Infrastructure

Indian Infrastructures and Capabilities

Nathu La: Zoho’s India-Designed Server Takes Aim at AI Costs and Technological Dependence

Unveiled on June 10, 2026, Nathu La represents Zoho’s first major entry into computer hardware. The Chennai-headquartered technology company developed the platform through a specialised engineering team based in Nagpur, extending its operations beyond business software, cloud services and artificial intelligence into the physical infrastructure that runs them.

Octillion Opens Third EV Battery Plant in India, Adds 3 GWh Capacity at Halol

Spread across more than 13,000 square metres, the Halol plant was converted from an empty industrial structure into a fully operational battery manufacturing facility in less than eight months. At full utilisation, it is expected to produce more than 48,000 battery systems annually, catering to a wide range of electric vehicles including passenger cars, light commercial vehicles, trucks and buses.

Colonel Sphurti Kulkarni Becomes First Woman Officer to Command BRO’s 45 Task Force Under Project Chetak

The 45 Task Force performs a critical role in maintaining road connectivity required for the movement of military personnel, equipment, logistics and supplies in sensitive border areas. Such formations also ensure that vital routes remain operational in demanding terrain and climatic conditions, where infrastructure reliability can directly influence military mobility and operational readiness.

PAIMANA Brings India’s ₹40.54 Lakh Crore Infrastructure Pipeline Under a Unified Data-Driven Monitoring System

PAIMANA — Project Assessment, Infrastructure Monitoring and Analytics for Nation-Building — was launched on 25 September 2025 as a web-based platform for monitoring Central Sector infrastructure projects costing ₹150 crore or more. It replaced the older Online Computerized Monitoring System, or OCMS-2006, and is designed to provide a more modern system for tracking project costs, expenditure, physical progress, timelines and implementation issues.

PMAY-Urban Crosses Major Milestone: 1.25 Crore Homes Sanctioned, Over 1 Crore Delivered

Alongside the overall housing milestone, the programme has also emerged as a major instrument of women’s asset ownership. Of the approximately 1.25 crore houses sanctioned under PMAY-U and PMAY-U 2.0, around 1 crore houses have been allotted either in the name of the female head of the household or under joint ownership involving women.