The union minister of ports, shipping and waterways has announced that container handling capacity at India’s central government-controlled ports will nearly double within the next five years, reaching 40 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs). This […]
The first phase of soil testing under the HUDA City Centre-Cyber City metro rail project has been completed. Besides, land acquisition at Udyog Vihar station is likely to commence soon. The project involves development of […]
Trial runs under the Navi Mumbai International Airport project are likely to commence from October 5, 2024. Besides, domestic operations are likely to commence from March 2025 and international from June 2025. Additionally, the City […]
Indian Railway (IR) has conducted a successful trial run of the KAVACH 4.0 system on the section between Sawai Madhopur and Indargarh railway station of West Central Railway in Rajasthan. In the first test, the […]
The government of Uttar Pradesh is improving drinking water amenities in Prayagraj for the upcoming Mahakumbh fair. Around 36 new tube wells are in the final stages of installation with around 75 per cent of […]
Wabtec Locomotive Private Limited, a joint venture between Indian Railway and Wabtec Corporation will manufacture the evolution series ES43ACmi locomotives in Bihar’s Marhowra plant and export the same to Africa by 2025. Further, these locomotives feature evolution […]
Karaikal Port has revised the maximum permissible draft at high water for the channel and berths 1, 2, 3 and 4 from October 1, 2024 onwards. For berth 1, the maximum permissible draft for vessel […]
Highlights from our conference on InfraBuild North! We thank our speakers, delegates, and sponsors for discussing emerging construction trends, highlighting upcoming infrastructure opportunities in India, identifying new design, material, and technology needs, and addressing key […]
Indian Railway’s (IR’s) first KAVACH-equipped Vande Bharat Express train service has been commercially operationalised on the Bhuteshwar-Palwal section under the Agra division. Besides, proposals have been sent to commence the Vande Bharat Express train service […]
The government of Gujarat, under the Swarnim Jayanti Mukhya Mantri Shaheri Vikas Yojana, has approved a total of Rs 2.55 billion for road development projects across Surat, Rajkot, and Gandhinagar. The Surat Municipal Corporation has […]
Indian Railway (IR) has unveiled the first look of the Vande Cargo train with an aim to facilitate parcel delivery with exceptional speed and efficiency. The train is modelled after modern air cargo systems and […]
Apurvakriti Infrastructure has commenced the track plinth casting work at Majiwada station as part of Mumbai metro’s line 4 and line 4A (green line) project, on September 21, 2024. The work is being carried out […]
Shankh Air has reportedly received the approval from the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) for operations in the country. The airline would be the first scheduled airline from Uttar Pradesh. It is planned to hub […]
An innovative nanomaterial called ‘sulphidated’ carboxymethyl cellulose-stabilised nanoscale zero-valent iron (S-CMC-nZVI) has been developed to address heavy metal contamination in water by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru. The solution is efficient in […]
The Deendayal Port Authority (DPA) has proposed development of the second satellite port. The port is proposed on a patch of land between the bulk cargo terminal run by Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone […]
The Ministry of Power has inaugurated the computer security incident response team – power (CSIRT–Power) facility in New Delhi to address cybersecurity challenges in the power sector. CSIRT-Power will serve as the central agency for […]
At the turn of the 21st century, the slogan “Bijli, Sadak, Pani” became popular as political parties of all persuasions began to promise access to the basic necessities of power, roads and water. As the […]
India’s infrastructure development requires various sources of financing to maintain its dynamic growth trajectory. Financing has traditionally come from budgetary support by the central and state governments or from commercial banks. India’s focus on infrastructure […]
Alstom has successfully delivered the first Metropolis metro train for the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) phase IV from its manufacturing facility in Sricity, Andhra Pradesh. These trains are engineered for a maximum safe speed […]
National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) has completed the casting of 1000 full-span box girders each at Vadodara and Vapi casting yards under the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail (HSR) corridor project. The project involves the development […]
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