Ezine Archive
December Issue 2025
Year: 2026
Aviation
Bhogapuram Airport conducts validation flight
A validation flight was conducted at the upcoming Bhogapuram Airport in Andhra Pradesh by GMR Visakhapatnam International Airport on January 4, 2026. The validation flight was operated by an aircraft of Air India. The exercise […]
Railways
National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited achieves breakthrough of 1.5 km long mountain tunnel in Palghar district in Maharashtra
National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) achieved the final breakthrough of a 1.5 km long mountain tunnel located between the Virar and Boisar station in Palghar district in connection with the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail […]
Roads and Bridges
Road construction dips 12 per cent y-o-y during 7M FY2026
According to ICRA, the Indian road construction industry had a 12 per cent year-over-year decrease in execution during the first seven months of 2025-26. Between April and October 2025, the Ministry of Road Transport and […]
Railways
Indian Railways to launch first Vande Bharat sleeper train on Guwahati-Howrah route in January 2026
Indian Railways (IR) has announced to launch the first Vande Bharat Sleeper train on Guwahati (Assam)-Howrah (West Bengal) route in January 2026. The trial, testing, and certification of the train have been successfully completed. The […]
Power
CIL allows foreign coal buyers to directly participate in SWMA e-auctions
Coal India Limited (CIL) has permitted coal consumers located in neighbouring countries including Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal to directly participate in its single window mode agnostic (SWMA) e-auctions, with effect from January 1, 2026. The […]
Telecom
MeitY invites proposals from state governments to set up centres of excellence for AI
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has reportedly asked state governments to submit proposals for setting up centres of excellence (CoE) for artificial intelligence (AI). The secretary, MeitY, mentioned that utilisation of the […]
Urban Infrastructure
Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation Limited conducts trial runs under Agra Metro Rail Phase I Project
Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation Limited (UPMRC) has conducted trial runs on the upline of Inter State Bus Terminal (ISBT) – Mankameshwar stretch under the Agra Metro Rail Phase I. The stretch passes through S.N. […]
Railways
Commissioner of Railway Safety conducts safety inspection on Adraj Moti-Bijapur rail section in Gujarat
The Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) conducted a safety inspection on the 39.75 km long Adraj Moti-Bijapur section of the Adraj Moti-Viajapur Gauge Conversion Project on December 29 and December 30, 2025. Besides, speed trials […]
Ports & Shipping
Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority sets new benchmark with record handling of 7.9 million TEUs in 2025
Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA), India’s leading container port and a key international trade gateway, achieved a historic milestone in calendar year (CY) 2025 by handling a record 7.9 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs). This […]
Telecom
Cabinet approves telecom relief for Vi, freezes adjusted gross revenue dues at Rs 876.95 billion
The union cabinet has reportedly cleared a relief package for Vodafone Idea Limited (Vi), freezing its outstanding adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues and granting a five-year moratorium on repayments, a move seen as crucial to […]
Telecom
BSNL launches VoWiFi services nationwide across all circles
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has announced the nationwide rollout of voice over Wi-Fi (VoWiFi), also known as Wi-Fi Calling. This advanced service is now available to all BSNL customers across every telecom circle in […]