Infrastructure

Government's focus on infra sector augurs well for growth prospects Given the disruption caused by the second wave of the pandemic, total infrastructure credit (banks and NBFC-IFCs) remained sluggish in Q1 FY2022 with infrastructure focused loan books remaining flat on...

Phase 1 of Chennai Peripheral Ring Road Project completion in 3 years TATA Projects Limited, one of India's fastest growing and most admired infrastructure companies, has secured an approximately Rs.2,100 crores contract for Phase 1 of Chennai Peripheral Ring Road...

Projects need HVAC upgrades, improve air quality and smart features The retrofitting of around 100 million sq ft of office space is expected to generate a business worth Rs.9,000 crore (US$1.2 billion) in top six Indian cities as per Colliers'...

SSW Pact: Japan to undertake skill and language tests in India from early 2022 The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, has held a series of investment promotion and bilateral trade meetings with his counterparts from Australia and Japan as well as...

Jadhav signs second contract with ReNew in three months Denmark's Vestas has secured a 101 MW order from ReNew Power, one of India's leading independent power producers (IPP) within renewable energy. The order is for ReNew's projects in Gujarat, and...

Favourable policies-incentives for manufacturing EV-Batteries SmartChargEV, a start-up based out of Hyderabad, has announced two flagship EV Charging infra projects aimed at facilitating unhindered interstate and intercity movement of electric vehicles. The start-up is slated to raise up to US$20...

POWERGRID calls EOI for technology solutions The Ministry of Power (MOP) is committed to establish the Smart Grid Knowledge Center (SGKC) as a global Center of Excellence to foster innovation, entrepreneurship research in smart technologies and create capacities in the...

India to triple nuclear power to 22,480 MW by 2031 Deputy Secretary of Energy David M. Turk has assured that the US will deepen its collaboration with India in Nuclear Energy as there is a lot of complementarity. India plans...

Get urbanization right for mitigating risks from climate change, says Kudva India's urban areas will drive the economy in the coming years with cities contributing 70% of the GDP by 2030, Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri...

Thara criticises feudal mindset of city dwellers in addressing water challenges With increase in competing demands for water, an Integrated Urban Water Management & Planning would be an important step towards ensuring the water security of the nation, says G...