Govt aims to ban burnt clay bricks from its projects

The Centre is planning to ban use of burnt clay bricks in its construction projects across the country, a move aimed at giving a boost to environment-friendly products. According to…

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479% increase in projects completed under Smart Cities Mission over a year

A total of 2,342 projects worth Rs 90,929 crore have been tendered under the Smart City proposal. Nearly 72 per cent of these or 1,675 projects worth Rs 51,866 crore…

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Maharashtra invites global tenders for Dharavi slum redevelopment project

The Maharashtra government has invited global tenders to redevelop Dharavi, one of the largest slums in Asia, into an integrated township under a Rs 22,000-crore project. According to the sources,…

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PM Modi launches 2 highway projects in Varanasi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has dedicated two important national highways in Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi. The total length of the highways is 34 kilometres and is constructed at a cost of over Rs 15 billion. The…

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India to seek Japanese experts to develop bullet train stations

Japanese consultants will join hands with Indian architects to develop the 12 proposed bullet train stations and its adjoining areas in an integrated way. The 12 proposed stations on the…

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Cabinet approves proposal to manage 6 AAI airports under PPP model

The Union Cabinet has approved a proposal to lease out Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Lucknow, Guwahati, Thiruvananthapuram and Mangaluru airports for operation, management and development under public private partnership (PPP). This would…

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India to extend $310 m loan for Zimbabwe thermal power plant

India has announced that it would extend a $310 million loan to Zimbabwe to finance a rehabilitation project for a thermal power plant that would entail upgrading the station and…

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India, ADB sign $110 mn loan agreement to upgrade rural roads in MP

India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a $110 million loan agreement to upgrade all-weather rural roads in Madhya Pradesh under the Prime Minister’s Rural Roads Programme (PMGSY). The…

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NTPC approves Rs 97.85 bn investment for expansion of Talcher power plant

State-run power giant NTPC’s board has approved an investment of Rs 97.85 billion for the 1,320 MW Stage-III expansion of its Talcher thermal power plant in Odisha as per reports….

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TechM bags Rs 350-crore deal from 5 major ports

Tech Mahindra will build and maintain an enterprise business system (EBS) to modernise and automate port processes at five Central government-owned ports for Rs. 350 crore including taxes. This is…

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JNPT, Railways and states to sign MoU for Rs 8,574 cr rail project

The government announced that JNPT, Railways and state governments of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra will enter into a pact for implementing Rs 8,574.79 crore Indore-Manmad Railway Line Project. The project…

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Eicher trucks and buses bags order from Bangladesh, to supply heavy duty trucks

Eicher Trucks & Buses, part of VE Commercial Vehicles, has bagged an order for 350 heavy duty trucks from Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC). BRTC has bought 350 units of…

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