SJVN has entered into an MoU with Rajasthan Electronics and Instruments (REIL) for providing consultancy services in the development of solar energy projects to be set up by SJVN in different locations spread across the country. This MoU will help SJVN achieve the solar target set for the year 2030.
Embassy Services has announced the appointment of Shareen Bhatia as Country Head-Business Solutions. Bhatia will majorly focus on building ESPL’s non-captive portfolio, which currently forms 45 per cent of the business.
Hemant Mathur, AVP – Sales and Marketing, Tata Hitachi, speaks on the overall performance of the mining sector in India, and the segments that are driving the demand for their products.
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The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has proposed a scheme of Rs.100 bn for developing 700-odd districts as export hubs in the country, which will later be part of the next foreign trade policy.
The Andhra Pradesh Government has offered the Union Government to install a semiconductor and electronic equipment production zone at Mannavaram bordering Chittoor-Nellore districts where the NTPC -Bharat Heavy Electricals failed to boost industrial activities despite being allocated land over a decade ago.
Bihar State Mining Corporation is carrying out an environmental audit of sand ghats following the Central Government’s Environmental Guide 2020 to stop illegal mining in the state.
To move the urbanisation load from Shimla, a counter magnet town near the airport has been offered in the ‘Development Plan 2041’, to accommodate about 1 lakh future population.
Panjim city will get a 24x7 water supply with SCADA system as administrative approval and expenditure sanction have been granted for eight components or works by the Imagine Panjim Smart City Development.
ACC is declared as the successful bidder for Karnataka’s Kannur Limestone Block. With this mining block, the company has successfully secured an estimated limestone resource of over 250 million tonne.
Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB) has approved the allotment of Rs.21.345 bn for the tunnel road project, an alternative to the busy Thamarassery Ghat Pass that would link Kozhikode and Wayanad districts.
India and Nepal have signed a MoU for the construction of a motorable bridge across the Mahakali River, linking Dharchula (India) and Darchula (Nepal), in what can be described as a show of support for infrastructure projects in the Himalayan State.
The progress of the Japanese Industrial Townships (JITs) located in India has been jointly reviewed by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) along with the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI), Japan.
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Godrej Properties has announced plans to invest – a combination of equity and debt – around `75 bn in the next 12-18 months towards acquiring and developing real estate projects.
Puravankara plans to invest over Rs.15.5 bn to construct a 3 million mixed-use development housing project in Kochi, Kerala, as part of its plan to expand its business amid rising demand for apartments and housing post the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Telangana Government, despite appeals from industry bodies to delay the launch, has gone ahead and executed updated market costs of properties in the state
Prestige Group has launched Meridian Park in its third phase of high-rise homes under the ingenious development of The Prestige City (TPC) township in Bengaluru.
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Coal India (CIL) allotted a 72.1 per cent higher quantity of coal at 17.34 mt to the power sector under the special forward e-auction scheme during the April-September term.
Based on the notified Hydro Purchase Obligation (HPO) criteria and trajectory, India's incremental hydropower generation capacity requirement is expected to be around 18 GW by 2030, which corresponds to a 39 per cent increase over the existing installed hydro base.
The Ministry of Power has announced that Inter-State Transmission (ISTS) charges waiver will apply to renewable energy (RE) projects such as solar, wind, pumped hydro storage and Battery Energy Storage Systems, commissioned until June 2025.
A MoU has been signed by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) for power generation along with purchase from a hybrid solar power plant that had been previously proposed at Balasaheb Thackeray Middle Vaitarna Dam.
Twenty-two power transmission and distribution projects worth Rs.216 crore was recently inaugurated by Manoj Sinha, Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor at Samba.
Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN) has entered into a contractual agreement for the electro mechanical works of the Dhaulasidh Hydro Electric Project of 66 MW in Himachal Pradesh with Voith Hydro
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In a recent announcement by the Assam Government, all public buses in Guwahati will soon be converted to electric and CNG-fueled vehicles with the aim to ensure a lower environmental impact
With an aim of utilising the facilities of the Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC) to its full potential, Kanpur Smart City has sought help from Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT-K) by approaching the Director to share some expert inputs for making the existing facilities, even more user-friendly, effective, and productive.
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Under the Greenfield Airports Policy, 2008, the Government of India has so far accorded 'in-principle' approval for installing 21 greenfield airports across the the country
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) and other airport developers are targetting an estimated capital outlay of around Rs.910 bn in the airport sector in the next five years for airport expansion and modification of the existing terminals, new terminals and strengthening of runways, and others.
Reports indicate that 16 new airports will be built across five states of Central India. In Madhya Pradesh, the airport will be constructed at Rewa. In Chhattisgarh, it will be constructed at Ambikapur, Bilaspur, and Jagdalpur.
The Karnataka Government has announced plans to build an ambitious inter-state waterway between Mangaluru and Panaji (Goa) to promote tourism and provide affordable passenger and cargo transportation.
The Union Government will develop Puducherry port in three phases at Rs.30.4 bn under the Sagarmala scheme to utilise it as a feeder port for the Chennai port.
APM Terminals Mumbai, also known as Gateway Terminals India (GTI), will invest $115 million in infrastructure expansion to boost container handling capacity by 10 per cent to 2.18 million 20-ft Equivalent Units (TEUs). Ship-to-Shore and Rail Mounted Gantry cranes are being purchased by the corporation.
