Indian Infrastructures and Capabilities
Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal, in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, said the government is pursuing a combination of infrastructure development, fiscal incentives and regulatory reforms to strengthen coastal and inland water transport.
Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Bengaluru, Sea6 Energy describes its long-term objective as building large-scale ocean agriculture and using cultivated marine biomass as a renewable industrial raw material.
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.
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.
The first rake consists of three AC Sleeper Cars, three AC Chair Cars, 11 Non-AC Chair Cars and two Power Cars. Although based on the proven Linke Hofmann Busch, or LHB, platform widely used by Indian Railways, the coaches have undergone extensive modifications to meet the specific operational conditions and passenger requirements of Bangladesh Railway.
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.
The latest expansion includes nine land ports and two airports, taking the total number of designated international entry points for e-Visa holders to 88. These now comprise 37 airports, 38 seaports and 13 land ports, significantly broadening the geographical reach of India’s electronic visa 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.
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.
Developed in India for Indian operating conditions, KAVACH 4.0 is being rapidly expanded across high-density railway corridors to prevent signal violations, control overspeeding and reduce collision risks
