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USAID’s energy collaboration with India. Goyal (in blue jacket) releasing the report “Pathways to Integrate 175 Gigawatts of Renewable Energy into India’s Electric Grid- National Study”, in New Delhi on 29 June 2017. A study under the U.S.-India bilateral program...

Saudis recognize India’s lighting success. Saudi Aramco plant. The Kingdom signs up Indian efficiency programme. Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) is to help implement energy efficiency programmes and scale-up demand side measures in Saudi Arabia under a Memorandum of Understanding...

New Delhi to host mega event. India is all set to become the global manufacturing hub of the food industry, and to establish its presence and showcase its capabilities, the World Food India 2017 is being held in New Delhi,...

Rs.200bn greenfield project to 3,000-ha site. IGI Airport reaching full capacity. A Rs.200 billon international airport off Delhi will be developed under a public-private partnership, with first terminal to be operational in five to six years. An in-principle clearance has...

Jaitley underlines after-sale support for equipment. Jaitley co-chairing the 17th IRIGC-MTC meeting with General Sergei Shoigu, in Moscow on 23 June 2017. Indian and Russian defence ministers have explored new opportunities for Russian companies to participate in the Indian defence...

No compromise in quality of smart city plans, says Naidu. Central government has announced another list of 30 cities for development as smart cities taking the total cities picked up so far to 90 under Smart City Mission launched on...

Fund in place for “24X7 Power for All Project”. India has secured US$400 million loans from the World Bank and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) for a US$570 million power project in Andhra Pradesh. The project is to increase...

Paris meeting sees business for French OEMs. Indian and French aviation officials and experts have evaluated business opportunities in India including for French Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs). Surina Rajan, Additional Secretary, Department of Defence Production, has urged the French OEMs...

  Tata-Lockheed Martin pens a major investment in India (Seated left to right) Sukaran Singh, chief executive officer and managing director, Tata Advanced Systems, and George Standridge, vice president of strategy and business development, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, sign a letter...

SBI-World Bank lending to expand Roof Power platform. Azure Power (NYSE: AZRE) has been granted Rs.678.3 crore (US$ ~10.5) million of low-cost debt financing through the SBI-World Bank: Grid Connected Rooftop Solar PV Program. The loan is for 15 years...