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Conflict Erupts Over RFP Issuance for Quad Project’s Phase One

TechnoparkToday(Sept,2023) : A dispute has surfaced between Kerala State IT Infrastructure Ltd (KSITL) and Technopark regarding the Request for Proposals (RFP) issued for the first phase of the much-anticipated ‘Quad’ project in Technopark Phase IV, Pallipuram. This dispute stems from Technopark’s decision to invite RFPs for the selection of a co-developer to construct the initial IT building without prior consultation …

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Malayali Manka & Kerala Sreeman 2020 Global Contest

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Hello Techies. We are happy to announce the 2020 edition of one of the the most prestigious contests among techies– the MALAYALI MANKA & KERALA SREEMAN. But this time, it’s a GLOBAL contest !!! Malayali Manka – kerala Sreeman is an annual contest among techies in kerala conducting for past 5 years. but it was limited to the contestants in …

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Trivandrum Smartcity tops the list announced by govt

Technoparktoday.com(June, 2017): The centre govt announced the list of 30 cities across India for development as smart cities, and the Trivandrum ( Capital of Kerala ) topped the list.The names were announced by Union urban development minister M Venkaiah Naidu After this announcement, the total cities picked up so far to 90 under Smart City Mission. These cities have proposed …

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Downtown Technopark: Taurus shortlists construction contractors

TechnoparkToday.com>> Taurus Investment Holdings is all set to commence construction of the Taurus Downtown Technopark Project at Technopark, Thiruvananthapuram with leading construction firms like L&W, Singapore, Larsen & Toubro and Shapoorji Pallonji being invited to submit bids. The bid is for construction of the first phase of the project which has an area of 38 lakhs square feet, and the …

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US Ambassador visits Startup Village, offers support to boost startup ecosystem

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TechnoparkToday.com(April, 2015): In a remarkable gesture of goodwill and possible long-term cooperation in the development of startup ecosystem in India, US Ambassador to India Richard R Verma on Friday visited Startup Village and interacted with the young entrepreneurs and the Startup Village officials. Responding positively to the Startup Village officials’ request for facilitating young entrepreneurs’ visit to Silicon Valley in …

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Smart City – Construction to begin in 6 Months

TechnoparkToday>>Smart City board meeting held on Tuesday decided to start construction works within six months.   It also decided to appoint a special Chief Executive Officer in Kochi.   Smart City will open its office in Kochi soon. Officials of Dubai Holdings, Smart City board members, and P K Kunhalikutty, I Tsecretary PH Kurian, and MA Yoosafali were attended the …

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SmartCity Concept Master Plan is Ready

In an e-mail interview with leading national daily “The Hindu,” SmartCity Kochi Managing Director Baju George has said that the preparation of a full-fledged master plan for the proposed project will begin as soon as the concept master plan gets the approval of the board of directors. The concept master plan will be presented before the SmartCity Kochi board members …

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67 Acres of Infopark Phase II Get SEZ Status

In a meeting of the Board of Approval (BoA) under the Union Ministry of Commerce, 67 acres of land earmarked for the second phase of expansion of Infopark Kochireceived SEZ status. This makes it a total of 98 acres of SEZ-notified land–31 acres having received SEZ status in September 2010. The SEZ status can be extended by acquiring the adjoining area …

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Central nod to Chennai-model Kochi Metro rail

The Ministry of Urban Development has reportedly given approval to model the Kochi Metro rail on the lines of Chennai Metro rail. A draft in this regard has been prepared by the Cabinet. There will be no private participation in the project. The amount which was earmarked for the project will be increased to Rs. 5,016 crore from Rs. 1,886 …

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Kochi SmartCity commences; phase-1 to be completed in 2 yrs

KOCHI: Construction of the much delayed Rs 2,000 crore SmartCity project at the nearby Kakkanad commenced today and the first phase is expected to be completed in two years. Within 24 months the project’s first phase would be ready and is expected to provide about 7,000 jobs, Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said after performing the “ground breaking ceremony” of …

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Govt grants SEZ status to entire Kochi Smart City area

The Union commerce ministry today granted the status of a special economic zone (SEZ) to 114-acre site of the proposed Smart City project in Kochi. With this, the SEZ status has now been accorded to the total area of 246 acres of the proejct. Earlier, in March this year, the government had sactioned SEZ status only to 132 acres as …

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Work on SmartCity to Commence in September

August-29-2011: A high-level meeting of the Dubai Government Project Monitoring Committee that took place on August 21, 2011, has decided to begin the work on SmartCity on September 29, 2011. At the meeting, the Committee also allocated sufficient funds for the first year’s construction work. The work on a ‘SmartCity Pavilion’ would begin on September 29 while the construction of …

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A smart route map for Kochi Metro Rail

The dream IT project of Kochi, the Smart City, may soon get metro rail connectivity. The state government has decided to extend the alignment of Kochi Metro Rail to the proposed Smart City site. The authorities will soon start the study for foxing the alignment for the new route. “We have decided to extend the alignment. It will be fixed …

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Kerala Chief Minister:No need for anxiety with regard to Kochi Metro project

Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy today said there was no need for any anxiety with regard to land acquisition for the much delayed Kochi Metro Rail project, which is now estimated to cost about Rs 5000 crore. The land acquisition process has to be completed within six months. The government would be formulating a new land acquisition policy keeping in …

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First phase of Smart City Kochi project to be commissioned soon

The first phase of the proposed mega IT project, Smart City Kochi, would be commissioned before Oct 31, 2012, Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said Thursday.The Oommen Chandy-led United Democratic Front (UDF) government, which had first finalised the project during its previous term, held its first meeting Thursday with the builder of the project, Smart City Dubai. Addressing reporters here …

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SmartCity top priority of UDF regime: Oommen Chandy

>> Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Sunday said the UDF government’s top priority is implementing the SmartCity IT project here after sorting out issues in the agreement the previous government had with promoters, Dubai based Tecom “which are against the state’s interests.”  “There are some issues which are against the interest of the state in the agreement the LDF …

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Tecom to pump in more funds for Smartcity Kochi

Tecom, the promoters of the SmartCity Kochi project, is in the process of pumping in more funds to take the project forward. While Emirates NBD, a leading banking group in UAE, will be main financier, support finance is being sought from the Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) Bank. IDBI Bank had consulted one of the director board members of …

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Dr Baju George is the new Smart City Kochi CEO

In an effort to expedite the works of Smart City, Kochi, the Tecom has decided to appoint Baju George as the managing director of the project. It was the five-member committee headed by the supreme council of Dubai Holdings, the parent company of the Tecom, that selected Baju George as the managing director.Baju George who is currently holding the post …

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