Indian Infrastructures and Capabilities
The railway line will be declared a national project at a cost of Rs 83,360 crore. It will be along the Indo-China border with India’s first underground railway station at Keylong in HP.
The panel which deliberated on the quantum and duration of the spectrum trial has recommended 5G spectrum to Airtel, Vodafone Idea and Reliance Jio initially for three months, which can be scaled up to one year in case they need more time for network stabilisation.
One of the most interesting trends in retail sector in India is that kirana stores are keen to upgrade their merchant point-of-sale (MPoS) technology, which is driving a wave of modernisation (90% of the $700 billion retail market is still unorganised).
Solar has reached 30% of the 100 GW installation goal by 2022
About 17,000 solar lights have been distributed so far by the Rashtriya Rifles in the villages of the district. Army’s initial aim was to light up 5,000 homes and Dhoks or mud houses, according to PTI.
The ISE’s egg production process, almost fully automated, is considered most hygienic in the world.
The in-principle approval to L&T MBDA was given after the company submitted that a provisional approval would help it start construction of its manufacturing facilities while awaiting its industrial licence from the Department for Promotion of Industrial and Internal Trade (DPIIT).
India is expected to meet the WHO norm of 1:1000 doctor-patient ratio by 2024 – Dr. V K Paul, Member, NITI Aayog
Simultaneous discussion are going on with other multi-lateral funding agencies for co-financing of these large urban transport projects in India including Bhopal and Indore Metro projects
India, for its part, is seeking to create a homegrown fabless semiconductor design ecosystem, and is harnessing local talent and helping nurture academic institutions as well as startups.
