the integrate coal gasification cum fertiliser and ammonium nitrate complex at Talcher in Odisha by 2019. The plant will be built by the two joint ventures - the upstream consortia for converting coal into synthetic gas or syngas, and downstream plant to manufacture urea and other fertilizers .

6324 Indian Oil Corporation will be investing Rs 6,800 crore on capacity expansion and improving fuel quality at its Gujarat refinery unit. The oil company will invest Rs 5,000 crore to increase its overall capacity to 18 million metric tonnes from the present 13.7 million metric tones & it will invest Rs 1,800 crore to make the end product compliant with the low-sulphur Bharat Stage. The Rs 1,800-crore fuel output quality enhancement project will be completed by April 2017 while the Rs 5,000 crore fuel enhancement project will be completed by 2020.

6323 Kerneos Aluminate Technologies is all set to begin construction of a Rs. 120 Cr calcium aluminate cement production plant in the district of Visakhapatanam, Andhra Pradesh. The company already received clearance from the AP Pollution Control Board (APPCB) for setting up the plant in the district. Kerneos has a presence in six countries with 11 production sites.

6322 Government is looking for a speedy rollout of Wi-Fi services at select public places in top 25 cities with population of over 10 lakh by June 2015, The services will be available at select public places within these cities. Telecom firms may get three months time to complete rollout from the date they accept purchase order. The project is jointly being worked by the Department of Telecom and Ministry of Urban Development. The government has also separately identified 25 archaeological monuments to provide free wifi access.

6321 Internet giant Google plans to open its own "permanent and big" campus in Hyderabad and is set to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Telangana government shortly to take up the venture. Design for propsed venture has been completed and the process of tendering is in progress. The contract for this venture is expected to be awarded in the next three-four months after floating the request for proposals and the bidding process. The successful bidder is expected to take six months to roll out the infrastructure. The 70,000 square feet facility will have 800 seats, housing an expected 500 start-ups in different stages of growth.

6320 South African restaurant chain Nando's plans to open about 20 own restaurants in the next three-four years in addition to outlets opened by its franchisees. Nando's is an international casual dining restaurant chain originating from South Africa.

6319 US Retail Major Walmart Will Open A New Cash And Carry Store In Agra As It Returns Focus On India. Walmart Runs 20 Cash And Carry Stores Under Brand Best Price Across 9 States. The Company Will Also Extend Its Online Platform In All Its Stores In 2015. The Company Had Called Off 6-Year Partnership With Bharti Enterprises In October Last Year And Decided To Operate Stores Independently In India. Walmart, Is An American Multinational Retail Corporation That Operates Chains Of Large Discount Department Stores And Warehouse Stores.

6318 Phone Directory App Truecaller Will Expand Its Base In The Country With A Research And Development (R&D) Centre And More Marketing Personnel. The Company Provides With An Application That Helps A User Search For Contact Information (Based On Name, Number Or Address) Is Planning To Set Up R&D Centres Probably In Bangalore Or Pune.

6317 German Conglomerate Siemens Is Looking At Expansion Of Its Manufacturing Base Of Healthcare Equipment Such As X-Ray And Other Products In India To Cater To The Global Market. The Company Has No Plan To Open A New Facility In India As Of Now, But Would Wish To Expand Its Existing Manufacturing Base Here To Supply Clinical Products To Other Countries. The Company Also Wants To Provide Access To Quality Healthcare To More Indians Through Siemens' Financial Solutions. Siemens AG Is A German Multinational Conglomerate Company.

6316 Watchmaker Fossil Will Invest Up To Rs 40 Crore To Open 25 Retail Outlets In India By 2017. The Company Will Sell Non-Watch Products Such As Leather Bags For Women And Men, Wallets, Eye-Wear And Jewellery Through Its Retail Outlets In The Country. The Company, However, Will Not Launch Apparels In The Country, Which It Sells In The US. The Company Sells Its Watches Through Multi-Brand Retail Chains Including Shoppers Stop And Lifestyle. Fossil, Inc. Is An American Designer And Manufacturer Of Clothing And Accessories.

6315 Union Bank Of India Is In Expansion Mode In Northeast India. The Bank Plans To Add Another 63 Branches Across The Seven States In Next Two Years. It Plans To Reach 150 Branches By 2016. Union Bank Is Formulating Special Scheme For The Northeast India For Financing The Micro And Small Enterprises (MSE) At Concessional Rate Of Interest And Service Charges.

