Projects

The government is exploring the use of new kinds of vehicles like hybrid aeroboats that combine land, water and aviation technology and can run on land, water and air at speeds greater than 80 km per hour.

Azure Power has signed a letter of award (LoA) for a 300 MW Interstate Transmission System (ISTS) grid connected solar PV project won in an auction conducted by NTPC Limited.

India needs to expand its partnerships with nuclear expertise to expedite its 63 GWe nuclear programme which has been lagging, said Agneta Rising, director general of the World Nuclear Association, said in Singapore on 31 Oct 2018.

India will need around US$4.5 trillion till 2040 for infrastructure development and restructure its Public Private Partnership (PPP) framework, NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said.

India-designed Unit 1 of Kaiga nuclear power plant has won appreciation from the World Nuclear Association (WNA) for its continuous operation over three years.

International financiers have boosted Azure Power’s fund raising to US$400 million since 30 June 2018, the largest funding by the solar power group in India.

The Executive Committee (EC) of the National Mission for Clean Ganga has approved 12 projects worth Rs.929 Crore under the Namami Gange programme in its 16th meeting held 29 Oct 2018.

State Governments and Union Territories have been advised to prepare the Detailed Project Report (DPR) in line with the provisions in the Metro Rail Policy 2017 and submit, said Hardeep S Puri, Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs.

Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Shinzo Abe have outlined the shared vision for the future of India-Japan relations following the India-Japan Annual Summit held during his visit 28-29 Oct 2018.

Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) will make its foray into Public Private Partnership (PPP) as it hands over the operation and management of its terminals in Kolkata to Summit Alliance Port East Gateway (India) Pvt Ltd (SAPEL) on a...