The Punjab government signed an agreement with the Airports Authority of India (AAI) for setting up a joint venture (JV) for the development of the Halwara Civil Terminal Building Project on June 12, 2019. As […]

AAI has issued the long-pending letter of award (LoA) for the extension of the terminal building at Surat airport to Siddhi Constructions. The company had qualified as the lower bidder in February 2019; however, the […]

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) has fixed the transportation tariff of GAIL (India) Limited’s 3,452 km long pipeline from Hazira in Gujarat to Jagdishpur in Uttar Pradesh via Vijaipur in Madhya Pradesh […]

Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) has joined hands with other oil marketing companies (OMCs) – Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) – for laying the world’s longest liquefied petroleum gas […]

The cabinet has approved the introduction of the Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Bill, 2019. The bill will replace the ordinance which was circulated in March 2019. The ordinance had paved the way for trusts to […]

The Union government has inaugurated the mechanised coal handling facility at New Mangalore port. The terminal has been developed by Chettinad Mangalore Coal Terminal Private Limited at a cost of Rs 4.69 billion. The capacity […]

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission has allowed compensation to GMR Warora Energy Limited for running its power plant on imported coal in the event of a shortage of linkage coal. The order allows compensation for […]

The central government is working on a scheme to auction power purchase agreements (PPAs) with attached coal supplies from CIL. The proposed auction of medium-term PPAs with coal supplies is expected to help plants with […]

The Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation (MRVC) plans to adopt the double discharge design at various railway stations. These double design discharge bridges are famous in France and use two landings on the platform whereby the […]

The Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) granted safety clearance for the 20 km Bachwara-Mohiuddin section of the Hajipur-Bachwara line doubling project on May 14, 2019. Further, work on the 13 km Mohiuddin Nagar-Shahpur Patori section […]

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has invited bids for nine stretches under the third round of toll-operate-transfer (TOT) auctions. Taken together, these stretches span a length of 566.27 km. Three of the stretches […]

Nitin Gadkari has taken charge as the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH). Upon taking charge, Gadkari announced a roadmap for highway development. Under this, the MoRTH plans to take up highway development […]

Ravi Shankar Prasad has been appointed as the new minister for communications, taking charge from Manoj Sinha. Meanwhile, Prasad continues to retain the IT and law ministries.

The Digital Communications Commission (DCC) has cleared the norms for 5G trials in the country. Further, DCC has decided that spectrum for 5G trials will be allotted for one year, which will be extendable for […]

The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has approved the setting up of a new sewage treatment plant (STP) at Okhla under the Yamuna Action Plan Phase III. The STP has a treatment capacity of 125 million […]

The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) has achieved international standards for clean drinking water and the residents of the city will be able to consume water directly from taps. According to the MCGM, an […]