The government has launched 280 public Wi-Fi hotpots in the rural parts of Bhubaneswar, Odisha, as part of the BharatNet programme. Further, the government has also inaugurated the Wi-Fi Choupal initiative for 100 village blocks […]
The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has written to e-commerce firms such as Amazon, Flipkart and Snapdeal to immediately stop the sale of mobile signal boosters as it is illegal to sell them without […]
The Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (CMWSSB) has proposed the setting up of tertiary treatment plants of 260 million litre per day (mld) capacity in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The project involves construction of […]
The foundation stone for the Thanjavur Water Supply Distribution Project and the Thanjavur Underground Sewerage Project was laid on February 23, 2019. The water supply distribution system for the municipal corporation is being implemented in […]
The Pune Municipal Corporation has saved about 100 mld of treated water by laying a pipeline from the Parvati water works to the Cantonment water works. The pipeline became operational in December 2018 and so […]
The Odisha government inaugurated the Improvement of Water Supply to Greater Berhampur Project (Janibili Water Supply Project) on March 3, 2019. The project was awarded to Larsen & Toubro and involved drawing water from the […]
The foundation stone for the Agra metro rail project was laid on March 8, 2019. The project involves the development of a 30 km long metro rail system in the city at an investment of […]
The Dilshad Garden-Ghaziabad metro rail project (Delhi Metro, Line 1 Extension) was inaugurated on March 8, 2019. The project involved the development of a 9.63 km metro rail network extension from Dilshad Garden in East […]
Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation Limited has shortlisted Zonta Infratech Private Limited as technically qualified for the implementation of the Kozhikode cluster waste-to-energy (WtE) plant project on a design-build-finance-operate-transfer basis on the PPP model. Bids […]
Mining contributes to around 2.5 per cent of GDP. It could, however, contribute a lot more, given India’s abundance of natural resources and the focus on infrastructural development that guarantees strong demand for minerals. However, […]
The mining sector holds huge potential, even though it has been expanding only gradually. Bulk minerals such as coal, iron ore, bauxite and limestone present the maximum opportunity. These minerals serve critical end-use industries such […]
Forming the backbone of the economy, the mining sector is a key driver of economic growth. Despite a rich resource base and a huge potential to drive growth, the domestic mining sector lags behind in […]
In the past two-three years, the mining sector has witnessed a number of regulatory changes and policy amendments across segments pertaining to coal auctions, exploration activities and sand mining. A notable development has been the […]
With a tenure of over three decades, Raj Pratap Singh’s professional experience spans various aspects of public administration including policy formulation, budgeting, implementation, monitoring, coordination, personnel management and service delivery. A 1983 batch IAS officer […]
V. Thulasidas, a 1972 batch Indian Administrative Service officer, assumed office of managing director (MD) of Kannur International Airport Limited (KIAL) for the third time on March 19, 2018. Earlier, he was appointed MD of […]
Since its launch four years ago, Sagarmala, the government’s flagship programme for the maritime sector, has finally picked up pace. Progress under the port modernisation and port connectivity components has been quite visible. In the […]
A spate of project announcements with respect to new regasified liquefied natural gas (RLNG) terminals in India has been the cause for a lot of exuberance in recent times. Even by a conservative estimate, India […]
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