Infrastructure Related

NHPC Ltd will set up a 50 MW solar power plant at an investment of over Rs 300 crore near Madurai in Tamil Nadu and expects it to get completed by March next year. Last year in October, NHPC had inked an agreement with Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy ...

Leading power trading firm PTC India said it has inked pact with the SECI for sale and purchase of power generated from 3,000-mw solar projects. Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI)will facilitate development of 3,000-mw solar projects at various locations in the country on behalf of central public sector undertakings ...

A quick and transparent decision making process, backed by decentralized power structure and a system of performance audit would go a long way in ensuring that departments are able to achieve the development work that they set out to do. Union Minister, Nitin Gadkari was speaking at a ceremony in ...

A unique eco-friendly last mile connectivity transport service with integrated security features and women drivers was launched. The service known as Smart-E will provide a safe, sustainable and professionally managed last mile connectivity service, especially to and from metro stations and other high-footfall areas. The first batch of 30 all-women-piloted ...

Andhra Pradesh State has announced a new solar power policy to avoid the power crisis by utilizing solar power in the state. The state is poised for rapid industrial growth driven by infrastructure investments and has also been selected by Ministry of Power as one of the pilot states for ...

Rural households may get cooking gas cylinders delivered at their doorsteps soon as part of Prime Minister’s push to take cleaner fuels to more homes. The government is looking for ways to make it viable for rural dealers to home deliver cylinders, the lack of which makes consumption of cleaner ...

The government’s ambitious plan to replace conventional street lights with energy-efficient LED lamps in cities is gathering momentum under the Street Light National Programme. The installation is in progress in 88 ULBs in Delhi, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh to replace 9.3 lakh lights. The service model enables the municipalities to ...

The AP Gas Development Corporation, Gas Authority of India, GDF Suez and Shell signed two MoUs for seting up an Rs 1800 crore floating LNG terminal at Kakinada deep water port. This would be the first LNG terminal on the East Coast of India when ready. The Kakinada LNG terminal ...

Andhra Pradesh Government has inked an MoU with China’s XI’AN LONGi Silicon Materials Corp for setting up Rs.1,500-crore solar module and cell manufacturing plant at Sri City, in Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh. The Chinese company will invest in a facility for manufacturing solar cells and modules with the capacity ...

Mahila Coir Yojana (MCY) is the first women-centric self employment scheme to develop entrepreneurship among rural women in regions that produce coir fibre. The production of coir fibre in recent India has increased in a substantial manner. The scheme was officially launched in 1994 under the policy – “Training, Extension, ...