NMMT to set up 18 charging stations and 30 electric buses

August 2018

30 battery operated electric buses and 18 bus charging stations were approved by the civic transport wing committee. In order to be financed under th...

Tags: Electric buses, FAME, Navi Mumbai Municipal Transport

Three logistics parks to come up in Ludhiana

August 2018

Three mega logistics parks- multi-modal logistic park by Adani Group, one by Punjab Logistics Infrastructure and one by Punjab State Warehousing Corp...

Tags: Logistics parks, Adani Group, Punjab State Warehousing Corporation, Transportation

Odisha govt to set up riverine port on river Mahanadi

August 2018

High-level clearance authority (HLCA) allowed four major port developing agencies to participate in the financial bidding for a riverine port on Maha...

Tags: HLCA, Mahanadi River, Public Private Partnership, Investment, Transportation, Port

Railways to install solar panels in passenger coaches

August 2018

With the national transport retrofitting its passenger trains with flexible solar panels, the Indian Railways will now run its fans, lights and mobil...

Tags: National transport, IROAF, Fit solar PV panels, Member Rolling Stock, Indian Railways

Canal Construction-Ready

August 2018

KYB-Conmat has stood as the pioneer for Twin Shaft Mixer technology in India. Dams and canals play a vital role in irrigation and drinking, and hen...

Tags: KYB-Conmat, Twin Shaft Mixer technology, Irrigation, Construction, KYB-Conmat pavers, Concrete paver machines, Swami Samarth Bor River Project, Gosikhurd Dam Project, TSM, Transportation

Big Buyer

August 2018

Hindalco Industries Chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla is on a growth spree. Under his leadership, the company has become the world's No. 2 aluminium co...

Tags: Hindalco Industries, Kumar Mangalam Birla, Aluminium, Building, Construction, Transport

ADB to provide Rs..55.98 bn loan to state

August 2018

Punjab has agreed in-principle to provide Rs 55.98 bn loan on a nominal interest rate for its urban development project by the Asian Development Bank...

Tags: Asian Development Bank, Transport system, Infrastructure, Sewerage, Sanitation systems

State bags $151 mn from World Bank for river transport

August 2018

Under the World Bank's assistance, the West Bengal Government has bagged $151 mn to optimise river transport and tourism potential, mainly emphasisin...

Tags: World Bank, West Bengal Government, River transport