Sterlite Power and its joint venture (JV) partner AMP Capital have received bids from three prospective buyers – IndiGrid, Torrent Power and Edelweiss infrastructure fund – for its two power transmission assets worth ₹3,500-4,000 crore on enterprise value basis, said two people aware of the development. The two transmission projects are likely to fetch an […]
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Who is Surekha Yadav, the first woman to operate semi-high-speed Vande Bharat Express train
Surekha Yadav, 57, who recently became the first woman to operate the newly introduced semi-high-speed Vande Bharat Express train has been a trailblazer in many ways. Yadav, who piloted the semi-high-speed train between Solapur station and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) in Mumbai Monday, has broken the proverbial glass ceiling a number of times. She […]
IAF now has 39 of 53 military airfields, nine ALGs for civil use
The Indian Air Force (IAF) now has 39 of the 53 military airfields and nine Advanced Landing Grounds (ALGs) earmarked for use by civil aircraft—an effort that seeks to enhance regional connectivity and facilitate greater access to remote areas, it said Tuesday. The Joint User Airfield Scheme would apply to military airfields in Tier II […]
Govt to set up high-level committee to fast-track implementation of infra projects along border with China
The government on Tuesday decided to set up a committee of secretaries to fast-track implementation of infrastructure projects along the border with China. The decision was taken at a high-level meeting chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. Singh called for expediting all pending projects on top priority, stating that a “whole of nation” approach should […]
Chaos, protests and congestion as toll collection begins at Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway
“I use less than 10 km of this expressway. There is no other road for me to head to my company. Why are they now asking me to pay Rs 135?,” Hemanth, a private firm employee, was seen shouting at staffers at the toll plaza on the Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway on Tuesday morning. Starting Tuesday, commuters […]
JICA president visits Mumbai to review progress of MTHL project
President of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Dr Akihiko Tanaka of Tokyo visited Mumbai to check and review the under construction Mumbai Trans Harbour Sealink (MTHL) project site on Tuesday. Tanaka was accompanied by Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) commissioner SVR Srinivas. The MTHL project work is being constructed at a total cost of […]
Whitefield-KR Puram metro line likely to be inaugurated on March 25: BMRCL sources
According to sources in the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL), the much-awaited 12.75 km-long Whitefield-KR Puram metro line is likely to be inaugurated on March 25. However, officials did not provide clarity on when operations might begin on the stretch. A BMRCL official also stated that a total of seven trains manufactured by BEML, […]
Peak power demand could outstrip last year’s summer high in Delhi
After a power demand of 7,695 megawatt last year, the peak power demand this summer is expected to cross 8,000 MW, said officials. To ensure regular power supply with zero power cuts, the Delhi government has started work on the summer action plan and discoms have started banking arrangements. According to officials, discoms will also […]
Jewar Airport work on track, terminal to be inspired by Varanasi, Haridwar ghats
The first phase of Noida International Airport (NIA) is heading towards completion on time and a runway and a terminal will start functioning by 2024-end, officials said Tuesday. After the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contracts were awarded to Tata Projects Limited last year, earthwork, levelling and excavation work has been completed. Officials said that […]
Shinde solicits funds from JICA for Metro 11, Mumbai-Goa road
President of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Dr Akihiko Tanaka from Tokyo, on his first visit to India, on Tuesday, visited projects like Mumbai Trans Harbour Sealink (MTHL) which JICA has funded. Interestingly, during his courtesy visit, Tanaka also met Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde at his office. During the meet, the CM solicited funds […]
MMRDA may collect toll on proposed elevated road on EEH
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) may introduce a toll on the proposed elevated road along the Eastern Express Highway (EEH). In fact, it has sought toll collection rights at the city’s entry points, and the request has been approved in a recent Authority meeting led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief […]
Nightmare Highway 48: Traffic at standstill between Delhi and Gurgaon
Traffic congestion was reported on Delhi-Gurgaon expressway during peak office hours Tuesday as a stretch on National Highway-48 (Delhi-Jaipur highway) between Rangpuri and Rajokri was shut for vehicles by Delhi traffic police as part of a trial. Officials said both carriageways of NH-48, on the stretch between Rangpuri and Rajokri, will be closed for 90 […]