Indian Infrastructures and Capabilities
The company describes its approach as digitised construction. Its technology platform brings together large-format printers, specialised printable concrete, machine-control systems, slicing software and digital construction workflows rather than treating the printer as a standalone machine.
The scale of this achievement is visible in the latest international petroleum statistics. According to OPEC’s Annual Statistical Bulletin 2026, India exported approximately 1.386 million barrels per day of petroleum products during calendar year 2025. That volume placed India ahead of major Middle Eastern petroleum producers including Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Iran, Iraq and Bahrain in refined-product exports.
The Foundation for QC Innovation, or FQCI, has been incorporated as a Section 8 not-for-profit company by IISc Bengaluru under the National Quantum Mission implemented by the Department of Science and Technology.
ONGC Chairman and CEO Arun Kumar Singh said the company plans to drill 87 deepwater and ultra-deepwater wells by March 2031. The programme represents an aggressive expansion of offshore exploration at a time when India is seeking to reverse stagnation in domestic oil and gas production and reduce its vulnerability to imported energy.
The project, located at Chausa in Buxar district, consists of two supercritical generating units of 660 MW each and is being implemented by SJVN Thermal Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of SJVN. With Unit-2 successfully completing its sustained trial operation, SJVN said it is now ready for the unit’s commercial operation.
ONGC Chairman Arun Kumar Singh disclosed the investment plans in New Delhi on 31 August 2026, confirming that the company has already secured the land required for the project and that construction is expected to begin shortly. The ₹70-billion investment forms part of ONGC’s wider strategy to strengthen India’s domestic energy security while expanding the company’s role beyond conventional oil and gas exploration.
These projects are not all of the same kind. Some directly connect Indian territory with neighbouring countries. Others form parts of larger multimodal corridors linking India with ports and markets. Still others are roads built or financed by India entirely within partner countries. Together, however, they illustrate the emergence of infrastructure development as an important component of India’s engagement with the Global South.
According to officials familiar with the exercise, the Department of Telecommunications is gathering information from telecom service providers on behalf of the Ministry of Home Affairs. The assessment is intended to provide the government with a clearer picture of the scale of Chinese-origin legacy equipment still embedded in India’s cellular infrastructure.
The foundation stones for the projects were laid on 29 August 2026 by Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh. The programme forms part of the latest expansion of PMGSY-IV, which is focused on bringing all-weather road connectivity to habitations that remain outside the regular road network, particularly in mountainous and geographically difficult regions.
The most concrete initiative so far involves state-owned BEML Limited, which has entered into a strategic partnership with South Korea’s HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering and HD Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries to jointly design, develop and manufacture a new generation of port and maritime cranes in India.
