Record Construction of 534 Kilometres of National Highway in One Week
The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH) has created a record by constructing 534 km of National Highways (NHs) in the last week commencing 8 January.
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Government of India Strengthens Cargo Handling Capacity of Chabahar Port, Iran
India has supplied a consignment of two Mobile Harbour Cranes (MHC) to Iran’s Chabahar port, with a total contract value of over USD 25 Million under a contract agreement for supply of 6 MHC. The consignment of cranes arrived from Marghera port, Italy has been unloaded successfully on 18th January 2021 at Chabahar port and presently undergoing trials run.
IMD Launches Sophisticated Doppler Weather Radars in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh
Union earth sciences minister, Harsh Vardhan, on the occasion of the 146th foundation day of India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday, inaugurated two Doppler Weather Radars, one each at Mukteshwar in Uttarakhand and Kufri in Himachal Pradesh, which will provide valuable support to farmers and disaster managers in both the states, and to the pilgrims undertaking the pilgrimage to Kailash Manasarovar and Char Dham yatra.
India’s First Indigenously Designed & Developed Driverless Metro Car Unveiled| BEML Bengaluru
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh, unveiled state-of-the-art ‘Driverless Metro Car’ for Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) at a function held at BEML’s Bangalore Complex on 15 January 2021. Indigenously designed & developed state-of-the-art Driverless Metro trains are being manufactured at BEML Bangaluru Complex.
PM to Flag Off 8 Trains Facilitating Seamless Rail Connectivity to Statue of Unity
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will flag off eight trains connecting different regions of the country to Kevadiya on 17th January, 2021 at 11 AM via video conferencing. These trains will facilitate seamless connectivity to the Statue of Unity. Prime Minister will also inaugurate several other projects related to the Railways sector in Gujarat during the event. Chief Minister of Gujarat and Union Railways Minister will be present on the occasion.
Thales, Bharat Dynamics Ink Deal to Work on STARStreak Air Defence System | Make in India
Through the agreement, BDL will become a part of the STARStreak missile system”s global supply chain, providing the opportunity for export of Indian manufactured components to this system”s existing and future customers, including the UK Armed Forces, Thales said in a statement.
Phase-2 of Bengaluru Metro Inaugurated
The Bangalore Metro Rail Project Phase-2 covers a route length of 74 km with 62 stations and consists of extensions to both Purple and Green lines of Phase-1 in all the four directions totaling 34 km and two new lines viz. Gotigere-Nagawara for a route length of 21 km & R V Road- Bommasandra for a route length of 19 km.
NTPC’s Oldest Unit at Singrauli Records Highest PLF So Far in Current Fiscal
NTPC Ltd.’s very first unit, which was commissioned 38 years ago at Singrauli in Uttar Pradesh, has achieved the highest Plant Load Factor (PLF) of 100.24% among all thermal units in the country between April 2020 to December 2020, data published by Central Electricity Authority (CEA) showed. The 200 MW unit was commissioned in 1982 and the robust PLF signifies the exceptional operational and maintenance efficiency at India’s largest power generation company.
Indian Railway Enhances Speed to 130 Kmph Along the Golden Quadrilateral & Golden Diagonal Sections
Indian Railway has started the New Year by achieving a landmark achievement by drastically enhancing the maximum speed to 130 kmph for 1,280 km length out of 1,612 Km in Golden Quadrilateral – Golden Diagonal (GQ-GD) route.This covers the entire GQ-GD route over South Central Railway, except Vijayawada – Duvvada section, where signaling up-gradation work is in progress.
India’s 600-MW floating solar plant set for commissioning by 2022 – 23
The 600-MW floating solar complex to be constructed in Madhya Pradesh, India, is expected to be operational by 2022-2023, the Economic Times reported on Tuesday, citing the new and renewable energy minister for the state, Hardeep Singh Dang.