TUV Rheinland announces Rs.150 Crore expansion in India

Kochi: TÜV Rheinland India, a worldwide leader in Testing, Inspection, Certification & Training, announced that it would be implementing a Rs.150 Crore expansion plan to enhance its activities in India. TUV Rheinland India is a 100% subsidiary of TUV Rheinland Group, Germany. As an independent third party, TÜV Rheinland tests, monitors & certifies products, installations, processes, management systems & services based on statutory requirements, relevant performance indicators & standards. The company itself is actively involved in developing those standards.

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Macedonia explores investment opportunities from Kerala

Trivandrum: A trade delegation from the Republic of Macedonia, led by Bill Pavleski, Minister for Foreign Investments and Ivo Ivanovski, Minister for IT & Administration, was in Thiruvananthapuram, to seek investments from Kerala and also to explore areas of mutual interests. Apart from meeting Government officials, the team from Invest Macedonia, the agency for foreign investments and export promotion in Macedonia, also held an interactive session with CII members.

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KGS Aranmula International Airport gets clearance for take off

Aranmula: KGS Aranmula International Airport Ltd., which is developing India’s first private Greenfield International airport in India at Aranmula in Pathanamthitta District, has received all clearances for the project. A team from the Airports Authority of India had visited the site of the airport recently and given full clearance for the project. This was announced today at a press conference.

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Project specific concessions needed to make PPP model attractive

Kochi: ‘Metro Man’ Dr. E Sreedharan today called for project-specific concession agreements on public-private partnerships (PPP) to make them financially attractive to the private sector. Talking at the sectoral session on infrastructure development, Dr Sreedharan made a strong case for speedy bureaucratic approvals to ensure timely completion of the projects. The “unique work culture” he inculcated among his staff was the key to the success of his two projects – Konkan railway and Delhi Metro, he said.

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