India’s Largest Green Hydrogen Plant to be Built by GAIL
State-owned GAIL (India) Ltd will build India’s largest green hydrogen-making plant as it looks to supplement its natural gas business with carbon-free fuel.
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Cabinet Approval Sets the Implementation of PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan (NMP) in Motion
Hon’ble Prime Minister launched PM GatiShakti NMP for multi-modal connectivity on 13th October, 2021. Implementation framework includes Empowered Group of Secretaries (EGOS), Network Planning Group (NPG) and Technical Support Unit (TSU) with required technical competencies.
MoU Signed Between J&K and Government of Dubai for Real Estate development, Industrial Parks, Super Specialty Hospitals
Jammu and Kashmir administration today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Dubai for real estate development, industrial parks, IT towers, multipurpose towers, logistics, medical college, super specialty hospital and more.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi To Inaugurate Kushinagar International Airport On 20th October 2021
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Kushinagar International Airport on 20thOctober 2021 in the presence of Smt. Anandiben Patel, Governor, Uttar Pradesh; Shri YogiAdityanath, Chief Minister, UP; and Shri JyotiradityaScindia, Union Minister for Civil Aviation among others.The International Airport will get operational this week to ease cumbersome travel of earlier times and facilitate the air travel requirements of International Buddhist pilgrims in India.The inaugural flight will land at the airport from Colombo, Sri Lanka carrying 125 dignitaries & Buddhist Monks, highlighting the convenience to Buddhists across the world to visit the MahaparinirvanaSthal of Lord Buddha.
Israel to Join India Based International Solar Alliance
Israel’s energy minister Karine Elharrar will officially sign the agreement on her country’s accession to the International Solar Alliance in the presence of Israeli Foreign minister Yair Lapid and Indian External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar.
Cargo Movement On River Ganga To Be Expanded From 9 To 29 Million MT By 2024-25
Regarding River Ganga, the infrastructure plan targets increasing cargo movement on the holy river to 29 million MT from the current 9 million MT.
Technip Wins Gig at One of India’s Largest Hydrogen Projects
The contract covers the delivery of a 5 MW Hydrogen Generation Plant using Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) Electrolysis technology at a Super Thermal Power station, Technip said yesterday. This project is suited for a large scale green hydrogen production facility as power to electroyzer can be replaced with renewable electricity in the future.
India Begins its Journey in the Large Scale Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) for 1000 MW hour Project
Government has given go ahead for inviting the expression of interest for installation of 1000 MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) as a pilot project. This is the joint effort of both Ministry of New and renewable energy and Ministry of Power who have been working on this to provide a road map for the installation of the energy storage system in the country.
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh Presides Over Breakthrough Blast of Main Tube of Sela Main Tunnel via Video Conferencing
Perched at an altitude of 13,800 ft, Sela pass on the 317 km long Balipara-Charduar-Tawang (BCT) road connects West Kameng, East Kameng and Tawang districts of Arunachal Pradesh to the rest of the country. It reduces travel time and provides all weather connectivity to Tawang.
2,500 Oxygen Plants Commissioned Across India in Record 112 Days
In a record 112 days, a total of 2,494 Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) oxygen generation plants have been commissioned at government hospitals across 736 districts with a capacity of producing 3,324 tonnes of medical oxygen per day. This includes 1,183 PSA plants sanctioned under the PM CARES Fund.