Not only was India the world’s largest and most competitive clean energy auction market but it is also a model for other countries looking to leverage low-carbon investments in their COVID-19 economic recovery strategy, a new global report has said.

ABB Power Grids India has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the National Institute of Technology, Warangal (NITW), Telangana to drive smart electric grid technology education, skills development and research activities.

Union Minister for Micro, Medium and Small Enterprises (MSME) & Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari has suggested that companies must invest about 2-3 per cent of their annual profits into R&D as the conversion of knowledge into wealth played an important role in the development of the industry.

Minister of State for Shipping (Independent Charge), Mansukh Mandaviya has directed Dredging Corporation of India to explore the possibilities of recycling of dredging material on the coastline as well as on riverine ports of India.

The Power Minister pointed out that from the data on item-wise quantum of imports in power sector given by Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence (DGCI), Department of Commerce it is seen that many types of equipment like transmission line towers, conductors, industrial electronics, capacitors, transformers, cables and insulators and fittings, etc.

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.

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

Ardent Infra Equipments Pvt. Ltd (AIEPL) has strengthened its India presence by entering into a collaboration with the Haryana based company KCC Buildcon Pvt. Ltd, which has won the prestigious contract for the Delhi-Vadodara expressway project.