According to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, around 7.1 million domestic passengers travelled by air in September 2021, 5.44 per cent higher than the 6.7 million recorded in August 2021. While IndiGo carried 3.97 […]

  MoCA has recently announced a new 10-step Helicopter Policy. A dedicated helicopter accelerator cell has been set up by the ministry, which will look at all industry issues in the sector. The ministry has also […]

According to upstream regulator Directorate General of Hydrocarbons, India’s latest bid round for 21 oil and gas blocks attracted just three bidders. Two of whom were state-owned explorers Oil and Natural Gas Cor­po­ration (ONGC) and […]

The central government has launched the “Gati Shakti – National Master Plan for Multi-Modal connectivity”. The plan is expected to not only bring go­vernment processes and various stakeholders together, but also help in integrating different […]

As of August 31, 2021, the Indian shipping industry had a fleet of 1,488 vessels weighing in at 12.97 million gross tonnage (GT) and 19.45 million deadweight tonnage (DWT). Of the total vessels, 1,021 were […]

APM Terminals Pipavav has flagged off the first container train to the Jodhpur inland container depot on an electrified route. It is being operated by Pipavav Rail Corporation Limited (PRCL), a subsidiary of Gujarat Pipa­vav […]

NTPC Limited has won 1.9 GW of solar power projects under the Central Public Sector Undertaking (CPSU) Scheme Phase-II. It won the projects in the third tranche of the 5 GW tender. This is in […]

The MoP has approved the amendments to the existing renewable energy certificate (REC) mechanism. The key changes include the removal of floor and forbearance price limits, and determination of REC prices by market conditions. The […]

In a bid to rightsize the railways, the Railways Board has ordered the closing of Indian Railway Station Development Corporation Limited (IRSDC). IRSDC was set up for the redevelopment of railway stations ac­ross the country. […]

In a notable development, IR’s passenger segment revenue generated in the second quarter of the current fiscal (July 2021 to September 2021) stood at Rs 105.13 billion, 113 per cent higher than the earnings (from […]

MoRTH’s asset monetisation plan for this fiscal is on track, with NHAI opening bids this month to monetise another five completed national highway stretches spanning 436 km. The five stretches are the 32.8 km Agra […]

NHAI is in advanced talks with foreign and domestic investors to raise Rs 50-60 billion through its first private infrastructure investment trust (InvIT). This will be the first asset monetisation by a state-owned enterprise throu­gh […]

Vodafone Idea Limited has completed the process of refarming of 3G spectrum to 4G at a majority of its sites in Belgaum, Davangere, Hubli-Dharwad and Mangalore, an exercise that will substantially enhance the GIGAnet 4G […]

Bharti Airtel has unveiled a refreshed brand identity, “Nxtra by Airtel”, for its data centre business and has outlined investment plans to significantly scale up its data centre network. The company plans to invest Rs […]

Girdhari Lal Aggarwal Contractors Private Limited has won a contract worth Rs 1.45 billion for upgradation of the existing 10 million gallons per day (mgd) STP at Sector 83, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar to 15 […]

  The Goa government is in the process of augmenting the state’s capacity to treat wastewater by 168 mld. Currently, more than 500 mld of water is being treated for supply in the state on […]