The 14th edition of Municipalika, a three-day exhibition and conference on Smart and Sustainable Cities, organised at CIDCO Exhibition Centre, Navi Mumbai, from 18th to 20th May, ended on a high note, providing valuable insights and solutions for urban infrastructure and housing development in India.

The newly inaugurated Sewerage Treatment Plant (STP) in Koramangala and Challaghatta (K&C) Valley STP, whose treatment capacity is 60 Million Liters per Day (MLD) is expected to treat the sewerage generated by around 5 lakhs people in Bengaluru, and improve the sanitation and environmental condition of the rapid growing city.

Jain Irrigation Systems has bagged a Rs 569-crore contract from the Karnataka government for the Poorigali Integrated Micro Irrigation Project. The company said in a BSE filing that it has been awarded the Poorigali Integrated Micro Irrigation Project by Cauvery Neeravari Nigam Ltd, Government of Karnataka, through national competitive bidding.

The first Make In India Week was held in Mumbai and was the biggest ever show of the country´s manufacturing prowess. With a business commitment of Rs.15.20 lakh crore in investments, the Make In India

IVRCL Limited (IVRCL) is glad to announce that the Irrigation & Water Divisions of the company has bagged orders of the value of Rs 1,255.67 crore as detailed hereunder:

The Power Company of Karnataka Limited (PCKL), a wholly-owned company of Government of Karnataka, will soon float fresh request for qualification (RFQ) for the proposed 1,320 MW Gulbarga coal-based super critical thermal power project. The project has been proposed under the Case-2 bidding framework as per the competitive bidding guidelines.

Much of the iron ore mining output from Karnataka this year depended on completion of R&R activities in the mineral-rich Bellary-Chitradurga-Tumkur belt. After the mining scam,

Bangalore's dreaded traffic has been debated, but what has escaped much of the media is that several initiatives are in place to limit mobility while augmenting traffic infrastructure.

He is much revered by the industry as someone who understands both the government and industrial perspectives to development. MN Vidyashankar, Additional Chief Secretary, Commerce & Industries, Government of Karnataka,