The promise of faster decision-making and emphasis on infrastructure has Japanese investors excited, and they are ready to bank roll and provide expertise to develop India´s physical infrastructure.
FlashNews:
DGCA Fines IndiGo ₹222 Million, Warns Management Over December Flight Disruptions
CII Urges Infrastructure Push, Competitiveness and Digitisation in Union Budget
PM Modi Flags Off Vande Bharat Sleeper Train as Symbol of Viksit Bharat
Officials Gear Up for Full Operationalisation of Western Dedicated Freight Corridor
Transition to Bioenergy Requires Cohesive Effort Across Entire Value Chain: Naik
Air India, Singapore Airlines Ink Cooperation Framework to Deepen Partnership
Manohar Lal Flags Off Countdown to Global Bharat Electricity Summit 2026 in March
Project Kaundinya: India, Oman Must Collaborate on Green Shipping Corridor, Says Sonowal
Project Kaundinya: OneWeb Connectivity Powers Indian Navy’s Historic INSV Kaundinya Voyage
Project Kaundinya: INSV Kaundinya Voyage Revives India‑Oman 5,000-Year-Old Maritime Legacy
CII Suggests Mandates and Incentives to Drive India’s Green Hydrogen Economy
India’s Construction Equipment Demand Falls 9%, Exports Surge Amid Revival Prospects
Coal and the Grid: Why India Still Needs Baseload Power
RVNL to Build 200-Wagon POH Workshop in Odisha Under ₹2.01 Billion EPC Contract
NHAI Launches Internship Programme to Build Highway Talent Nationwide
Powerplay Rolls Out Procurement-Linked Credit to Unlock Contractor Cash Flows
IREDA Earns ‘Excellent’ MoU Rating for Fifth Year, Cementing Role in Clean Energy Financing
Inox Clean Energy Secures ₹31 Billion Equity at ₹500 Billion Valuation
Centre’s ₹2.35 Billion Port Push in Tamil Nadu, Sonowal Flags Maritime-Led Growth
Category: Technology
A Great Innovator
Shantha Martin is CEO - ISC, Middle East, South & East Africa, Allcargo Logistics. She heads the NVOCC division. She holds a B. Sc. Degree and an MBA (Marketing) from TAPMI, Manipal.
New Rail Ministers
Devaragunda Venkappa Sadananda Gowda has assumed charge as the new Union Minister of Railways at Rail Bhawan on 27 May 2014. Gowda was the 20th Chief Minister of Karnataka. Manoj Sinha has taken over as new Minister of State for Railways.
Reliance Jio, Tower Vision in mobile tower pact
Reliance Jio Infocomm has signed a tower sharing deal with Tower Vision, which will help the telecom unit of Reliance Industries roll out its much-awaited high speed data and voice services faster and at a lower cost across India. The deal is for sharing 8,400 towers of Tower Vision, the two companies said in a joint statement.
Big gains for top telecos
Top telecom players like Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India and Idea Cellular are set to make major financial gains from the third-generation intra-circle roaming services that they have resumed offering
CII conference on infrastructure
The CII session on infrastructure discussed the key aspects to take project management and project delivery techniques to the next level in India. Addressing at CII conference on Infrastructure and Project Management,
Research centre at BITS Pilani
The Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani inaugurated the Centre for Research Excellence (CORE) in waste, water and energy management. CORE will help develop technologies,
Tekla acquires Field3D business from SVSi
Tekla has acquired SVS Innovations' (SVSi) construction software business and its advanced Field3D mobile technology. The acquisition further strengthens Tekla's position in mobile BIM applications development
Modular housing technology
Suroj Modular Housing is promoted by a team of young dynamic engineering professionals engaged in construction activities for nearly 25 years. From their experience in construction, they observed that construction industry needs a good hygienic and decent solution for labour housing and project offices at sites with a principle of quick to procure, easy to install and remove and at affordable cost.
Testing of telecom products
The government may defer the starting date for local screening of telecom or technology products used in mobile networks as a key nodal agency, Telecom Security Directorate (TSD), mooted two years ago,

