Indian Infrastructures and Capabilities
Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has said that it doesn’t want foreign companies manufacturing the 4G equipment and network for BSNL. The last 4G tender of BSNL got cancelled because of the border tensions between India and China. Now DoT is recommending that BSNL’s 4G network should be built by local companies.
Nepal on Friday started the trial of its first broad-gauge railway service after procuring railway engines, coaches from India.
India may soon manufacture its own super alloy steam turbine rotors for efficient coal based thermal power plants – thanks to a facility being set up by Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) to assess Low Cycle Fatigue effects in rotors required for such power plants.
tate-run engineering firm Bharat Heavy Electronics Limited (BHEL) recently announced its tie-up with SwissRapide AG to bring magnetic levitation trains commonly called Maglev trains to India.
A few days ago, Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), had announced expanding and doubling the support to Artisans who might be interested in making Agarbatti. Taking these efforts further, the Ministry has now come out with new guidelines for two more schemes which include ‘Pottery Activity’ and ‘Beekeeping Activity’.
Veer Savarkar International Airport, Port Blair is soon going to have a new terminal building. The airport currently handles 18 lakh passengers annually. Considering the surge in the passenger traffic, Airports Authority of India has undertaken the work for construction of New Integrated Terminal Building at a cost of Rs. 700 crores.
During the last three years and the current year, the Government has accorded administrative approval and financial sanction for construction of twelve (12) nuclear power reactors – ten (10) indigenous 700 MW Pressurized Heavy Water Reactors (PHWRs) to be set up in fleet mode & two (02) units of Light Water Reactors (LWRs) to be set up in cooperation with Russian Federation to enhance nuclear power capacity in the country.
Voltas has completed two sewage treatment plants (STP) in Bihar by Namami Gange (NMCG), funded by the World Bank. The two projects ensure proper treatment of household sewerage to prevent flowing of untreated sewage to river Ganga. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to virtually inaugurate both these Bihar Urban Infrastructure Development Corporation (BUIDCO) STP projects in Karmalichak and Beur on September 15.
Thyssenkrupp Elevator India has collaborated with Amplus Solar to set up an onsite solar power unit at their Pune facility in Maharashtra.
While addressing a meeting of major investor groups in New Delhi, Secretary – Road Transport and Highways Giridhar Aramane said the ministry is planning for construction of over 50,000 kilometres of highways, a majority of those will be 4 and 6 lanes wide.
