Projects

Reduce road construction costs, says Gadkari Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has approved a proposal to construct 120 km Munger-Bhagalpur-Tirpety-Kahalgaon concrete road on national highway 80 in Bihar. It will be a 2-lane road with paved shoulders,...

Rafale reflects India-France strategic relations Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has pitched for French investments in the Indian defence manufacturing sector, following the induction of Rafale jets on 10 Sept 2020. Many policy reforms have been initiated such as manufacturing of...

India Inc continues to remain under pressure Based on the consumption and industrial trends, a large number of sectors have been reporting a gradual recovery to the pre-COVID levels, according to a report by ICRA Ltd. Many sectors have recovered...

InvIT offers investment opportunities In a path-breaking reform, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved monetisation of POWERGRID assets worth more than Rs.70,000 crore through an Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvIT) model. This is the first time any PSU...

Renewable energy for every village Technology holds the key to scale up the use of solar energy and the technological achievements have already brought about a significant reduction in the price of solar power, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has told...

Neem-coated urea plants due for completion by 2021 The Indian Government has approved a grant of Interest-Free Loan of Rs.1,257.82 crore to Hindustan Urvarak & Rasayan Limited (HURL) to start commercial production of neem coated urea at Gorakhpur, Barauni and...

Project to introduce high-level RRTS technologies The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a US$500 million loan, the first tranche of a total US$1 billion facility, to build a modern, high-speed 82-kilometer Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) corridor that...

Technological maturity demonstrated The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has demonstrated the hypersonic air-breathing scramjet technology with the flight test of Hypersonic Technology Demonstration Vehicle (HSTDV) at 1103 hours on 7 Sept 2020 from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Launch...

Goyal tackles the land issue A Dashboard is being created to monitor km by km progress of the Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) of Indian Railways with constant weekly monitoring and meetings with stakeholders that have led to the acquisition of...

Project to develop reliable, resilient and safe roads The World Bank has signed a US$82 million loan for the implementation of the Himachal Pradesh State Roads Transformation Project for improving the condition, safety, resilience, and engineering standards of the state...