Indian Infrastructures and Capabilities
The Minister said that this revolutionary technology would achieve traffic efficiency by minimizing traffic problems, efficient infrastructure usage, enriching users with prior information about traffic, reducing travel time and enhancing the safety and comfort of commuters.
The project will meet the enhanced crude oil requirement arising out of capacity expansion of Panipat Refinery from 15 MMTPA to 25 MMTPA.
On Monday, December 20, as part of its foreign growth strategy, Japan’s Osaka Gas Co announced that it has joined India’s urban gas distribution market by investing in the local business of Singapore-based AGP International Holdings (AG&P).
Mr. Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH), stated that investors should have confidence in India’s infrastructure sector and invest boldly as “the economic viability is intact since the internal rate of return in the road sector is very high.”
According to the ministry, six berths will be reserved in the sleeper class of long-distance Mail/Express trains and a reservation quota of six berths in third-tier AC (3AC) coaches of Garib Rath/Rajdhani/Duronto/fully air-conditioned Express trains have been allocated for female passengers, irrespective of their age, travelling alone or in a group.
“India is following an indigenous three-stage nuclear power programme to provide long-term energy security in a sustainable manner,” stated Dr. Jitendra Singh, Minister of State in the Department of Space and Department of Atomic Energy.
The Union cabinet on Wednesday approved a budget of ₹76,000 crore for a production linked incentive (PLI) scheme for semiconductor and display board production in the country.
NTPC has awarded a project of “Standalone Fuel-Cell based Micro-grid with hydrogen production using electrolyser in NTPC Guest House at Simhadri (near Visakhapatnam)”. I
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), a ‘Maharatna’ and a Fortune Global 500 Company has collaborated with Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) to scale-up Alkaline Electrolyser technology for Green Hydrogen production. Presently, Electrolyser Plants are imported. This is a first of its kind initiative to support the country’s commitment to achieve renewable energy targets and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Mr. Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Minister for Communications, told Lok Sabha that all equipment, components, and systems to aid India’s 5G rollout had been procured from “trusted sources. This was ins response to a question raised by Mr. Manish Tewari, Minister of Congress, who wanted to know whether the government refused to allow the Chinese company Huawei to participate in 5G trials because it was “deemed to be a security risk.”
