Projects

States/UTs to implement reforms by 31 Oct 2017.   The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), in partnership with the World Bank Group, has released the Business Reform Action Plan (BRAP) 2017 for implementation by States/Union Territories (UTs) with...

MoU approved to optimize regional energy resources India's NTPC expected to be part of the BIMSTEC. India has approved the "Memorandum of Understanding” for Establishment of the BIMSTEC Grid Interconnection across South Asia and South East Asia. The Bay of...

Project will put 250 MW on Central Transmission Utility Singapore’s Sembcorp’s renewable energy business in India has won a bid for a new wind power project in Tamil Nadu with close to 250 megawatts in capacity to be added to...

Minister gives update on Swadesh Darshan Scheme progress Ten projects Coastal Areas as Beach Corridor projects are in various stages of development, said Dr. Mahesh Sharma, Minister of State for Tourism and Culture (Independent Charge) in a written reply in...

One lakh affordable housing units to be built in Maharashtra The Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Associations of India (CREDAI) has launched its first affordable housing initiative with an investment of over Rs.38,000 crore to build over two lakh units....

Central government to provide 100% funding for projects The central government has approved 26 Sewage Treatment Projects worth Rs.2,154.28 crore in UP, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand and Delhi under the Namami Gange Programme or National Mission for Clean Ganga. The new projects...

Let's talk tecnology: Railway Ministry list out is initiatives Alstom Rails. More and more technology is being used to modernize the railway network in India, said Minister of State for Railways Rajen Gohain in a written reply to a question...

Interstate network to link solar energy to national grid The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is giving a US$175 million loan to support construction of high voltage transmission systems to evacuate power generated from new mega solar parks to the interstate...

No participation in nuke electricity generation India’s private sector has been supplying nuclear components & equipment and executing large work packages as well as other services, said Dr Jitendra Singh, Minister of State for Atomic Energy and Space. But there...

Research being done on advanced technology India is intensifying its focus on supercritical technology and conducting advanced research to reduce pollution from thermal plants. Supercritical technology has already been adopted for thermal power generation with about 5% efficiency over conventional...