Projects

Projects to get technology innovation grant The Cabinet has approved the development of Affordable Rental Housing Complexes (AHRCs) for urban migrants and poor as a sub-scheme under Pradhan MantriAwasYojana–Urban (PMAY–U). As per the approval, the existing vacant Government-funded housing complexes...

Engineering challenge on the Godavari Megha Engineering & Infrastructures Limited (MEIL) is installing the gates with a hydraulic system for the Polavaram project on the Godavari River in Andhra Pradesh. Polavaram Project a multi-purpose National project on the Godavari River...

Refinery output growing in India Ridgewood, NJ based Dastur International Inc has been awarded a USTDA-funded study to evaluate the feasibility of petcoke gasification at the 15.5 mtpa Kochi (India) refinery of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL). Dastur, along with...

Gadkari calls for a monthly meeting on infra A Group on Infrastructure meeting, held 7 July 2020, has directed concerned officers to proceed with forest clearance on 187 highway projects, according to a release from the Ministry of Road Transport...

HAM-PPP investments on the Ganga’s tributaries. The World Bank has signed a loan agreement to enhance support for the Namami Gange programme that seeks to rejuvenate the Ganga river and help stem pollution in the iconic river. The US$400 million...

A strategic win for the growth Bengaluru-based Mindteck (India) Limited has secured a project from a new European client to provide advanced wafer processing technologies and solutions for the semiconductor and microelectronics industry. The ten-month project encompasses the design and...

Audit to help in a comprehensive analysis In its effort to improve the quality of roads, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has decided to undertake performance assessment and ranking of the highways in the country. The assessment audit...

Leverage fintech to reach the MSME sector The World Bank is extending US$750 million for the MSME Emergency Response Programme to support the increased flow of finance into the hands of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), severely impacted by...

Sandhu leads selection committee With an aim to facilitate investment in the highway sector, the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) is in the process of setting up an Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvIT) to act as an investment manager. It...

Gasification technology selected for Delhi waste The Indian Oil, NTPC Ltd and South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) are developing a gasification technology-based Waste to Energy plant at Okhla landfill site in Delhi. The plant is to process 17,500 tons per...