Projects

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...

RLDA to manage land and commercial properties. IRCON International Limited (IRCON) will design, construct and market Phase Redevelopment of Delhi Safdarjung Railway Station. The Phase-I of the project will come up on the Moti Bagh side of the Station by...

Cabinet considers 5% cost escalation in contracts. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved the construction of double line with electrification of three railway routes in Tamil Nadu. The projects will be completed in 2020-21. Approval has been...

Ministry has identified 208 ROB sites. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is all set to construct a total of 24,800 km of National Highways under the proposed Phase-I of Bharatmala Pariyojana. The Public Investment Board has already cleared...

Work in progress on 13 North Karnataka highways. Bids have been invited for procurement of executing agency for conversion of Bengaluru–Mysuru Highway in Karnataka as National Highway, said Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways, Mansukh L. Mandaviya has...

Sewage treatment plants for UP and Bihar.   The Executive Committee of National Mission for Clean Ganga has approved seven projects worth Rs.425 crore for sewage infrastructure, Ghat development and research. The first three approved projects are for interception, diversion...

Banks urged to lend for solar installations The International Solar Alliance (ISA) is proposing to set up a US$300 billion fund for the global solar energy, said ISA Director General Upendra Tripathy. “ISA is to bring out a tender for...

NAM earmarks Rs.440 crore for medical facilities. The government has approved 39 hospitals, each of 50-bed, from 45 proposals received during 2016-17, said Minister of State for AYUSH (Independent Charge), Shripad Yesso Naik in reply to a question in Lok...