The Indian Railways have planned bullet train services between Nagpur and Mumbai, which will cover about 766 km distance in just three and half hours, along the soon-to-be-ready Samruddhi Expressway.
The Indian Railways is prepared to witness its highest capex of Rs 2.45 tn for 2022-23, which is 14 per cent more than the revised estimate of Rs 2.15 tn for the current financial year in the Union Budget 2022-23.
The ongoing work of the Dighe station on the trans-harbour line between Thane and Airoli stations will be completed by the end of this year. On the Mumbai Central Railway (CR) line, it would be the 81st station
The construction work of the Phase-2 metro-rail network will start in Chennai, and experts have begun surveying buildings and structures located on some of the city’s busiest localities.
India’s National High Speed Rail Corporation (NHSRCL) has signed an agreement with Larsen & Toubro (L&T) to deliver viaduct for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Corridor (MAHSR C-5 Package) in Gujarat.
The Indian Railways is prepared to witness its highest capex of Rs 2.45 tn for 2022-23, which is 14 per cent more than the revised estimate of Rs 2.15 tn for the current financial year in the Union Budget 2022-23.
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Dalmia Bharat aims to increase its cement capacity to over 48 million tonne (mt) by the end of 2024 from the present 35.9 mt by installing new plants and developing existing facilities, procurements, and debottlenecking of production with an investment of Rs.90 bn
The Vedanta Aluminium Business will work with the cement, construction, and infrastructure industries to make the most of its by-products, such as fly-ash and bauxite-residue.
Birla Corporation, the flagship company of the MP Birla Group has inaugurated its 3.9 million tonne (mt) Mukutban integrated cement plant in Maharashtra.
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In 2021, the construction machinery and building material plant sector achieved a 22-per-cent increase in turnover of €16.7 bn as compared to the same period of the previous year, states a VDMA report.
JLG Industries has launched new Quad Tracks for its 600S and 660SJ boom lifts. JLG Quad Tracks are made up of four triangular rubber track systems, measuring 34 inch high by 54 inch long by 18 inch wide each.
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Vivek Hajela, VP & Head- CE Business, Larsen & Toubro, shares information on the current market size of compactors in India, and the upcoming digital technologies in compactors.
Commonly used to construct and maintain gravel and dirt roads, motor graders have also prepared building foundations and drainage ditches, making them popular with government agencies and contractors.
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OPC will probably be produced for at least next 100 years, but likely in an evolved form, at a reduced scale, and by processes that utilize renewable energy and carbon sequestration technologies.
Technology is emerging as the new hero in logistics management for cement distribution as companies attempt to optimise transport costs and have effective and sustainable distribution channels.
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The company’s subsidiary Ashoka Bettadahalli Shivamogga Road has received letter of approval from the NHAI for achievement of financial closure for a road project under Bharatmala in the Karnataka.
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Fima has launched two new tap collections for the kitchen – Galileo and Flexi. Galileo Collections’ swiveling spout is attached to the side of the core by means of an innovative magnetic system that allows a comfortable and safe inclination of the spout.
ABB India has launched smart metering solutions for efficient energy management. The range covers all requirements of low to medium voltage applications across the industrial, commercial and residential segments.
Orientbell Tile has launched Autumn 2.0 – an extension to its range of Forever Tiles. This range of tiles offers 12 design options for commercial and residential spaces. The five broad segments include Moroccan, Stylized, Wood, Marble, and Cement/Slate.
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Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Union Road Transport and Highways, is driving to achieve better highway connectivity in various states. He has recently sanctioned a six-lane greenfield corridor from Akkalkot in Maharashtra to Singnodi in Raichur district, Karnataka.
Led by Afcons' Project Manager Chandra Shekhar Dixit, the company has made a breakthrough point of the Tunnel T49 between Sumber and Arpinchala Stations on the ongoing Katra-Banihal Section in the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link project.
Under the leadership of Project Director Mohinder Singh, IRCON International has achieved the first breakthrough of tunnel number 14 of the Sevok-Rangpo Rail Project (SRRP)
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To address the energy challenges and promote maximum use of alternate energy sources, Saint-Gobain India and IIT Madras Research Park have signed an MoU to develop a 100 per cent Renewable Energy (RE) – Research Park.
Bangalore International Airport (BIAL) has been awarded the prestigious PEER (Performance Excellence in Electricity Renewal) Platinum certification by Green Building Certification Inc (GBCI).
Makemyhouse.com has been recognised by the Madhya Pradesh Government as a unique architectural services start-up during a programme organised under the Sansad Sewa Sankalp Initiative.
The country’s largest lender, State Bank of India (SBI), has developed a specialised centralised processing cell called ‘Surya Shakti Cell’ with the goal of strengthening the present finance arrangement for solar power projects.
Godrej & Boyce has launched a unique initiative – the Concrete Testing Squad to provide its customers with convenient on-site fresh concrete test trials. This initiative eliminates the tedious process of testing and organises a structured experience for its esteemed customers.
Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA) has invited bids for leasing out a vacant plot of land measuring 31,722 sq m along the Jodhpur Road at Jaisalmer, situated in the proximity of the Jaisalmer Railway Station for commercial development, for a lease period of 45 years.
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