Rs 100 billion investment in pipeline for Andaman & Nicobar

Centre Reviews Expansion of Rourkela Steel Plant

A high-level meeting on the expansion of the Rourkela Steel Plant was recently held, attended by Ministers H.D. Kumaraswamy, Jual Oram, and Dharmendra Pradhan, alongside Odisha government and SAIL officials.The expansion aims to double the plant’s capacity from 4.5 to 9.3 million tonnes with a supporting railway line upgrade. Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram raised concerns over employment for displaced youth and requested additional land for Rourkela airport expansion.It was decided that the Ministry of Steel will form a high-level committee with Odisha officials and SAIL to resolve local ..

DPIIT Reviews Progress of Mega Infrastructure Projects

The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) recently reviewed 19 key infrastructure projects across Jharkhand, Sikkim, Nagaland, Assam, and Arunachal Pradesh. Chairing the Project Monitoring Group (PMG) meeting, Secretary Amardeep Singh Bhatia assessed issues in projects worth over ₹75,000 crore.Highlights include NTPC’s 2,400 MW Phase-I of the Patratu Thermal Power Project, NHPC’s 2,880 MW Dibang Hydropower Project—India’s tallest dam—and NHIDCL’s Kohima Bypass Road. These projects aim to enhance connectivity, energy generation, and flood control in the r..

Green Data Centre Foundation Laid at CEL, Ghaziabad

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh recently laid the foundation stone of a state-of-the-art Green Data Centre at Central Electronics Limited (CEL), Ghaziabad. Developed under a Public-Private Partnership with ESDS, the ₹1,000 crore project will have a 30 MW capacity.Dr. Singh praised CEL’s legacy in solar technology and its transformation through strategic collaboration, while the Chief Minister highlighted its contribution to rural electrification and infrastructure. The data centre will follow Tier III standards, with 200 high-density racks..