Projects

Sampath wants end to global water and sanitation crisis The US-based WaterEquity has provided capital debt worth US$5 million to Ahmedabad-based Microfinance Institution (MFI), Pahal Financial Services Pvt Ltd, which provides funding for clean water and proper sanitation facilities to...

Meghalaya and Ladakh sign MoU for decentralised solar projects Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL), a CPSE under Ministry of Power has forged key partnerships on World Environment Day in an effort to further the deployment of electric vehicles in the...

Power company to proactively address water sustainability issues NTPC Ltd, India’s largest power utility Under Ministry of Power, has signed the prestigious UN Global Compact’s CEO Water Mandate, joining the coveted league of companies that focus on efficient water management,...

Sitharaman wants MSME’s dues cleared at the earliest Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has told the Ministries to explore PPP mode for viable projects and actively get projects funded through innovative structuring and financing. She also wants the Ministries to provide...

India committed to cut emissions intensity per unit of GDP by 33 to 35 per cent by 2030 The United Kingdom and Indian governments have launched a new work-stream to promote industrial energy efficiency under the Clean Energy Ministerial’s (CEM)...

PRF incorporates road safety, maintenance, and climate adaptation The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is providing US$2.5 million project readiness financing (PRF) loan to support project preparation and design activities to upgrade major district roads in Sikkim that will help improve...

JWG to strategize and implement programmes The Cabinet has approved Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) to facilitate and strengthen India-Japan technical cooperation in the field of Sustainable urban development including Urban Planning, Smart Cities Development, Affordable Housing (including rental housing), Urban...

Ministry list reasons for delay in completion Cost overrun at 1,737 projects is likely to be Rs.26,71,440.77 crore, an increase by 19.61% or Rs.4,38,031.24 crore, on the original cost of Rs.22,33,409.53 crore, the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation said...

Goyal updated on rail project link to the Kashmir valley Tenders worth Rs.915 crore and Rs.234 crore have been invited by IRCON & KRCL for the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail link Project (USBRL), according to an update given to Piyush Goyal, Minister...

Mission's modalities of operation being finalised In order to address the issue of air pollution due to farm stubble burning and to reduce carbon footprints of thermal power generation, Ministry of Power has decided to set up a National Mission...