The Airport Metro Express Line (AMEL) comprises of 22.91 km length (16 km tunnel + 7 km via-duct), having standard gauge (1435 mm), between New Delhi Railway Station and Dwarka Sector 21. “Viaduct” is the elevated portion resting on pillars (piers) and “Tunnel” section is that below the ground level. DMRC awarded the civil works […]
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Delhi Airport Metro Express Line: Part-1
Delhi Metro Express Line (DAMEL), comprising of 2 2.91 km line consisting of (16 km tunnel + 7 km via-duct) between New Delhi Railway Station and Dwarka Sector 21, commenced its operation on February 23, 2011 for Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (DMRC). As per the Concession Agreement (CA), the scheduled peak speed of the […]
600 MW coal based power plant at Nagpur
CFM Asset Reconstruction Pvt Ltd was one of the four ARCs that were searched by Income Tax department in December 2021. Following these searches, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) carried out special audit of these ARCs and based on outcomes issued them show cause notices in May 2023. Such taint notwithstanding, CFM Asset Reconstruction […]
Railways vs Rashmi Metaliks
The Calcutta High Court has granted an unconditional stay on the operation of a Rs 1,301 crore arbitration award won by Rashmi Metaliks Ltd against the South Eastern Railway (SER). It has observed that, prima facie, the same has been obtained through fraud and corruption by procuring silence of certain Railways officers who did not […]
7th Tranche Govt auctions 6 coal mines
NLC India and NTPC along with three private players have bagged coal blocks in the seventh round of auctions which concluded with the sale of all six mines put under the hammer. With the successful auctioning of these six coal mines, the total number of coal mines auctioned under commercial auctions now stands at 92. […]
Govt Order on Chinese Companies not complied by BHEL
A division bench of the Karnataka high court has quashed the letter of intent (LoI) issued by Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) in favour of a Kolkata based company BTL EPC Ltd which had bid using the experience of Fujian Longking Company Ltd, a Chinese company, to meet the Pre-Qualification Requirement (PQR) of the tender. […]
Electricity Distribution
The zero bill for energy consumed under the Gruha Jyothi scheme kicked in on August 1. Karnataka energy minister KJ George said that 1.42 crore consumers are eligible for the scheme and will not pay power bills. In many districts, including Bengaluru, officials from various energy supply corporations (Escoms) handed over zero bills to consumers. […]
Green Hydrogen
ACME Group gets Rs 4,000 cr loan from REC for Oman green hydrogen project Renewable energy firm ACME Group said it has tied up a Rs 4,000 crore loan from REC Ltd for its green hydrogen and ammonia project in Oman. The amount will be used to commence the first phase of the project, to […]
Hydro Power
Arunachal inks MoA with 3 CPSUs, allots 12 hydropower projects Arunachal Pradesh government has allotted 12 hydropower projects to three CPSUs – NHPC Ltd, SJVN Ltd and NEEPCO Ltd. The total operational capacity of these 12 projects is 11,517 MW. The projects will be developed in partnership with the state government which will have a […]
Drones
PM: Drones to create 2 crore ‘lakhpati didis’ PM Narendra Modi has announced a new scheme to train members of 15,000 women’s self-help groups (SHGs) in the use of drones in the farm sector, and said his government was working with the aim of creating 2 crore ‘lakhpati didis’ in villages.
Go Airlines
On May 2, 2023, Go Airlines (India) Ltd, owned by the Wadia group, filed for voluntary corporate insolvency resolution. Citing financial constraints due to US engine maker Pratt & Whitney (P&W) supplying defective engines, the company has suspended its operations. The company had been operating the airline since November 2005 under the brand name GoFirst […]
Water Cess by HP
Power ministry has asked states not to levy or impose tax or duty on generation of electricity especially from hydro projects for it being illegal and told them to withdraw any such levies promptly. Hydro power projects do not consume water to produce electricity. Electricity is generated by directing the flow of water through a […]