IL&FS Transportation Networks Limited (ITNL) has emerged as the lowest bidder for the construction, operations and maintenance (O&M) of the Zojila Pass tunnel project (National Highway [NH]-1D) on an engineering, procurement and construction basis. The company […]
The Odisha cabinet has approved the rural road maintenance policy aimed at better planning and execution with regard to maintenance of rural roads in the state. The objective of this policy is to prolong the […]
The Meghalaya cabinet has approved the state road maintenance policy, which will provide a mechanism for effective road maintenance and management. The policy will focus on creating road infrastructure across the state including the remotest […]
NHAI has granted in-principle approval for the construction of the Delhi-Panipat and Delhi-Alwar regional rapid transit system (RRTS) projects worth Rs 535 billion. The 111 km long Delhi-Sonepat-Panipat RRTS project is estimated to cost about […]
The central government is planning to extend the country’s existing national highway network of 115,000 km to 200,000 km. For this, the MoRTH has estimated a fund requirement of around Rs 7 trillion over the […]
The draft final report for the Delhi-Kolkata high speed rail corridor project has been submitted to the High Speed Rail Corporation and the Railway Board for examination. The report was prepared by a consortium of […]
The MoR has recently introduced several passenger and freight initiatives. These include launching a new freight structure for double-stack dwarf containers; the signing of agreements under long- term tariff contracts with TIISCO, India Cements and […]
The Ministry of Railways (MoR) has commissioned its first 1,600 HP diesel electric multiple unit train with solar-powered coaches and a unique battery bank facility at the Shakurbasti DEMU shed in Delhi. This train has […]
The CCEA has approved the doubling of lines with electrification on the 102 km Vanchi-Maniyachchi-Nagercoil via Tirunelveli line, the 160 km Madurai-Vanchi and Maniyachchi-Tuticorin lines, and the 86.56 km Thiruvananthapuram-Kanniyakumari line, at an estimated cost […]
The Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation (IRSDC) has formed an SPV with the Gujarat government, with equity stakes of 24 per cent and 76 per cent respectively, for the development of the Gandhinagar station. Currently, […]
The Rail Land Development Authority has signed an MoU with IRCON International Limited for undertaking the design, construction and marketing of the Safdarjung station redevelopment project in Delhi. Phase I of the project will be taken up […]
The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission has issued a letter to 15 solar power project developers asking them to voluntarily agree to lower solar tariffs to Rs 7.02 per kWh, which is the price that […]
The Gujarat government has floated a tender to procure 1,000 MW of power from coal-based plants willing to sell electricity at a tariff less than Rs 2.82 per unit. The state will provide the coal […]
The aggregate financial losses of state power distribution companies under the centre’s Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana have reportedly declined by 21.5 per cent to reach Rs 402.95 billion in 2016-17. This decrease in losses has […]
As per a recent World Bank statement, India is permitted to construct hydroelectric projects (HEPs) on the tributaries of the Chenab and Jhelum rivers, while adhering to certain restrictions specified in the Indus Water Treaty, […]
The MoP has directed states to scale down their aggregate technical and commercial losses to below 10 per cent at a recent review meeting held on July 22, 2017. Around 4,040 towns have been targeted, […]
The MoP is planning to propose new norms for power procurement by electricity distribution companies in order to revive the signing of long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) by discoms. The new norms will require the […]
The Ministry of Power (MoP) has evaluated the status of 34 stressed thermal power plants (TPPs) with an aggregate debt of Rs 1.77 trillion as per a list given by the Department of Financial Services […]
As of July 31, 2017, the Indian shipping industry had a fleet of 1,345 vessels of 12.25 million gross tonnage (GT) and 18.51 million deadweight tonnage (DWT). Of the vessels, 919 are coastal vessels with […]
The MoEFCC has granted the ToR for the expansion of the outer harbour of Hazira port. Adani Hazira Port Private Limited has proposed the expansion of the port through outer harbour development and the conversion […]
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