IIT Delhi graduate and Member of Parliament Shashank Mani Tripathi has argued that the greatest opportunity for space technology lies in addressing developmental challenges across India and the broader Global South. An Indian lawmaker has urged the country’s next generation of space entrepreneurs to focus on solving real-world challenges on Earth, arguing that the greatest...
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Civil Aviation Ministry Reviews Fog Readiness Ahead of Winter Aviation Season
The Ministry of Civil Aviation has asked airlines and airports to strengthen fog-season preparedness and passenger facilitation ahead of the 2026-27 winter period. The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has directed airlines, airports and aviation agencies to strengthen preparedness for the upcoming fog season, with a focus on minimising passenger inconvenience through timely communication, operational...
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Sonowal Courts Global Partners in South Korea to Accelerate India’s Maritime Ambitions
In a series of meetings with South Korean and Cypriot stakeholders in Busan, the Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways sought to deepen investment, technology and financing partnerships for India’s maritime sector. Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal intensified efforts to attract global investment, technology and financing into India’s maritime sector,...
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No Compromise on Highway Quality, Gadkari Warns Contractors and Officials
Contractors, consultants and officials found responsible for quality lapses on highways will be blacklisted and penalised, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has said. Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has said the government will intensify technology-driven monitoring of highway quality through Network Surveillance Vehicles (NSVs), warning that contractors,...
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Salasar Completes Final Rail Electrification Link, Helping Assam Go Fully Electric
Executed under a ₹1.7 billion contract for railway engineering consultancy RITES Ltd, the Lumding-Badarpur Hill Section was the final link in Assam’s railway electrification programme. Salasar Techno Engineering Ltd, a Ghaziabad-headquartered engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) player, has completed the physical execution of the Lumding-Badarpur Hill Section electrification project in Assam. The project delivered the...
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MoRTH Clears Path for E100 Flex-Fuel Vehicles as India Deepens Ethanol Push
The amendments expand India’s flex-fuel vehicle framework by extending emission certification provisions to include E100. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has amended the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, to formally recognise E100 fuel alongside E85, paving the way for wider adoption of flex-fuel vehicles capable of operating on high-ethanol blends. The move...
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India Seeks Fair Maritime Rulebook as Sonowal Engages Korean Industry
The Shipping Minister has called for global maritime standards that are uniform in ambition but flexible in implementation. India has called for globally harmonised maritime standards that are ambitious yet practical for countries at different stages of development, with Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal urging greater international cooperation to help nations...
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The Great Office Reset
GCCs are increasingly being built around product development, engineering, R&D, platforms and AI to expand their footprint, even as the work, teams and operating models that will occupy that footprint continue to evolve, write Nitika Goel and Saurabh Mehta. India’s global capability centres (GCCs) are taking more office space than ever before. In the first...
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Intelligence for Infrastructure
India’s challenge has shifted from building more infrastructure to making project execution predictable, Varghese Daniel asserts. India’s infrastructure build‑out is taking place at a scale that makes project execution increasingly complex. Public capital expenditure has risen from about `2 trillion in FY2014‑15 to `12.2 trillion in FY2026‑27, underlining the sustained focus on infrastructure‑led growth. The...
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UAVs: Governance from Above
Drones are fast becoming the operational backbone of a new governance model that observes more, responds faster, and leaves a verifiable record, Pradeep Pandurangi notes. Every monsoon, millions of pilgrims descend on Haridwar for the Kanwar Yatra, and the city buckles. Sanitation systems strain, crowds surge through narrow ghats, and municipal staff scramble to stay...