India Got 7.3 GW of Solar Power in CY 2019, Becoming 3rd Largest Solar Market
In the calendar year 2019, India installed 7.3 GW of solar power across the country, establishing its position as the third-largest solar market in the world.
Infrastructure
Indian Infrastructures and Capabilities
Indian Railways Readies 1st Rail Girder Bridge with over 100 M High Piers in North-East
With the launching of the steel girders by cantilever erection method, the engineers of Indian Railways have demonstrated very meticulous planning and execution.
Indian Railways’ 9000 HP Freight Locomotive Clocks 100Kmph in Successful Trial Run
Indian Railways is all set to get a new 9000HP WAG-9HH electric locomotive which was manufactured in Chittaranjan Locomotive Works(CLW).
NTPC Vindhyachal Becomes India’s Largest Power Plant to Achieve 100 % Load Factor
NTPC Vindhyachal has become the largest power plant of the country to achieve a plant load factor (PLF) of 100 per cent. This means that the power plant was run at its full capacity of 3760 MW for a certain period.
NTPC Launches Hydrogen Fuel Bus and Car Project for Leh and New Delhi
The move to procure Hydrogen Fuel Cell based vehicles is first of its kind project in the country, wherein a complete solution from green energy to the fuel cell vehicle would be developed.
Sterlite Power Commissions 765 kV Khandwa Substation
It will help in stepping down the high voltage 1,320 MW power from Khargone power plant
L&T”s Construction Arm Bags Contract for Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor Project
Infrastructure major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) on Friday said its construction arm in consortium with Japan”s Kyosan Electric Manufacturing company has bagged a ”significant” order from the Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India (DFCCIL).
Under NSM, India to Get 14 New Supercomputers in 2020
Once deployed, the total number of supercomputers under Rs 4,500 crore-National Supercomputing Mission (NSM) would grow to 17.
Indian Enclave Along Pak Border Gets First Permanent Link to Country since 1947
An Indian territory in Punjab lying across river Ravi along the Pakistan border, which had only seasonal connectivity with the rest of the country since 1947, finally got a permanent link in the form of a bridge on Monday, when tractor trolleys of farmers carrying wheat harvest crossed it for the first time.
The Potential for Indian Inland Waterway and Coastal Transport Development
The Indian peninsula has a vast coastline of 5,423 km and an additional 2,094 km around the 1,256 islands in the Andaman and Lakshadweep group of islands. With 200 miles of Exclusive Economic Zone the country has gained a territory of around 100,000 sq km of water surface for economic exploitation. A number of rivers pour into these seas around peninsular India. It has been estimated that around 14,500 km length of rivers are navigable throughout the year.