American cloud-based software major Salesforce and industrial conglomerate Siemens announced a strategic partnership to develop a new workplace technology suite to support businesses globally to safely reopen and deliver the future experience for physical workplaces in a post-COVID-19 environment.

Bentley Systems, Inc., a leading global provider of comprehensive software and digital twin cloud services for advancing the design, construction, and operations of infrastructure, announced that Robert Mankowski, Bentley’s Senior Vice President Digital Cities, has been named to the executive board of the World Geospatial Industry Council.

Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport & Highways and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), on Tuesday said that priority of the government is to develop indigenous, low carbon, sustainable, economically viable, pollution-free and cost-effective transportation system, which also provides comfort to the poor.

Asia’s second-largest rail transporter, the Indian Railway has taken another major step to ease the procurement system in its network.

Petroleum major BP on Thursday announced plans to set up a major new centre for its global business services (GBS) operations in Pune.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that India cannot become self-reliant without developing a robust minerals and mining sector.

Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), Nitin Gadkari has asserted that the country would become a manufacturing hub for electric vehicles (EVs) in the next five years.

In its endeavour for faster settlement of claims to reduce liabilities the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), the state-owned builder of expressways under the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, has rigorously started the process of conciliation by constituting three Conciliation Committees of Independent Experts (CCIE) of three members each.

Raj Kumar Singh, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Power and New & Renewable Energy has indicated that the ministry may consider extending the Interstate Transmission System ISTS waiver for renewable energy projects by at least six months.