Infrastructure

Indian Infrastructures and Capabilities

India Now Has Its Own Blockchain Platform ‘VAJRA’

Vajra is a permissioned blockchain platform which means its an closed-ecosystem platform or say “an invite-only” members club. Such permissioned blockchain network is not accessible to any random participants. Only a registered party under the network administrator can be part of the blockchain network. There will be three types of nodes on the platform.

India Begins Work on Tunnels Along Border with China

The Border Roads Organisation (BRO), which is handling this matter, has issued a global tender for the construction of a tunnel under the Brahmaputra River in Assam, while it has also begun the excavation of a tunnel under the Sela Pass in Arunachal Pradesh, top officials said. Work on another tunnel in Nechiphu, also in Arunachal Pradesh, which will shorten the travel time to Tawang, will begin soon.

India Gets Its First Digital Transformation Experience Centre

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.

Roads Totaling 60,000 Km Developed by BRO in 2019

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