The government has constituted a panel of secretaries under Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba to streamline the spectrum allocation process. In addition, the panel will examine the possibility of making the auction of spectrum an annual […]
HCC Concessions Limited, the infrastructure development arm of the HCC Group, has completed the sale of a 100 per cent stake in Farakka-Raiganj Highways Limited (FRHL) to Cube Highways and Infrastructure II Private Limited. FRHL […]
Cube Highways III Private Limited has acquired a 100 per cent stake in KNR Walayar Tollways Private Limited , a subsidiary of KNR Constructions Limited. The enterprise value of the assets for this transaction stands […]
A sum of Rs 103.39 billion has been released by the MoRTH due to Covid-19, under the simplified payment process as envisaged in the ambitious Atmanirbhar Bharat scheme. Besides, another sum of Rs 24.75 billion […]
NHAI has invited bids for TOT Bundle V without a base price as the authority looks for better price bids for its operating assets. Separate bids have been invited for the two bundles – TOT […]
NHAI has withdrawn the fourth bundle of its toll-operate-transfer (TOT) programme, as it tests new models for its asset monetisation programme. The authority has withdrawn the tender to modify it according to its recent policy […]
A total of 322 projects, spanning a length of 12,413 km, have been awarded and 2,921 km of roads have been constructed under the Bharatmala Pariyojana till August 2020. The MoRTH has undertaken a detailed […]
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has awarded 40 projects comprising a cumulative length of 1,330 km during April-September 2020. The authority has reported that the projects awarded in the first half of the […]
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has successfully completed the construction of 3,951 km of road length during April-September 2020. It has achieved a construction pace of 21.6 km per day, despite the […]
IR has allowed booking and cancellation of tickets up to five minutes before the departure of a train. The new rule is expected to restore the pre-Covid system of preparing a second reservation chart. The first […]
IR rolled out its user depot manual (UDM) digitally across all user depots of Western Railway on September 28, 2020. The UDM was developed by the Centre for Railway Information Systems. Reportedly, the system will […]
As reported by the National Capital Region Transport Corporation, the entire rolling stock for the Delhi-Meerut high speed rail corridor will be manufactured in India with almost 80 per cent local content. This initiative is […]
TRAI has issued Telecom Consumers Protection (11th Amendment) Regulations, 2020, which outline the amended rules for international mobile roaming (IMR). With this, the regulator has mandated that telecom operators ensure that IMR services are deactivated […]
The Chennai division of Southern Railway has developed a battery-cum–AC operated dual-mode locomotive, Pasumai, to work both in electric and non-electric/unwired sections. The technical specifications include a tractive effort of 110 HP in AC mode […]
The government has approved the construction of the Haryana orbital rail corridor project from Palwal to Sonepat to decongest the railway network in the National Capital Region and connect unserved areas of the state. The […]
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited (APSEZL) has issued additional guidelines for ships calling at its ports to ensure compliance with Annexure VI of the International Maritime Organization’s International Convention for the Prevention of […]
In a significant development, the Gujarat government has issued a letter of intent (LoI) to a consortium of three companies for the world’s first CNG terminal at Bhavnagar port. The three companies are the UK’s […]
The Deendayal Port Trust has operationalised two mobile harbour cranes to cater to the cargo handling needs at berth nos. 13-16. The Liebherr LHM 550 mobile harbour cranes have a capacity of 124 tonnes each […]
The MoS has extended the current concessional rate of a 40 per cent discount for coastal movement of cargo and vessel-related charges (VRC) for another year for cargo being handled at JNPT and Deendayal port […]
The Ministry of Shipping (MoS) has issued a stipulation in the standard operating procedures for the procurement/chartering of tugs by the major port trusts. Accordingly, the MoS will blacklist Indian tugboat owners from participating in […]
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