Aviation
Volcan investment withdraws EoI submitted for acquiring Jet Airways
Volcan Investments, one of the three players who had shown interest in the grounded Jet Airways, has withdrawn its expression of interest (EoI) a day after submission. With this, the chances of reviving the airline […]
Vistara signs codeshare agreement with Singapore Airlines and Silk Air
Vistara has announced signing of a code-share agreement with Singapore Airlines (SIA) and its regional arm Silk Air for operating international flights under the latter’s designated codes. The domestic carrier had launched international operations with […]
Oil and Gas
A 3.1 km petroleum pipeline laid across the Godavari river
IOCL has successfully laid one of the longest petroleum pipelines across the Godavari river near Rajahmundry. The pipeline, which is 3.1 km long and 16 inches in diameter, has been pulled through the Godavari’s riverbed […]
IOCL augments its LPG storage capacity
Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) has augmented its liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) storage capacity at the Inamkulathur Indane bottling plant in Tiruchirappalli by constructing a mounded facility at a cost of Rs 105 million to […]
Ports & Shipping
SCMT 2019 implemented with effect from August 1, 2019
The Sea Cargo Manifest and Transshipment (Amendment) Regulations [SCMT], 2019, with draft amendments to the regulations came into effect from August 1, 2019. The regulations are applicable for all cargo to be discharged, loaded or […]
MoU signed between the governments of India and Maldives for starting passenger and cargo services
An MoU has been signed between the governments of India and the Maldives for initiating passenger and cargo services. The objective of the MoU is to improve people contact between the two countries by providing […]
Power
Sterlite Power and Adani Power secure two projects each under TBCB
Sterlite Power has won two interstate power transmission projects worth over Rs 30 billion under TBCB. One of the projects is the Udupi-Kasargode project which will decongest the interstate transmission system corridor and facilitate smoother power […]
DERC notifies electricity tariffs for 2019-20
The Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission has notified the new electricity tariffs for 2019-20, significantly reducing the fixed charges while increasing the energy charges. Further, in order to promote electric vehicles (EVs), the tariff for charging […]
Railways
Haryana government approves the Jind-Hisar new railway line project
The Haryana government has granted approval for the Jind-Hisar new railway line project. The project involves laying of a 50 km long new railway line connecting Jind and Hisar via six new railway stations – […]
Ministry of Railways granted in-principle approval for Nagpur-Nagbhid railway gauge conversion project
The Ministry of Railways granted in-principle approval for the Nagpur-Nagbhid railway gauge conversion project on July 9, 2019. The project involves conversion of the 106 km long Nagpur-Nagbhid narrow gauge railway line in Maharashtra into […]
Roads and Bridges
Rajya Sabha passes Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2019
The Rajya Sabha passed the Motor Vehicle (Amendment) Bill, 2019, on July 31, 2019. Amendments to the bill will aid improvements in road safety, enhance citizen facilitation with transport departments, and strengthen rural transport, public […]
NHAI opens second elevated section of Phase III of Delhi-Meerut expressway
NHAI has opened the second elevated section starting from Masuri under Phase III of the Delhi-Meerut expressway project. The 2.5 km Masuri elevated section has three lanes on each side of the elevated corridor, and […]
Telecom
Airtel builds digital backbone infrastructure for UPSWAN
Bharti Airtel has designed and implemented a future-ready statewide area network (SWAN) for the Uttar Pradesh government – UPSWAN 2.0 – that comprises 885 points of presence across the state and is designed to provide […]
IIT Kanpur and Ericsson partner to address growing air pollution in Delhi
The Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur and Ericsson have signed an MoU to deploy an narrowband internet of things-based sensor network to monitor air pollution in Delhi. As part of the MoU, Ericsson will use […]
Urban Infrastructure
DJB approves the setting up of new water and sewage treatment plants
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 […]
Mumbai’s tap water fit for direct consumption
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 […]