Indian Infrastructures and Capabilities
Modern communications can appear almost entirely wireless to an ordinary user. Smartphones connect through mobile towers, laptops through Wi-Fi and satellites increasingly provide communications to remote locations. Yet once data begins travelling between continents, most of it does not travel through space.
The 125-km Rishikesh–Karnaprayag railway is being developed by RVNL, a public sector undertaking under the Ministry of Railways, at an estimated cost of around ₹37,000 crore. The project is targeted for completion by December 2029.
The developments reflect Indian Railways’ continuing effort to increase transport capacity, improve logistics connectivity and provide more affordable passenger services across major regions of the country.
Speaking at the India–South Africa Business Leadership Roundtable in New Delhi on September 12, 2026, on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit, Ramaphosa urged Indian companies to look at partnerships in projects that South Africa is preparing for implementation and tendering.
Oil India Limited Chairman and Managing Director and NRL Chairman Ranjit Rath confirmed on September 11, 2026, that 2G ethanol has already been produced at the facility and that individual units are now being stabilised before the plant moves towards sustained commercial production and higher capacity utilisation.
The project is being developed by International Resources Holding, or IRH, an IHC Group company through 2PointZero, together with Adani Enterprises Limited. The two companies plan to establish a 50:50 joint venture for the project.
The project has been implemented at Blast Furnace No. 1 at Tata Steel Meramandali with technology support from Paul Wurth, part of SMS group, and equipment supplied by Kobelco.
The company formally opened the new facility on September 10, 2026, at the MSME Technology Centre in the KIADB Aerospace Park in Bengaluru North.
Named the BIGGA Factory — short for Big Global Ambition — the plant will be located at the SIPCOT Industrial Park in Shoolagiri, near Hosur, one of southern India’s largest automotive manufacturing clusters.
The board of the state-owned shipbuilder approved the proposal on September 9, 2026. Under the planned transaction, Cochin Shipyard will transfer the International Ship Repair Facility, or ISRF, to the new joint venture as a going concern for not less than ₹1,800 crore.
