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.
Read MoreKerala rolls out innovative projects in Science and Technology
Kochi: Seeking to strengthen its footprints in the science and technology sector, Kerala today rolled out a number of innovative projects before a galaxy of investors and policy-makers attending the Emerging Kerala meet here.
Read MoreProject 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.
Read MoreKerala’s share to go up in Indo-US bilateral ties
Kochi: United States of America has developed a special strategy to peg up the share of Kerala in the burgeoning Indo-US trade, and the first such business mission to the State will arrive in February next year, US Ambassador to India Ms Nancy J Powell said addressing the first plenary session at the ongoing Emerging Kerala 2012 Global Connect.
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