Maharashtra Plans Water Metro for Mumbai with Kochi’s Help

Bullet Train Tunnel, 310 km Viaduct Now Complete

The Mumbai–Ahmedabad bullet train project has reached a key milestone with the opening of the first section of a 21-kilometre undersea tunnel between BKC and Thane. The project, which forms part of India’s first high-speed rail corridor, has also completed 310 kilometres of viaduct construction.Work is advancing rapidly on multiple fronts, including track laying, installation of overhead electrification systems, bridge construction, and station development. Construction activities in Maharashtra have also gained significant momentum. Meanwhile, procurement of operational and control system..

Hindustan Zinc Saves 670,000 tCO₂e in FY25

On Global Energy Independence Day, Hindustan Zinc Limited—India’s largest integrated zinc producer—announced a significant sustainability milestone, reporting a greenhouse gas reduction of 670,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalent (tCO₂e) in FY25. This achievement exceeds its Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) target of 500,000 tCO₂e by 34 per cent.The emissions reduction, driven by renewable energy usage, equates to powering over 400,000 Indian households for an entire year, underscoring the company’s commitment to clean energy and operational efficiency.In FY25, Hindustan Zinc c..

Pune Metro May Cut Train Gaps to 5 Minutes

As Pune Metro becomes the preferred mode of transport for thousands of commuters, Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (Maha Metro) is planning a major service upgrade — reducing the interval between trains to just five minutes on its two busiest routes: Vanaz–Ramwadi and PCMC–Swargate. This proposed change follows a consistent rise in daily ridership, which recently reached around 175,000 passengers, up from 150,000 earlier. June alone recorded a peak monthly footfall of 5.2 million — the highest to date — prompting a push for greater frequency, especially during pe..