The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has approved the greenfield Electronics Manufacturing Cluster (EMC) with a project cost of Rs 4.93 billion to be set up under Ranjangaon Phase III, near Pune in […]
The Gujarat government has launched the Gujarat Electronics Policy 2022-2028 to make Gujarat a national hub of electronics system design and manufacturing (ESDM). As per the policy, the state will offer assistance up to 20 […]
DoT has reportedly scrapped mandatory testing for certain broadband equipment including routers, cordless phones, transmission terminal equipment and local area network switches, and has moved these products to a self-certification regime in a bid to […]
The government has notified amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 to enhance due diligence requirements and ensure the accountability of social media and other intermediaries. As per […]
DoT has approved proposals of 42 more companies, including 28 micro, small and medium enterprises under the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for telecom and networking products. A total of 17 companies have applied for the […]
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has released the National Frequency Allocation Plan (NFAP) – 2022 along with other procedural reforms. Under the NFAP, nearly 17 GHz of new additional spectrum has been released for implementing […]
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is planning to launch the Pune-Bengaluru Greenfield Expressway Project. Currently, the preliminary survey and alignment approval has been completed and the detailed project report is being prepared. The […]
The central government has approved the construction of the Somasila-Siddheshwaram cable-stayed-cum-suspension bridge project (NH-167K). The completion period for the work is 30 months. The project involves the construction of a cable-stayed-cum-suspension bridge on the Krishna […]
MoRTH has laid the foundation stone for the Jabalpur Ring Road Project, giving an impetus to road connectivity in Madhya Pradesh. The project involves the construction of a 112 km long ring road in Jabalpur […]
The Haryana government has inaugurated the Basai flyover. The project involved the construction of a 820 metre flyover connecting Umang Bhardwaj Chowk to Sector 9/9A at a cost of Rs 1,250 million. It has been […]
VK1 Expressway Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of IRB Infrastructure Developers Private Limited, has received the provisional completion certificate for the implementation of the Padra-Vadodara Expressway Project (Vadodara-Mumbai Expressway). The company has completed 22.585 […]
Akkalkot Highways Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of PNC Infratech Limited, has achieved financial closure for the Badadal-Maradgi S Andola Six Lane Greenfield Highway (Package II of Akkalkot to Karnataka-Telangana border) (Solapur-Kurnool-Chennai Economic Corridor) […]
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has approved and sanctioned funds for two road projects – the Phagwara-Hoshiarpur Four Laning Road Project (NH-344B) and the Balikuda-Mulakani Two Laning Road Project (NH-55). Funds worth […]
The first electric traction train has operated on the Khajuraho-Udaipura section, marking the 100 per cent electrification of the North Central Railway. The electric train passed the Ishanagar railway station. Prior to this, Eastern Railway and […]
India’s first aluminium freight rake 61 BOBRNALHSM1 has been inaugurated at the Bhubaneswar railway station. It has been designed and developed indigenously in collaboration with the Research Designs and Standards Organisation, Hindalco and Besco Wagon. […]
Reportedly, IR has earned a revenue of Rs 175.26 billion from special train services in 2021-22, which is almost 45 per cent of the total passenger revenue in the said financial year. To discourage people from travelling in the pandemic, […]
Keeping in line with the Ministry of Railways (MoR) policy regarding the Gati Shakti Multimodal cargo terminal launched on December 15, 2021, Gati Shakti cargo terminals (GCTs) are being developed for handling rail cargoes. As […]
In an important development, India’s fifth Vande Bharat train was launched on November 11, 2022. It will operate on the Mysore-Bengaluru-Chennai route. It is part of the 75 Vande Bharat Express trains expected to be […]
In a notable development, IR has achieved the electrification of 1,223 route km (rkm) during 2022-23 (till October 2022). This is 36.64 per cent higher than the electrification done in the corresponding period last year […]
Indian Railways’ (IR) freight loading for the April-October 2022 period has surpassed the loading and earnings for the corresponding period in the previous year. Freight loading in the said period stood at 855.63 mt, 9 […]
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