NTPC invites bids for 60 MW wind and 130 MW solar hybrid project

November 2018

For the development of the wind-solar hybrid power project in Kudgi, Karnataka, the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has invited bids for a ...

Tags: NTPC, Wind and solar hybrid energy project

Konkan Railway to get new stations? Check out the list

October 2018

By December 2019, the Konkan Railway Corporation plans on completing the construction of 10 new station. Of the 10 stations, two stations, namely Mir...

Tags: Konkan, Railway, Rail, Travel

Bharathi Cement launches 'BharathiUltraFast'

October 2018

France-based Vicat Group's Bharathi Cement has introduced the 'BharathiUltraFast' cement brand in the Karnataka market. The brand is a multi-purpose ...

Tags: Vicat Group, Bharathi Cement, BharathiUltraFast, Green cement

Vasavadatta to get land for cement factory

October 2018

The Karnataka Cabinet has given permission to two companies to acquire 1,256 acre of agricultural land for establishing a cement factory and a solar ...

Tags: Karnataka Cabinet, Solar power plant, Cement factory, Land Reforms Act, Varda Solar, Adani Group

ACC switches to solar power

October 2018

ACC has adopted the use of solar power in the cement manufacturing process at its grinding units in Kudithini and Thondebhavi in Karnataka....

Tags: ACC, Cement manufacturing process, Grinding units, Solar power

Belagavi gets K-Tech innovation hub

October 2018

Karnataka has inaugurated the K-Tech Innovation Hub (K-TI hubs) in Belagavi. The hub provides space and infrastructure, instrumentation, prototyping ...

Tags: K-Tech Innovation Hub, Infrastructure, Instrumentation, MIT Fab Lab

LabourNet partners with IESC to conduct training courses

July 2018

On the occasion of the fourth ‘World Youth Skills Day’ on July 15, 2018, LabourNet, one of India’s leading social enterprises in skill development an...

Tags: Training, Skill development, IESC, LabourNet

We are working on increasing our lines for different locations, says Mahendra Jain, MD, Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation

June 2018

It is progressing well. Currently, we are operating two lines - North-South and East-West - that span over 42.8 km with a ridership of over 400,000 c...

Tags: Mahendra Jain, Government of Karnataka, Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation, Electronic City, DPR, BMTC, BMRC, Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation, Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation, Construction