The Noida International Airport Limited (NIAL) on Tuesday announced that trial runs at the Jewar airport are expected to commence by the end of June, with approximately 80% of phase one of the project completed. NIAL is responsible for overseeing the construction of the greenfield Noida international airport in Jewar. Officials familiar with the matter […]
Day: March 21, 2024
India’s coal import rises marginally to 212 MT in April-January period
The country registered a marginal rise of 1.65 per cent in coal imports to 212.24 million Tonnes (MT) in the April-January period of the ongoing fiscal, over the year-ago period. India’s coal import was 208.78 MT in the corresponding period of the previous fiscal, according to data compiled by mjunction services ltd. mjunction services ltd […]
Govt directs officers to inspect highway stretches to detect encroachments
Nearly a month after the Supreme Court’s critical observation on how the system of highway administration is “only on paper”, the road transport ministry has directed all officers concerned to inspect stretches to detect encroachments and unauthorised occupation. The ministry, in a direction, has made it “obligatory” for officers to direct highway administrators to remove […]
TCPL GES opens plant to produce hydrogen-based ICE engines for MHCVs in Jamshedpur
TCPL Green Energy Solutions Private Limited (TCPL GES), a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Cummins Private Limited (TCPL), a 50:50 joint venture of Tata Motors Limited and Cummins Inc. USA, Wednesday inaugurated a new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility to produce hydrogen-based Internal Combustion Engines for Medium and Heavy Commercial Vehicles and other low-to-zero emission technology products […]
M&M, Adani Total Energies join to set up EV charging infra across India
Mahindra & Mahindra on Thursday said it has tied up with a unit of Adani Total Gas to establish electric vehicle charging infrastructure across the country. The auto major and Adani Total Energies E-Mobility Ltd (ATEL) have inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in this regard. The MoU sets a roadmap for the creation of […]
Sabarmati-Agra Express derailment: Driver overshot red signal, finds preliminaryprobe
A preliminary probe into the derailment of Sabarmati-Agra Superfast Express near Ajmer has revealed that the loco pilot overshot the red signal after which it collided with two rear wagons of a freight train. Four coaches of the passenger train, which was on its way to Agra, derailed near the Ajmer station on Monday. No […]
Lok Sabha elections: Ludhiana MC submits list to district official, claims 566 works in progress
Following the directions given by the District Election Officer to departments to provide a certified list detailing the status of ongoing development projects and those not yet initiated, the Municipal Corporation and Ludhiana Improvement Trust have submitted their respective lists detailing the status of various projects worth crores of rupees. The district official had directed […]
From May 1, all new biz buildings in Chandigarh to follow energy efficiency norms
With an aim to conserve energy, all new commercial buildings in the city will now have to comply with the Chandigarh Energy Conservation Building Code (CECBC). The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), a statutory body set up under the Energy Conservation (EC) Act, has promulgated the Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC). The Sections 15(A) and […]
Railways cuts fares in Kashmir by 50 per cent
As a major relief to commuters, Northern Railways on Wednesday decided to reduce the train fares in the Kashmir Valley. “Railways have reinstated second class ordinary fare on passenger trains in the Valley,” the officials said. The charges have dropped from 40 to 50 per cent. Before the relief, the fare was Rs 35 from […]
4 national highways, 245 roads closed as snow, rain lash Himachal Pradesh
A total of 249 roads, including four national highways, are closed for vehicles in Himachal Pradesh due to recent rain and snow, and the MeT office Shimla has predicted a wet spell in the state from Thursday. The local MeT office on Tuesday issued yellow warning of thunderstorm with lightning in four to seven districts […]
Slope protection work on 39-km Parwanoo-Solan road begins soon
Jammu-based SRM Contractors Limited will soon begin slope protection work on the Parwanoo-Solan section of the National Highway (NH)-5. As many as 26 critical locations have been identified on the 39-km stretch where various slope protection works would be undertaken. The Rs 1.45-crore project is slated to be completed in 18 months once it begins. […]
Unplanned excavation of slopes: High Court tells NHAI to file fresh status report
The HP High Court today directed the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to file fresh status report on the issue of unplanned excavation of mountains/hill slopes and poorly executed works of construction of roads and tunnels in the state.