Indian Infrastructures and Capabilities
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.”
The US firm today formally recognised TLMAL as a potential co-producer of F-16 wings. The facility has the capacity to make 50 pairs of wings a year, Lockheed Martin officials said. A ceremonial event marking the first fighter wing prototype built at the TLMAL facility here was attended by KT Rama Rao, Minister for Industries and Commerce, Telangana.
The total cost of Ken-Betwa link project has been assessed at Rs.44,605 crore at 2020-21 price levels. The Union Cabinet has approved central support of Rs.39,317 crore for the project, covering grant of Rs.36,290 crore and loan of Rs.3,027 crore.
