Indian Infrastructures and Capabilities
To transform the Railway stations into the hub of Digital inclusion, Indian Railways mandated RailTel, a Miniratna PSU under Ministry of Railways, to provide free high-speed WiFi at the railway stations.
Though the south runway began with limited operations, it will gradually scale up flight operations. The runway will initially have CAT I certification, and, as operations stabilise, will progressively manage CAT III B operations, enabling landing and takeoff in extremely low visibility conditions. The new runway will be coded RWY 09R/27L, while the existing runway will be renamed RWY 09L/27R (from RWY 09/27).
The proposed IIS will be established in PPP mode. These proposed IISs will have state-of-the-art skill centres conceptualized to bring in best-in-class infrastructure and facilities to meet the aspirations of students who enter the skill learning domain directly after class X/XII (like ITI & diploma courses) instead of the traditionally preferred pathway of higher education.
Gen VK Singh said increased industrial activities have supported the overall growth of the transport sector, adding that the Government’s policy of increasing private participation has yielded positive results, with India becoming the world’s second largest road network of 5.8 million km.
Tata Lockheed Martin Aerostructures Limited chief operating officer Abhay Paranjape told Telangana Today, “Our goal is to be ready with the first F16 wing by October next year. We are going to make the wings in the existing facility. We are building the prototype now and once we build and prove it, we will go for bidding for orders. We will have a capacity to make 3-4 wings a month in the steady state. We have already completed the 3D modeling for the F16 wings.”
The core catcher or core melt localisation device (CMLD) will localise and cool the molten core material in case of an accident in the nuclear power reactor.
The objective is to establish strong air connectivity and to boost the tourism sector, the Ministry said in a Press communication, adding that under the UDAN 4.0 scheme MoCA is also providing additional VGF of around 25% extra to the airlines.
Taiwan’s state-run oil supplier CPC Corp opened an office in New Delhi this week as part of its plans to set up a plant in India and forge ties with the nation’s petrochemical industry. At the opening ceremony, CPC president Lee Shun-chin said the step symbolises efforts for a presence in India to back Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Make in India initiative.
The Indian arm, GKN Fokker Elmo India, will manufacture electrical wiring interconnection systems at the new plant in Chakan.
Bids for 15,100 MW of wind power projects have been issued, out of which projects of 12,162.50 MW capacity have been awarded.
