Under Saubhagya, 25 states have achieved 100 per cent household electrification as of December 31, 2018 – the deadline set under the scheme. Over 1 million households are yet to be electrified in four states […]
The central government is considering a Rs 180 billion subsidy scheme to provide imported gas at subsidised rates to stranded power projects. A high-level empowered committee has suggested that the power and the oil ministries […]
The Ministry of Power (MoP) has notified the guidelines and standards for the development of electric vehicle charging infrastructure in the country. As per the guidelines, discoms will facilitate the setting up of private charging […]
The MoP has announced plans to convert all existing and new meters into smart and prepaid meters within three years starting April 1, 2019. This step will result in the reduction of aggregate technical and […]
The central government has relaxed the cross-border power trading norms. The earlier cross-border trading power guidelines issued by the MoP in 2016 allowed cross-border trade only through the term-ahead market and did not allow the […]
Tata Power has written to the governments of Punjab, Haryana and other states seeking an amendment in the power purchase agreement for the 4,000 MW Mundra ultra mega power project based on the recommendations of […]
The central government has inaugurated the 4.94 km long Bogibeel bridge in Assam. The central government has inaugurated the Bogibeel bridge in Dibrugarh district of Assam. It is the first fully welded steel bridge and […]
The Ministry of Railways (MoR) has approved a 234.12 km railway line from Jammu to Poonch, to be constructed at an estimated cost of Rs 23.7 billion. The line is expected to be constructed within […]
A new railway line of 17.2 km length will be constructed between Rameshwaram and Dhanushkodi at an estimated cost of Rs 2.08 billion. The earlier railway line on this route was destroyed in a cyclone […]
The Haryana government has approved a 95 km railway line from Panipat to Asaoti via Rohtak, Jhajjar, Farukhnagar, Patli, Manesar and Sohna, bypassing Delhi. This line will be developed by the Haryana Rail Infrastructure Development […]
The Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety (CCRS) has given clearance for the commercial launch of Train-18. Further, the CCRS has recommended fencing of tracks at vulnerable locations to ensure safety. The train is expected to […]
The MoR will provide a 25 per cent discount on the existing haulage rate per TEU for transporting empty containers as well as for empty flat container wagons. This rate reduction is expected to increase […]
The Railway Board has devised a new policy that allows companies to advertise on trains in lieu of their goods and services for passengers. The advertisements are bound by an upper limit of six inches […]
The MoR has revised the combined reservation quota of lower berths earmarked for senior citizens, female passengers of 45 years of age and above, and pregnant women in normal mail and express trains as well […]
IR will be sealing railway stations 20 minutes prior to departure time so as to make sure that security checks are smoothly carried out. A list of 202 stations has been prepared and these have […]
Western Railway (WR) has launched a 9.5 km long heritage train from Patalpani to Kalakund in Madhya Pradesh. The train route consists of four tunnels and 41 bridges. Meanwhile, IR has proposed running 800 special […]
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) is reportedly working towards a new policy for allowing firms to exit highway projects easily. This policy, likely to be called the build-operate-transfer (BOT) variable, will allow […]
NHAI is considering rebidding of the eight road stretches offered under the second round of the toll-operate-transfer (TOT) model. This development comes on account of the fact that only three bids were received for the […]
The MoRTH has inaugurated/laid the foundation stone for six national highway projects worth Rs 53.79 billion in Rajasthan. The projects for which the foundation stone was laid include widening of the Dangiyavas-Keru-Nagaur section of the […]
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the construction of a new four-lane bridge across the Ganga river. The 5.63 km bridge will be constructed parallel to the existing Mahatma Gandhi Setu. It will […]
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