Projects

58 projects approved under Sagarmala Programme. The India Register of Shipping - leading in classification of vessels. A Master Plan has been formulated for 12 major ports which includes 142 port capacity expansions, costing Rs.91,434 crore, and 884  million ton...

Minister highlights Ultra Mega Solar projects.   This would be achieved by installing 40,000-MW rooftop solar panels and 60,000-MW ground-based panels/plants, said Piyush Goyal, Minister of State New and Renewable Energy in a written reply to a question in the...

Centre to provide independent dispute solution. The Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) has opened second representative office in India in the International Financial Services Centre in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT IFSC), Gujarat. The first representative office was opened in...

Central Govt to finance all projects. Buxar in Bihar The Boat Bridge across the Ganges. National Mission for Clean Ganga has approved eight sewage infrastructure and treatment plant (STP) projects along the Ganga river. It has also approved one river...

41 of Namami Gange Programme completed. The Indian government has withdrawn US$91.26 million till now from the World Bank sanctioned US$1 billion loan for projects on the main stem of Ganga river, Lok Sabha was told on 10 Aug 2017....

Two berths to be operational by 2018 Tenders worth Rs.380 crore for equipment have already been finalized while civil construction work has already started at Iran’s Chabahar Port, said Minister of Shipping Nitin Gadkari has said. Gadkari is hopeful of...

Bids open for setting up stop-over facilities. Full scale facilities for highway stopovers planned for travellers comfort. The Government has approved a plan for constructing 1,000 kilometers of Expressways under NHDP Phase-VI and bids are being called for stop-over facilities...

Road improvement to link Gujarati villages. India has signed a loan agreement with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) for financing of US$329 million for a mega project covering rural roads in Gujarat. The Government of India/Government of Gujarat and...

Japan-India meeting discuss industries for the region. The Indian delegation led by the Secretary, DoNER, Naveen Verma and Japanese delegation led by the Japanese Ambassador to India, Kenji Hiramatsu, during the first discussion meeting of the Japan-India Coordination Forum (JICF)...

Recognition for India’s smart city mission. Gujarat International Finance-Tec City (GIFT City) won four awards at CMO Asia 2017 on 2nd August 2017 in Singapore. India’s 1st operational Smart City & International Financial Services Centre (IFSC), it was honoured in...