Indian Infrastructures and Capabilities
The construction site near the hamlet of Chilling in the Ladakh region is around 250 km (150 miles) west of the area where Indian and Chinese troops are locked in the most serious confrontation in decades.
The Sangam city would soon be having a say in future space expeditions of the country. The Naini Aerospace Limited (NAeL) of the city would be making the looms for the satellite launchers of Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), which would be imparting training to the staff members of the Naini based company.
The Central government has identified 70 hot springs in Uttarakhand and 30 in Himachal Pradesh which have potential to produce electricity. The springs were identified by scientists at Dehradun-based Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG).
Russia-based Rosatom announced that the ship BBC Elbe has left the country with equipment for two 1,000 MW atomic power plants coming up at Kundankulam in Tamil Nadu. The ship carries cargo including spent fuel pool racks, auxiliary equipment for turbine for Unit-3 and foundation frames with anchor bolts for turbine, air duct of the reactor shaft equipment,
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) is planning to upgrade runways at seven airports across the country by March 2022. These seven airports are at Jammu (J&K), Kolhapur (Maharashtra), Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh), Barapani (Meghalaya), Kadapa (Andhra Pradesh), Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh) and Tuticorin (Tamil Nadu).
Virgin Hyperloop, the category leader in hyperloop technology, and Bangalore International Airport (BIAL) signed a first-of-its-kind MoU to conduct a feasibility study for a proposed Hyperloop corridor from BLR airport.
User Depot Module (UDM) developed by CRIS (Centre for Railway Information Systems) was rolled out digitally across all User Depots of Western Railway by Sri P. C. Sharma, Member(T&RS) on 28.09.2020.
NTPC Ltd, India’s largest power producer and a PSU under Ministry of Power, has invited bids for procurement of biomass pellets for its various thermal plants on the basis of Domestic Competitive Basis (DCB) as part of its endeavour to reduce burning of crop residue on farmlands that cause air pollution.
India plans to offer $4.6 billion in incentives to companies setting up battery manufacturing facilities as it seeks to promote the use of electric vehicles and cut down its dependence on oil, Reuters reported.
Infrastructure is one of the five pillars of AtmaNirbhar Bharat envisioned by our Hon’ble Prime Minister and it is a matter of great pride that these high-speed, high-frequency commuter trains for RRTS are entirely being manufactured under the government’s ‘Make in India’ policy
