India’s SJVN Pitches for More Hydropower Projects from Nepal
As part of India’s playbook of helping build a South Asia-focused energy security architecture, state-run hydropower generator SJVN Ltd has pitched for more hydropower projects from Nepal.
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Golf Academy Started in Jammu and Kashmir, Game of Elite Open for Masses
“We have made golf accessible to the common man. It is no longer the game of the elite. Dream of inclusive society being realised. J&K is a powerhouse of sporting talent; UT administration is working diligently in creating a flourishing sports culture and providing the right platforms to budding sportspersons, ” said Manoj Sinha, LG of Jammu and Kashmir.
India to have Twenty Four Integrated Check Posts on Land Borders by 2025
India will have 24 Integrated Check Posts (ICPs) along its land borders by 2025, said Aditya Mishra, Chairman, Land Ports Authority of India (LPAI) in what could enable better integration of the region and beyond to SE Asia.
New Solar Thermal Components Testing Facility at Hyderabad to Give Further Fillip to India’s Growing Solar Sector
A newly established Concentrated Solar Thermal (CST) based test rig facility at Hyderabad can help the growing solar industry in India to test capability and performance of solar thermal components like solar receiver tubes, heat transfer fluids, concentrating mirrors.
Manipur Enters India’s Railway Map As First Passenger Train Reaches the State
A passenger train – Rajdhani Express from Assam’s Silchar railway station – reached the Vaingaichunpao railway station in Manipur for a trial run on Friday, putting the state on the Indian Railways map.
India Gets Devices to Indigenously Map its Terrain from Space
Acknowledging Garmin’s initiative to incorporate NavIC in the two GPSMAP 65s and 66sr handheld devices, Indian Space Research Organisation ISRO has asked the organisation to make NavIC an integral part of all its upcoming satellite navigation-based devices being launched in India.
With Largest Port Community System & BSID, Indian Ports and Maritime Sector is Giving Boost to Digital India
PCS1x- the world’s largest port community system, is a user-friendly interface that brings together various stakeholders of the maritime sector and provides them with seamless payments and transactions.
First Indigenous Alloy for Nuclear-Plants Ready
ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India has designed and manufactured the country’s first indigenously developed specialist-grade steel plates (16Mo3). They are meant for use in heavy water reactors for the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd , said a senior AM/NS official.
IOC Draws INR 4,495 Crore Plan for India’s First Styrene Plan
IndianOil is setting up India’s first project for producing styrene used in making plastics at an investment of Rs 4,495 crore, a move that will save Rs 3,650 crore worth of imports annually.
India Gets Asia’s Longest and World’s Fifth Longest High Speed Track for Automobiles
Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Shri Prakash Javadekar today inaugurated NATRAX- the High Speed Track(HST) in Indore which is the longest such track in Asia. NATRAX, developed in an area of 1000 acres of land , is a one stop solution for all sorts of high speed performance tests for widest categories of vehicles from 2 wheelers to heavy tractor trailers.