The MoRTH has reported the commencement of construction works on the Eastern Peripheral Expressway project. The construction work was earlier held up due to land acquisition issues. However, work has started on the Palwal side […]
The MoRTH has prepared a cabinet note on the Rs 2.6 trillion Bharat Mala project, which envisages the construction of 25,000 km of roads along India’s borders, coastal areas, ports, religious and tourist places as […]
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has reported a construction rate of 18 km of national highways per day and is aiming to increase this to 30 km per day by end-March 2016. […]
The CCEA has given its approval for the hybrid annuity model to be considered as one of the modes for implementing highway projects. The main objective of the approval is to revive highway projects by […]
RITES Limited has shortlisted three companies for the processing of satellite imagery along the proposed alignment of the Hubli-Ankola-Madgoan section of the DFC (southern corridor) project. These are TriCAD Design Consultants Private Limited, Matrix Geo […]
Bharti Airtel has migrated 40,000 of its network sites to green technology. These green network sites are designed to operate largely on battery hybrid, lithium-ion and solar hybrid solutions with very little diesel consumption. The […]
The Digha-Sonepur rail-cum-road overbridge project commenced commercial operations with an empty goods train on January 16, 2016. The Commissioner of Rail Safety granted safety clearance for the project on January 15, 2016. The safety inspection […]
The consortium of L&T Construction and the Sojitz Group has won a contract worth Rs 12.13 billion for the Vadodara-JNPT section (422 km) of the DFC (western corridor) Project on January 22, 2016. The contract […]
The MoR and SNCF (French railway company) signed an agreement on January 25, 2016 for jointly undertaking an implementation study for the Delhi-Chandigarh-Amritsar high speed rail corridor project. A team comprising 30 experts from France […]
Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL) is expected to invite bids for the procurement of plant and equipment for maintenance of railway track and electric overhead equipment (OHE) for the dedicated freight corridor […]
The Ministry of Railways (MoR) signed MoUs with the Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala governments to form JV companies. According to the MoU, each JV company will have 51 per cent stake held by […]
Telenor India has commercially deployed Huawei’s GSM solution in 28 cities across six operating circles. The technology implementation is part of the operator’s initiative which involves the modernisation of 25,000 network sites. The solution uses […]
Developers of hydroelectric projects (HEPs) aggregating over 15,000 MW and entailing an aggregate investment of Rs 1,538 billion have approached NHPC Limited to either take over these projects or form joint operational ventures. These projects […]
The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) has initiated suo motu proceedings against Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) over the procurement of expensive power. The commission noted that UPPCL signed PPAs for around 5,056 […]
Reliance Power Limited (RPower) has written to the Andhra Pradesh government seeking to exit the 4,000 MW Krishnapatnam ultra mega power project (UMPP). RPower stated that the project cannot be taken forward owing to cost […]
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has issued draft Terms and Conditions for Exchange of Energy Savings Certificates Regulations, 2016. The draft regulation outlines the mechanism for the issue and exchange of energy savings certificates […]
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved the allocation of linkages (or award of letters of assurance) for non-regulated sectors (including cement, steel/sponge iron and aluminium) through the auction route. The framework lays […]
The union cabinet has approved amendments to the Tariff Policy, 2006. The amendments focus on four broad areas – electricity for all, efficiency to ensure affordable tariffs, environment for a sustainable future, and ease of […]
Coal India Limited (CIL) will conduct the third round of special forward e-auction for distressed power generators during February 16-18, 2016. In the upcoming auction, CIL would offer coal to power producers that do not […]
The Gujarat government announced the Ship Recycling Policy, 2015 on January 19, 2016. The policy has been framed by the state government and the Gujarat Maritime Board keeping in mind environmental and eco-friendly measures that […]
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