Punjab may fire up units at Ropar plant

August 2018

With the demand for power rising up to 12,500 MW, the Punjab Government has decided to restart the operations at two thermal units of Ropar power pla...

Tags: Power, Punjab Government, Ropar power plant, Bathinda thermal power plant

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

DBL-VPR consortium wins MDO contract

August 2018

DBL-VPR consortium has emerged as L-1 bidder for the mine developer-cum-operator (MDO) contract of Pachhwara Central Coal Block of Punjab State Power...

Tags: DBL-VPR, Mining, OB removal, Coal

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

PTC India secures trading of entire 1,000 MW capacity

April 2018

PTC India, announced that it has completed the sale of remaining 200 MW under the long term PPA of hydro power under Karcham Wangtoo Hydro project to...

Tags: PTC India, Karcham Wangtoo Hydro project, Hydro power, JSW Group

Punjab Cabinet approves Affordable Housing Policy

March 2018

In order to enable affordable housing for lower income groups (LIG), the Punjab Government has cleared the way for the notification of the Affordable...

Tags: LIG, Affordable Colony policy, Punjab Government, FAR

Punjab working on twin policy for affordable housing and rental accommodation

January 2018

As reported, the Government of Punjab is working on a twin policy for affordable housing site and rental accommodations across the state. ...

Tags: Government of Punjab, Solar power, Affordable housing, Construction

We aim to make Amritsar an internationally oriented, green and vibrant city, says ex-Commissioner, Municipal Corporation Amritsar

January 2018

Home to the Golden Temple, Amritsar is on the list of cities to be developed under the government's Smart Cities mission. That said, the city will re...

Tags: Golden Temple, Smart Cities mission, Punjab Government, SCADA, Sakatri and Goal Bagh, ICT-enabled system, RFP, Swachh Iconic Place Project, Shehri Awas Yojana, Punjab Government, HRIDAY, SIP, LED lights, MoU, HPCL