Projects

Work starts on National Waterway The Rs4,200 Crore National Waterway-1 (NW-1), being developed with assistance from the World Bank, would result in a viable economical, efficient and eco-friendly mode of transport and cargo deliveries. Speaking on the project, Shipping, Road...

North Eastern Projects Building roads in challenging environment. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoR&TH) is implementing 197 projects in the North Eastern States. The 4,320.95 kms of roads would cost Rs.37,691.05 Crore. Also being implemented are 20 railway...

Atomic, hydro, solar update Source: Indian Wind Energy Association. The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) is reviewing 15 hydroelectric projects with various appraising agencies and project developers to expedite appraisal of Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) in the country. The 15 projects...

First Solar Projects First Solar, Inc., Indian subsidiary First Solar Power India Pvt. Ltd. has started commercial operation of 80 MWAC and 50 MWAC capacity in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, respectively. These projects are part of the 260MWAC project portfolio...

Kudankulum: 5 more units Kudankulam - five more units planned. Russia may build in India the second nuclear power plant of Generation "3+" generation similar to power unit No. 6 of Novovoronezhskaya Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) launched on August 5,...

Inzpire's market strategy Inzpire's Tablet Imagery. The United Kingdom-based Inzpire group is taking a strategic approach to the Indian market, offering its innovative tech products and services for the armed forces. The company is seeking partners in the defence industry...

Adform-Zirca partnership Copenhagen-based Adform, the independent and open full stack ad-tech platform serving media agencies, trading desks, advertisers and publishers globally, has formed a strategic partnership with Zirca Digital Solutions, an independent digital media and brand solutions company. With this...

NHAI studies cement pavement Source: NHAI. Cement pavement project to replace bituminous. National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur for research project on Laboratory and Field investigations on Paneled Cement...

GST: Manufacturers assured Taxes on manufactured goods will be brought down under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) from as high as 30% at present taxation regime, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has assured manufacturer. He said the bill had enough...

Scrap shredding plant Source: Mahindra. The group is setting up India's first scrap shredding plant in venture with MSTC. Mahindra Inter Trade Limited and MSTC Ltd are jointly setting up a 100,000 tonne a year auto-shredding plant, the first in the...