Indian Infrastructures and Capabilities
Taking another step towards clean fuel, Indian Railways has successfully tested the first battery-operated Navdoot Engine. This engine has been built in the Jabalpur division of the railway and is named ‘Navdoot’. It works in dual mode.
Myanmar has decided to expedite India-backed infrastructure projects and widen security ties with India as it seeks to balance China’s expanding presence in the country in the backdrop of Beijing’s active cross-border support for rebel groups and push for early completion of BRI projects.
Spread over 1,590 acres of land, Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Power Plant is one of the largest single-site solar power plants in Asia .
The Atal tunnel, being built under the Rohtang pass at 13050 feet connecting Manali – Lahaul – Spiti and Leh , would be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narender Modi in September this year after its completion.
The Ministry of Commerce is considering to replace the Multi-modal Transportation of Goods Act with a full-fledged national logistics law with a view to promote growth of the sector.
The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has made three new bridges in Ladakh’s Nimu region operational from Monday. The strategically located bridges are helping Indian Army move tanks and other heavy artillery to the Eastern Ladakh sector along the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
As per a communiqué, the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has asked for preparation of estimates for the proposed works in the approved annual plan incorporating the technical parameters and designs as per IRC codal provisions/latest circulars of the Ministry and submission to the Ministry for consideration.
A new dawn ushers on Indian Railways as it endeavors to be self-reliant for its energy needs as directed by the Prime Minister and solarise railway stations by utilizing its vacant lands for Renewable Energy (RE) projects. Railway is committed to utilize solar energy for meeting its traction power requirements and become a complete ‘Green mode of transportation’.
According to the report given by the Financial Express, the R 260 grades specification issued by the RDSO is more stringent compared to the European specification on various parameters. One such parameter is that in steel, the hydrogen content is 1.6ppm (maximum), while the hydrogen content is 2.5 ppm (maximum) that is specified in the European specification.
An amount of Rs 250 crore is being spent for the development of the bridge.The Indian Railways has commenced constructing the first pillar in the sea for India’s first vertical lift railway sea bridge, Pamban rail bridge.
