Over Rs 32,000 cr spent on Punjab road projects

May 2016

Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal has said that Rs 32,275 crore has been spent so far on creating ´world-class road infrastructure´ in the s...

Tags: Sukhbir Badal, World-class road infrastructure

Uninterrupted power supply for Punjab

May 2016

Punjab, with its recently upgraded and improved distribution network and adequate availability of power, will now provide eight-hour power supply to ...

Tags: Punjab, Power, Distribution, RAPDRP

2,816 km road projects to link coastal, border areas

March 2016

The government has awarded contracts for 2,816 km road projects in states like Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab and Bihar under its ambitious Bharatmala pr...

Tags: National Highways Authority of India, Road projects

No power cut in Odisha till April end

February 2016

The state government has ruled out any power cut till the end of April this year, hoping to tide over any possible deficit through conserved hydro po...

Tags: Power, Conserved hydro power, Pranab Prakash Das, Energy

Our app is actually a Smart City solution

February 2016

Three years ago, we were trying to solve a problem in south Punjab where there were some issues relating to cancer. Someone wanted to do a survey of ...

Tags: Rouhan Sharma, Webrosoft, Jaskirat Singh, CRAMAT, Swachh Bharat, Smart Cities, Central Government schemes, MoU

ADB to lend $1 bn to Power Grid Corp

January 2016

Asian Development Bank will provide $1 bn loan to Power Grid Corp for renewable energy transmission and grid expansion in India.The funds will be use...

Tags: Renewable energy transmission, Grid expansion, Funds, High voltage transmission, Rajasthan and Punjab, Energy Corridor initiative

Government warns road developers

January 2016

Running out of patience for their lack of commitment and lackadaisical approach, the government has warned non-serious developers and bankers of term...

Tags: Bankers, Terminating highway projects, L&T, HCC, Gammon, Madhucon, Soma and Essel Ifra, State Bank of India, Punjab National Bank, Bank of India

Strong Impactor

December 2015

Punjab Technical Education minister Madan Mohan Mittal is making a huge impact with action on the ground...

Tags: Punjab Technical Education, Madan Mohan Mittal