Infrastructure

Centre to support indigenous tech developments Minister Nitin Gadkari. India is setting up of a National Technology Centre for Ports, Waterways and Coasts (NTCPWC) at IIT Chennai, under Shipping Ministry’s flagship programme Sagarmala, which will act as a technology arm...

Nagpur and Varanasi lead in IMS projects Fifteen cities across the country have been prioritized for development of Intermodal Stations (IMS) with Nagpur and Varanasi as pilot projects. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has conducted detailed pre-feasibility studies...

EPC contract for 24 months   GHV (India) Pvt Ltd has been given Letter of Award (LoA) for construction of Gagaria-Baori Kalan-Serwa-Bakhasar section of NH-925 and Sata-Gandhav Section of NH 925A in the state of Rajasthan. The project is 196.970...

State to get digital infra Andhra Pradesh continues to attract big investment after hosting the three-day CII Partnership Summit which ended on 25 Feb 2018 with Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) pledging Rs.55,000 crore by 2022. RIL plans marketing gas and...

Loan will support civil works   The Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a US$84 million loan with the Indian government for improvement and expansion of water supply in Bhagalpur and Gaya towns in Bihar. The tranche 2 loan is part...

Minister announced research centre on Clean Coal tech Indian scientists have developed a super critical carbon di oxide Brayton test loop facility that would help generate clean energy from future power plants including solar thermal. Developed indigenously by Indian Institute...

CETP project to Kanpur water pollution In the 9th Executive Committee meeting of National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has approved on 22 Feb 2018 projects worth nearly Rs.4,000 crore including a 20 MLD Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) for...

KPMG to device WB-funded project framework The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) has engaged consultant KPMG to study and devise a framework for operation and maintenance of the assets being built on National Waterway-1 (NW-1) under the World Bank...

Electrification to reduce carbon emissions The cabinet has approved 100.6-km long Muzaffarpur-Sagauli & 109.7-km Sagauli-Valmiki Nagar for line-doubling projects with electrification. The two projects would cost Rs.1,347.61 crore, Rs.1,381.49 crore, respectively. These projects will cover the districts of Muzaffarpur, East...

2022-23 deadline for Rs.4,955.72 crore project The Cabinet has approved the 425-km long Jhansi-Manikpur and Bhimsen-Khairar lines doubling and electrification projects. Costing Rs.4,955.72 crore, the project is likely to be completed by 2022-23. The projects will cover the districts of...