The Ministry of Power (MoP) has extended the waiver of inter-state transmission charges and losses for solar and wind projects commissioned till March 31, 2022. Earlier, the waiver was applicable for solar projects commissioned till […]
Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (Powergrid) has reportedly emerged as the lowest bidder for the Rs 10 billion, 765 kV Vindhyachal-Varanasi transmission line, a part of the New Western Region-Northern Region 765 kV […]
Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) has sought an extension of five years from the Supreme Court to set up an “away from reactor” (AFR) facility in order to store the spent nuclear fuel […]
The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has invited bids for setting up 3 GW of interstate transmission system (ISTS)-connected solar power projects to be installed across different locations in the country. The solar photovoltaic […]
NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Limited (NVVNL) has emerged as the winner in the tender for supplying 300 MW of power to Bangladesh. The tender was floated by the Bangladesh Power Development Board for the supply […]
Adani Transmission Limited (ATL) has received a letter of intent for the Fatehgarh-Bhadla transmission project in Rajasthan from PFC Consulting Limited to construct, own, operate and maintain the project. The transmission project was awarded to […]
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved six projects for implementation. These are the 100.6 km Muzaffarpur-Sagauli (Bihar) (estimated cost Rs 13.48 billion), the 109.7 km Sagauli-Valmiki Nagar (Bihar) (Rs 13.81 billion), the 116.95 […]
The Ministry of Railways (MoR) has granted approval for the 240 km Port Blair-Diglipur new railway line project in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands at an estimated cost of Rs 24.14 billion. The project will […]
Indian Railways (IR) has inducted two digitally enabled locomotives based on the state-of-the-art insulated-gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) technology in collaboration with General Electric (GE). The two locomotives have been designed under Make in India through an […]
The cabinet has given its approval to the cooperation agreement between India and Morocco’s national railway operator ONCF to develop a long-term partnership in areas such as training and staff development, expert missions, exchange of experience […]
The MoR is expected to announce its plans for constructing 10,000 km of high speed rail (HSR) corridors to connect all the major cities in the country in April 2018. The new HSR corridors will […]
The MoR has launched the digital receipt note, receipted challan and digital bill submission to improve transparency and ease of doing business. The digitisation of suppliers’ bills will provide end-to-end digital and paperless contracting, resulting […]
In a bid to encourage the involvement of all stakeholders (including railway passengers, urban planners, architects and engineers) in the redevelopment of 635 stations, SRIJAN (Station Rejuvenation Initiative through Joint Action) was launched at the MyGov portal on January […]
A JV of Sydney-based infrastructure asset management company the Macquarie Group and Ashoka Buildcon Limited has secured the rights to manage 648 km of national highways under the first bundle bid out on a toll-operate-transfer […]
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has launched a mobile application and a toll-free emergency number for highway users. The Sukhad Yatra mobile application has been developed by the National Highways Authority of […]
In an effort to address issues at toll plazas, NHAI plans to launch a system of ranking toll plazas on the basis of cleanliness, staff behaviour and availability of ambulances, cranes, etc., in case of […]
NHAI is in the process of rolling out a pilot project for incident management in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. Under the project, incident management contractors will be appointed at a state/regional office level for providing […]
The cabinet has approved several relief measures for debt-laden operators in a move to bring some respite to the stressed telecom sector. It has eased the spectrum holding limit from 25 per cent to 35 […]
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has unveiled a strategic plan for bringing together state-owned companies and organisations in the telecom sector for promoting greater operational synergy including effective utilisation of human resources as well as […]
DoT has directed all telecom service providers (TSPs) to start issuing 13- digit mobile numbers to SIM-based machine-to-machine (M2M) communication devices. DoT has further ordered all TSPs to ensure that their network elements including information […]
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