FY25 Highway Construction Target Reduced by 15% from Last Year

Centre Signs Clean Energy Pact with Coal Gasification Firms

In a major move to advance cleaner energy alternatives, India’s Ministry of Coal has signed the Coal Gasification Plant Development and Production Agreement (CGPDPA) with selected applicants under Category II of the Coal Gasification Financial Incentive Scheme. This category encompasses both private companies and public sector undertakings.The agreement signing took place in the presence of Shri Sanoj Kumar Jha, Additional Secretary at the Ministry of Coal, alongside Shri Asheesh Kumar, Officer on Special Duty (Technical), and Shri BK Thakur, Director (Technical).The selected applicants unde..

Odisha to Build 500 Km Disaster-Proof Roads by 2030

The Odisha Cabinet has approved Rs 10 billion to construct 500 kilometres of disaster-resilient roads in regions vulnerable to floods and cyclones. Sanctioned under the ‘Mukhya Mantri Sadak Yojana’, the five-year programme (2025–2030) aims to guarantee continuous connectivity during natural disasters.According to a press release from the Government of Odisha, the planned road features include elevated embankments above flood levels, reinforced protection walls, improved drainage systems, and high-level bridges replacing previously submersible ones.Designed to function as critical lifelin..

Centre Approves Rs 118 Bn Expansion for Five New IITs

The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved a Rs 118.29 billion expansion plan for five Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) established post-2014. These include IIT Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh), IIT Palakkad (Kerala), IIT Bhilai (Chhattisgarh), IIT Jammu (Jammu & Kashmir), and IIT Dharwad (Karnataka).The investment, to be made over four years from 2025–26 to 2028–29, supports Phase-B construction aimed at enhancing academic and infrastructure capacity. The plan also includes the creation of 130 new professor-level faculty posts (Level 14 and above).As ..