How PPA renegotiation or cancellation may adversely impact renewable energy sector!

September 2017

The recent attempts by Discoms in states like Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh to renegotiate or cancel signed power purchase agreements (...

Tags: Discoms, PPA, IPP, ICRA Ratings, Sabyasachi Majumdar, MNRE, Wind and solar power developers, Renewable energy

Smart Cities Conference on Surveillance and Safety

September 2017

The importance of safety and security was the focus of two round-table conferences held by Smart Cities Council India jointly with Western Digital, a...

Tags: Safety, Security, Western Digital, Technology Modernisation, Safer, Smarter Cities, Smart Cities Council India, Sanjay Bhatia, Mumbai Port Trust, CCTV surveillance, NAINA, CIDCO, Smart cities, Subhash Chandra, Government of Karnataka

Surveillance for safer & smarter cities

September 2017

Emplacing the manifesto for cooperation between authorities, civil bodies and technology providers, the Smart Cities Council India (SCC) and Western ...

Tags: Smart Cities Council India, Role of Video Surveillance Systems, Pratap Padode, Sanjay Sahay, Srinivas Reddy, Shankar T, Rafiq Ayub, Digilog Technologies, IT, BT, ST, Government of Karnataka, CCTV systems

IBNII Coorg resort in Karnataka becomes India's first hospitality project to be IGBC Platinum certified

August 2017

Energy and resource-efficient, sustainable, a cost-effective building that imposes minimal stress on the environment - these are the factors that led...

Tags: Energy, Sustainable, IBNII Coorg, IBNII, Dr Sherry Sebastian, Construction, STP

BEML’s windmill park dedicated to nation

June 2017

BEML Ltd has set for itself an unique goal of utilising 100 per cent renewable energy for its consumption. In this endeavour, the company’s 9 MW wind...

Tags: BEML Ltd, Defence, Arun Jaitley, Government of India, Deepak Kumar Hota, DPSUs, OFB, Kolar Gold Fields, Electricity

Expanded Sewerage Treatment to Start in Bengaluru with JICA Support

May 2017

The newly inaugurated Sewerage Treatment Plant (STP) in Koramangala and Challaghatta (K&C) Valley STP, whose treatment capacity is 60 Million Liters ...

Tags: STP, MLD, BWSSB, Government of Karnataka, SCADA, Supervisory Control, JICA

Shriram Automall opens new facility in Hosur

May 2017

Shriram Automall India (SAMIL) inaugurated its first facility in Hosur, the sixth in Tamil Nadu Zone and 27th in South India. The Hosur facility, whi...

Tags: Shriram Automall India, Hosur Automall, Sameer Malhotra, Equipment, Big Vegetable Market Hub, LCV, HGV, SGV

Jain Irrigation bags Rs 569-cr Karnataka project contract

April 2017

Jain Irrigation Systems has bagged a Rs 569-crore contract from the Karnataka government for the Poorigali Integrated Micro Irrigation Project. The c...

Tags: Cauvery Neeravari Nigam Ltd