Projects

India-UK Tech Summit Modi addressing the India-UK Tech Summit, in New Delhi on Nov 7, 2016. India and the United Kingdom have agreed to set up two joint projects covering solar energy and Anti-Microbial Resistance initiative. These were announced by...

Hall of Nuclear Power Singh (in blew shirt) in a group photograph with the students and children during a visit to the “Hall of Nuclear Poweron November 6. India’s nuclear programme has made rapid strides in the last two years,...

Bidding guidelines Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued Guidelines for transparent bidding process for implementation of Scheme for setting up of 1000 MW Wind Power Project connected to inter-state transmission system (ISTS). As per Guidelines, the Wind...

Renewables efforts noted India could have been expected to increase its coal-fired power use for decades, but it has now intensified focus on renewables, notes Climate Action Tracker (CAT). There appears to be a transition underway with an extremely rapid...

Offshore wind Steck on FOWIND project. India’s pilot project generating 100-MW of electricity from wind-propelled generators off Gujarat will commence in three years. “We are preparing India for offshore wind by providing a road map for offshore wind for Gujarat...

Scale up nuclear energy programme A nuclear power plant in India. India should scale up and pace up construction of nuclear plants to meet its insatiable power demand, renewable programme and climate change targets, the head of an international atomic...

GR's highway project Part of the four-lane Highway at Rupnagar. G.R. Infraprojects Ltd has secured a contract for four-laning of Phagwara–Rupnagar section of a National Highway in Punjab. The 81-km project is expected to cost Rs.1,444 Crore, said the National...

Bhutan hydro project Bids called for civil work at Kholongchhu project. Bids are being called for major civil works in three packages for the 600-MW Kholongchhu Hydroelectric located in Trashiyangtse, Bhutan. Three hydroelectric power projects have already been built in Bhutan...

DHL Express sees double-digit growth DHL Express is expecting a “strong double-digit” growth in its service in India, where annual economic growth is projected to average 7.5 per cent to 8+ per cent in the coming years as the liberalized...

KMC snares highway contract KMC Constructions Ltd has secured a contract for four-Laning of Nerchowk–Pandoh highway in in Himachal Pradesh. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has issued Letter of Award (LOA) to KMC for development of National Highway...