Invention helps commissioning of century-old rail service
04 October 1999 23:13 ISTIt is really shot in the arm for Indian railways when it reopens the century-old rail service by inventing indigenous technology and makes the people all happy again after a long wait for over three ... READ
Goa set to have IT habitat
30 September 1999 23:49 ISTGoa is all set to float global tenders for the IT habitat, its most prestigious project worth Rs 122 crore."It is my dream come true, which would create silicon valley environment in Goa", says chief ... READ
India's top industrialists sit in Goa's classroom
27 August 1999 23:54 ISTThe top brass of Indian industry is down in Goa, not simply to wine and dine but to learn. They call it a ‘corporate retreat’, perhaps because they are re-treating their traditional mindset of trade ... READ
DoT geared up to counter Satyam's ISP
12 July 1999 23:55 ISTWith Satyam Online - the first private ISP - entering the tourist state, the Department of Telecommunications has now woken up from its usual sluggishness to compete its commercial competitor.But more than merely hiring better ... READ
Goa's first private power plant commissioned
05 July 1999 10:08 ISTThe first private power generation plant in Goa, and perhaps sixth in the country, is being commissioned by the Reliance Salgaoncar Power Company Ltd. The next target of the government is to also corporatise the ... READ
No beaches, only business in Vasco
23 April 1999 23:29 ISTDestroying both the beaches in the port town, the Mormugao Port Trust is planning to expand its berths and convert it into a multi-commodity port.Situated at one of the rare natural harbours in India, the ... READ
Asian crisis continues hitting MPT
20 April 1999 23:30 ISTCurrency crisis in the Asian region is expected to hit the Mormugao Port Trust for yet another year, especially since the port in Vasco here exports 46 per cent of country's total iron ore to ... READ
Recession hits MPT too
12 April 1999 23:31 ISTWith the world recession also hitting iron ore exports from Goa, the Mormugao Port Trust, Asia's oldest natural port built during the Portuguese regime, has started moving its operations towards a multi-commodity port in a ... READ
Goa targets for software sector
26 March 1999 23:56 ISTAs the mining industry getting exhausted within a decade or two and the tourism industry making its ups and downs, Goa is now planning to consciously develop the software sector, utilising the e-friendly local atmosphere ... READ
Goans favour Govt control over corporatisation
05 March 1999 10:09 ISTSaying no to total sell out of the transmission and distribution of power to the private sector, cross sections of Goa have now unanimously resolved to corporatise the electricity department with private participation but government ... READ
