Technology

Rs.100 crore sanctioned for solar projects Source: Azure Power.   The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has approved/sanctioned 60 Cities including 13 Pilot and 5 Model Cities up to 12th Five-year Plan period. More than Rs.100 crore funds sanctioned...

Sokolov hopes New Delhi will use Russian expertise Russia wants to take forward the development of the International North-South Trade Corridor comprising (INSTC), road, rail, shipping and air links from India, Iran and Caspian Sea states. Giving an update on...

Rs.6 lakh crore for infra projects Modi address Advantage Assam. India is to invest Rs.6 lakh crore on infrastructure and develop 600 major railway stations in the coming years, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "Our target is to re-develop 600...

India vulnerable to weather-related hazards West Bengal has chosen Earth Networks to provide real-time storm tracking, lightning detection and advanced alerting services to provide life-saving weather and forecasting services to residents and businesses across the state. The Earth Networks Total...

Gadkari sees huge demand for ships Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) and Joint Stock Company United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC), Russia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate and engage in Design, Development and Execution of contemporary, State-of-Art vessels for...

MSMEs in dialogue with Southeast Asian companies Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) from India's space and satellite sector are set to internationalize their sub-system manufacturing expertise through joint ventures with global manufacturers. “Indian industry is in dialogue with not...

Shanbhag to lead Asia Pacific businesses   India is a very dynamic environment and is driving innovation in core telecom infrastructure such as 5G technology, said Vikram V. Shanbhag, Coriant's newly appointed managing director for Asia Pacific South. "For example,...

Self-financing PPP model to implement projects     Bengaluru and Mumbai will get high-speed suburban rail networks, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced in his Union Budget FY19. "A suburban network of approximately 160 kilometres at an estimated cost of Rs...

Benefits for rural, social and infra sectors It is not surprising that the Union Budget FY19 has turned out to be populous, said Dr. Arun Singh, Lead Economist, Dun & Bradstreet - India. "The Union Budget FY19 has given more...

Maharashtra offers land to Indian Railways factory Fadnavis initiatives. Work is in progress on setting up a massive rail coach factory at Latur in Maharashtra to manufacture Electric Multiple Units for suburban trains and coaches for metros. Work on this...