The disruption caused by the nationwide lockdown for the containment of the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent workers’ exodus from cities back to their homes will result in technology playing an even bigger role in the execution of the metro rail projects, experts have said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday expressed confidence that India would get its growth back shortly.

The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has directed its regional officers (ROs) and project directors (PDs) to undertake maintenance of the National Highways on top priority, considering the ensuing monsoon season.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Govt of India today signed a $177 million loan to upgrade 450 km of state highways and major district roads in the state of Maharashtra.

Tarun Kapoor, Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas on Wednesday said that the government is considering bringing natural gas under the GST to begin with as it would be difficult to bring the entire oil & gas sector immediately under it.

Tata Power-Delhi Distribution Ltd (DDL) successfully met the peak power demand of 1556 MW on Tuesday Night, the hottest May day in 18 years without any network constraint and power outage as Delhi touched season’s high of 5464 MW amid the ongoing heat wave.

APM Terminals Pipavav, also called Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd, has been certified as a Great Place to Work by the Great Place to Work Institute for the second time in a row under the category: small and mid-size organisations.

Announcing measures like cut in the repo rate and further measures to support the market through video conferencing , Reserve Bank of India Governor, Shaktikanta Das on Friday stated that citizens must have faith in India’s resilience and capacity to overcome all odds.

Vishwesh Chaube, Member Engineering, Railway Board, Ministry of Railways on Friday said that start-up companies will also be allowed to participate in railway projects.