Infrastructure

Indian Infrastructures and Capabilities

Odisha Signs ₹1.08 Lakh Crore Aluminium Project Pact with UAE’s IHC and Adani Enterprises

International Resources Holding, the Abu Dhabi-based natural resources investment platform and part of the IHC Group through 2PointZero, will partner with Adani Enterprises Limited, the flagship company of the Adani Group, for the project. The initiative is expected to create a full aluminium value chain in Odisha, covering key stages from raw material processing to value-added aluminium production.

GAGAN: India’s Precision Navigation Backbone for Safer Skies and a Self-Reliant Future

At its core, GAGAN strengthens ordinary GPS signals by correcting errors in real time. GPS is widely used by aircraft to determine position, but its signals can be affected by atmospheric disturbances, timing errors and other technical variations. In aviation, even a small positioning error can become significant. GAGAN addresses this challenge by giving pilots and aircraft systems more accurate navigation data, along with integrity alerts that indicate whether a signal is safe to use for navigation.

World’s First Copper–Chlorine Thermochemical Hydrogen Production Facility Using Nuclear Heat from FBTR

The facility has been established as a technology demonstrator to validate the production of hydrogen using nuclear energy through the Cu–Cl thermochemical process developed indigenously by Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai. The successful integration of nuclear process heat with hydrogen generation marks a pioneering technological breakthrough and opens a promising pathway for large-scale, carbon-free hydrogen production using advanced nuclear reactors.

Hindustan Zinc Deploys India’s First 250 MT Electric Crane at Rajasthan Smelter

The new crane is a diesel-electric hybrid all-terrain machine capable of operating on both electric and diesel power. Its introduction at the Debari smelter is significant because cranes of this capacity are normally associated with high diesel consumption due to the heavy lifting requirements of industrial sites. By shifting a large part of such operations to electric power, Hindustan Zinc is reducing fuel dependence while improving the environmental profile of its smelting operations.

Centre Notifies New Telecom Rules, Ushering in Authorisation-Based Digital Framework

Among the key notifications is the Telecommunications (Authorisation for Provision of Main Telecommunication Services) Rules, 2025. These rules create a new framework under which telecom entities can apply for authorisation to provide services as a network service operator, a virtual network operator, or both. Existing Unified Licence, UASL, ISP, NLD and ILD licensees will also be able to migrate to the new system.