Indian Infrastructures and Capabilities
Indian Railways’ cargo carrying capacity is all set to receive a major boost after it conducted a trial run of double stack cargo train on Western Dedicated Freight Corridor(WDFC) on the 306 km long Rewari -Madar Section.
The Gurgaon-based Centre is the first of its kind in India to fully demonstrate the integration of key technology platforms for IT-OT convergence, enabling customers to understand the benefits of the Connected Enterprise and the positive impact that it can have on their business. The Centre also illustrates how solutions and services offered are entirely scalable and can be tailored to businesses.
The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) which maintains and develops road networks across India’s borders has, in 2019, constructed and developed approximately 60,000 km of roads, including a crucial 19.72 km road near Doklam, the site of the 73-day stand-off in 2017 between the Indian and Chinese armies
The Brahmaputra basin covers 580,000 square km across four countries — China (50 per cent), India (34 per cent), Bangladesh (8 per cent) and Bhutan (8 per cent). In India, the catchment area spreads over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bengal, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Sikkim, covering nearly 5.9 per cent of the total geographical area of the country.
India’s installed renewable energy generation capacity touched around 86GW by November-end. This includes solar, wind, small hydro, biomass, waste to energy and others.
Safran and GE Aviation own a 50 per cent stake each in the US-based CFM International, which manufactures engines for the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 types of aircraft
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi unveiled a plaque to mark the laying of foundation stone of Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical University in Lucknow today. Governor of Uttar Pradesh Smt Anandiben Patel, Chief Minister Shri Yogi Adityanath, Deputy Chief Ministers, and other dignitaries were also present on the occasion.
The decision to construct a strategic tunnel below the Rohtang Pass was taken by former PM Vajpayee. It will reduce the distance between Manali and Leh by 46 kilometres.
Shimla railway station superintendent Prince Sethi said “The train is fully air-conditioned with 15 seats in each coach. It also has reversible chairs, inbuilt toilet and mobile charging points. The train has see-through glasses on all four sides to provide a better view of outside, so that tourists can enjoy scenic beauty of the hills.”
In view of the centrality of cross-border energy cooperation in India-Bangladesh bilateral partnership, the 2nd Project Review Monitoring Committee (PRMC) met in New Delhi last week.