6314 Maharashtra Government Has Given Its Nod For Two New Regional Forensic Science Laboratories To Be Set Up At Kolhapur And Nanded, For Eight Districts In The State's Marathwada, Western Maharashtra And Konkan Regions. The Kolhapur Lab Will Cater To Sangli, Kolhapur, Ratnagiri And Sindhudurg Districts While Nanded, Parbhani, Hingoli And Latur Districts Will Be Attached To The Nanded Laboratory. The Government Has Sanctioned Creation Of 100 Posts And Approved Rs 27 Crore Funds For The Purpose.

6313 The Gujarat Government Is Planning To Construct And Develop An Airport At Dholavira In Kutch District. Besides, The Government Also Wants To Promote Tourism Through Intra-State Aviation Service That Will Cover Routes Like Ahmedabad-Surat-Bhavnagar, Bhuj-Rajkot-Ahmedabad, Ahmedabad-Porbandar-Jamnagar, Kandla-Mandvi-Amreli-Ahmedabad And Ahmedabad-Keshod-Diu.

6312 The Centre Is Planning To Construct A Tunnel Ring Road In Mumbai That Can Be Linked To The Proposed Ahmedabad-Mumbai Highway. The Estimated Cost Of This Project Is Around Rs 90,000 Crore (Rs 900 Billion). This Tunnel Road Would Go Up To The Proposed Ahmedabad-Mumbai Highway. One Section Of The Proposed Tunnel Road Would Start From The Mahim Creek In The Central Part Of The City And Connect The Bandra-Worli Sealink On The Western Fringe And Connect Also Connect Nariman Point In The South. Another Section Will Begin From Sewri On The Eastern Periphery Of The Island City And Extend Undersea To Connect The JNPT At Nhava Seva Across The Bay And Will Also Connect The Mumbai Port On The Eastern Cost. The Road Will Enjoin The Proposed Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway From Bhayandhar On The Northwestern Periphery Of The City.

6311 The State Bank Of India (SBI) Would Open 60 More Branches By March 2015 Taking Its Total Branch Network In Karnataka To 750. The Bank’s Plan Is To Open More Branches In Remote Parts Of The State And Reach Out To Smallest Of Farmers Too, Besides Its Focus On Other Sectors.

6310 Anil Nutrients Limited Has Decided To Invest Rs 700 Crore Over The Next Three Years. The Company Intends To Pump In Rs 135 Crore In The Next Six Months As Part Of The First Phase Of Expansion. It Will Set Up A New State Of The Art Manufacturing Facility At Savli Near Vadodara In Gujarat. Besides, The Company Also Plans To Expand Its Product Range By Introducing New Products. Anil Nutrients Limited Is A Member Of Anil Group

6309 An Investment Of Rs 12,000 Crore In A Joint Venture Would Be Made To Develop A Coal Block In The State's Birbhum District. Deocha-Pachami Coal Block In The State With A Reserve Of 2,200 Million Tonnes, Which Was Allocated To Six States And A CPSU By The Centre In 2013, Would Be Developed In A Joint Venture. Development Of This Coal Block Under Md Bazar Block In Birbhum District In A Joint Venture Will Expedite The Development Process In The Entire Area Covering Bankura, Birbhum, Purulia, Burdwan And Murshidabad Districts.

6308 Lulu Group International Is Planning To Invest Rs. 2,500 Crore In Telangana In The Next One Year. The Group Company Is Planning To Invest In Three Projects In Telangana — A Fruit And Vegetable Processing Unit, An Integrated Meat Processing Unit And A Modern Shopping Mall In Hyderabad. Lulu Group International Is A Highly Diversified Entity With Operations Spanning A Vast Geographical Landscape. Spearheaded By The Retail Division, The Group Has Interests In Imports And Exports, Trading, Shipping, IT, Travel And Tourism And Education

6307 Apollo Hospitals Plans To Invest Rs 150 Crore In The State By 2016, Apart From The Rs. 500 Crore It Has Already Put In To Set Up Three Hospitals. Hospital Company Is Planning To Start A Super Speciality Hospital In Malleswaram By Next Year. It Will Be A 200-Bed Facility. It Is Also Aiming To Expand Apollo Clinics From 14 To 20 And Add An Apollo Cradle.

6306 SUBA Group Of Hotels Plans To Open Three More Hotels In Gujarat's Bhuj, Bhavnagar And Junagadh Cities. SUBA Group Of Hotels, Part Of The Mumbai-Based MRL Group, Has Seven Hotels, Including Three In Mumbai, And One Each In Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Dahej And Dubai.