Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals establishes largest R&D facility in Mumbai

Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd has opened the Crompton Experience & Innovation Centre in Vikhroli, Mumbai, which is the company’s largest R&D facility. Crompton will hire 200 engineers for the new centre, with…

Sangam India to invest Rs 137 crore to expand manufacturing capacity in Rajasthan

Sangam India, a prominent producer of PV coloured yarn and seamless garments, would invest 137 crore at its factory in Bhilwara, Rajasthan, to boost manufacturing capacity and ancillary infrastructure. The project would be…

Indigrid receives Letter of Intent for transmission project in Maharashtra

IndiGrid has received a Letter of Intent (LoI) from REC Electricity Development and Consultancy Ltd (REC) to develop a transmission system for power evacuation from renewable energy projects in Maharashtra’s Osmanabad district, according…

SJVN aims to set up more renewable power projects in UP

After winning a 75 megawatt (MW) solar project in Jalaun, state-owned power producer SJVN urged the Uttar Pradesh government to award the business other renewable energy projects in the state. A company statement…

Tata power receives LoA for a Rs 945 crore project from Solar Energy Corporation of India

Solar Energy Corporation of India Ltd has granted Tata Power Solar a letter of award (LoA) for a solar and battery storage project costing Rs 945 crore (SECI). Tata Power Solar Systems Limited…

Seven firms submit bids for coal blocks

Seven firms have submitted bids for four coal blocks available for sale in the “second attempt” of an auction procedure for 11 mines for commercial mining. JSW Steel and Adhunik Power & Natural…

Coal India to invest Rs 19,650 crore in rail infrastructure

Coal India Ltd (CIL) plans to invest Rs 19,650 crore in rail infrastructure over the next three years to increase its annual transportation capacity by 330 million tonne (MT). To improve its infrastructure,…

Modi to launch project worth Rs 18,000 crore on 4 December

On December 4, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Dehradun to inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for a number of projects costing over Rs 18,000 crore. PM Modi will lay the foundation…

AP govt developing Bhavanapadu, Machilipatnam and Ramayapatnam as Non-Major Ports

Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Shri Sarbananda Sonowal has said Government of Andhra Pradesh is developing Bhavanapadu, Machilipatnam and Ramayapatnam as Non-Major Port on land lord basis. In a written reply…

Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel Parks to attract investment, boost employment

Union Minister of State for Textiles Darshana Jardosh has said with a view to attract investment, boost employment generation and position itself strongly in the global textile market, the Government has approved setting…

Gorakhpur metrolite phase 1 project receives Public Investment Bank’s nod: CM

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has announced that the first phase of metrolite project in Gorakhpur has been approved by the Public Investment Bank (PIB). In a Koo post, Adityanath said, “The…

RITES awards Rs 170 crore order to Salasar Techno Engineering Ltd

RITES Limited has awarded Salasar Techno Engineering Ltd a Rs. 170 crore purchase order for ‘Railway Electrification of 25kV OHE works including TSS General Electrification, Civil Engineering works including Tower Wagon Shed, Service…

IMFA to invest Rs 900 crore to improve production from Odisha mines

Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys Ltd (IMFA) would invest another Rs 900 crore over the next five to six years to improve output at its Mahagiri and Sukinda mines in Odisha in order…

Shakti Pumps enters into manufacturing of motors

Shakti Pumps India has announced the launch of a wholly-owned subsidiary that will manufacture electric vehicle motors, chargers, controllers, and drives. Shakti Pumps India announced in a statement that its board of directors…

NTPC announces commencement of operating at Nabinagar power plant

  NTPC, the state-owned power company, announced that the 250-MW unit-4 of its Nabinagar power plant will go online at midnight on Wednesday. A BSE filing said,””Unit-4 of 250 MW capacity of Nabinagar…

Current status of smart city projects

On June 25, 2015, the Indian government announced the Smart Cities Mission (SCM), which aims to transform 100 cities into Smart Cities. From January 2016 to June 2018, the cities were chosen following…