Indian Infrastructures and Capabilities
Bangladesh, notwithstanding the recent controversy over the citizenship law and national citizenship register, has decided to launch direct road connectivity with popular tourist spots Siliguri and Darjeeling in West Bengal from Thursday, as part of the Bay of Bengal regional connectivity initiative.
“The department (DAE) proposes to submit a report for consideration to the PMO after seeking guidance from the Atomic Energy Commission for amending the policy,” says the letter by Joint Secretary, DAE (Anushakti Bhawan), dated January 8 this year.
It could happen as early as next month, senior officials in the state government said. The terminal, built by the government at a cost of Rs 5.5 crore in 2009, will become the seventh civilian airport in Karnataka, though it will be used only for regional connectivity.
Indian Railways has planned to source about 1000 Mega Watt (MW) Solar Power and about 200 MW of wind power progressively by 2021-22 across Zonal Railways & Production Units. Of this, 500 Mega Watt (MW) solar plants are to be installed on the roof top of Railway buildings which will be used to meet non-traction loads at Railway Stations, etc. About 500 MW land based solar plants will be used to meet both traction & non-traction requirements.
Oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan said the VGF amount sanctioned by the Cabinet’s panel on economic affairs will cover 60% of the Rs 9,265-crore project. The 1,656-km pipeline will connect Guwahati in Assam to major cities in the region such as Itanagar, Dimapur, Kohima, Imphal, Aizawl, Agartala, Shillong, Silchar, Numaligarh and Gangtok.
Railway Board has approved works for provision of Video Surveillance System covering 983 stations over Indian Railways under Nirbhaya funds, an official statement from Modi government confirmed.
India’s first dedicated corridor for wild animals, this cave-like underpass connects two famous wildlife parks — Kanha and Pench — and could be vital for the long-term viability of tiger populations in the central Indian landscape
The decision of the Narendra Modi government to revamp the Railway Board (RB) and merge the existing eight services into one service, the Indian Railway Management Service (IRMS), has been long overdue but came at the right time.
K N Vyas, chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission and DAE secretary, laid the foundation stone for the production of nuclear grade sodium at Heavy Water Plant (HWP), Baroda on Sunday.
“There were around 20,000 houses in the district that never had access to electricity. Prime Minister Narendra Modi made it possible by implementing schemes. We have provided all the houses with electricity,” Sajid Parvez Sarpanch told ANI.
