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Mumbai-Surat AC ferry service likely to begin weekly operations from November; cruise ship to ply between Hazira port and Bandra
•Approval has been given for a ferry service between Mumbai and Surat and operations are likely to begin in November this year, the Gujarat government said.
India must spend $200 bn on infrastructure annually; harnessing private investment a challenge, reveals Economic Survey
•India needs to almost double its annual spending on infrastructure at $200 billion and the real challenge lies in harnessing private investment, said the Economic Survey 2018-19 tabled in Parliament on Thursday
Uttarakhand healthcare crisis: Citizens face shortage of doctors, crumbling infrastructure as BJP's PPP model fails to deliver
Rahul Singh Shekhawat •The problem of an acute shortage of doctors in Uttarakhand is a very real one, largely because of an unwillingness to serve in rural areas.
Kannur International Airport now open; first flight goes to Abu Dhabi: Kerala becomes first state to have four international airports
•The Kannur International Airport opened on Sunday making Kerala the first state in the country to have four international airports. Pinarayi Vijayan flagged off the inaugural Air India Express flight, carrying 186 passengers to Abu Dhabi, at the airport near Mattannur town on Sunday morning.
Govt to allow 100% privatisation of six airports in terms of operation, development and management; will offer 50-year lease
Fp Staff •The government is mulling to offer a 50-year lease for these airports and has said that the turnover and net worth of the bidders will be the key criteria
Why Public Private Partnership is no longer an option to be considered but a reality to be acknowledged
A M Tiwari •Across the country, one can find countless examples of successful CSR initiatives which have changed the lives of lakhs of people for good
RERA aims at long-term changes; shortage of houses more than 10 mn in urban areas, says Hardeep Singh Puri
Fp Staff •The conferring of industry status to affordable housing, the insolvency bill and the Goods and Services Tax have created an environment to resolve all the miseries of the real estate sector, Union Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri said at the RICS Real Estate Conference 2017 in New Delhi on Wednesday.
GVK signs concession agreement with Cidco to develop Navi Mumbai international airport
•GVK through its subsidiary, Mumbai International Airport (MIAL) holds 74 percent equity shares of the SPV- Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIAL) while Cidco holds the balance 26 percent.
New local, old problem: Passenger caught for ticketless travelling on Mumbai's first AC suburban train
•A passenger was on Monday caught for travelling without ticket in an air-conditioned (AC) suburban train in Mumbai, whose services started, a senior railway official said.
Centre gave in-principle approval for 19 greenfield airports, Ashok Gajapathi Raju tells Lok Sabha
•The government has given "in-principle" approval for 19 greenfield airports, of which some would be developed through Public Private Partnership (PPP), the Lok Sabha was informed on Thursday.