Web Exclusive Oct 31, 2020 Look at ways of reducing cost of government projects: Gadkari Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways & Micro, Medium and Small Enterprises (MSME), Nitin Gadkari has urged the country’s construction sector to devise ways to keep costs of government projects low even while leveraging the latest digitalisation technologies.
Web Exclusive Oct 29, 2020 National Programme & Project Management Framework Launched for Infrastructure Sector The Government think-tank NITI Aayog and Quality Council of India (QCI) on Wednesday launched the ‘National Programme and Project Management Policy Framework’ (NPMPF), envisaged to bring radical reforms in the way infrastructure projects are executed in India.
Web Exclusive Oct 28, 2020 NTPC Enters JPY 50 Billion Loan Agreement with JBIC In the first funding for NTPC Ltd under Japan Bank for International Co-operation (JBIC)’s Global action for Reconciling Economic growth and ENvironmental preservation (GREEN) operation, India’s largest power producer on Wednesday entered into a foreign currency loan agreement with the Japanese Government’s financial institution for JPY 50 billion (nearly $482 million or Rs 35.82 billion).
Web Exclusive Oct 28, 2020 Frost & Sullivan Honours AVEVA for APM Market Contribution AVEVA, a global leader in engineering and industrial software, has been recognised with this year’s Frost Radar Best Practices Award for growth, innovation, and leadership excellence in the asset performance management (APM) market.
Web Exclusive Oct 09, 2020 Govt to soon launch one-stop-shop on agri data to benefit farmers and reduce costs: CEO PMFBY Dr. Ashish Kumar Bhutani, CEO, Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) and Joint Secretary (Credit), Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare on Thursday said that the government was putting up a common data infrastructure of all farmers in the country.
Web Exclusive Oct 09, 2020 Mangaluru Smart City Kicks-off QR Code-Based House-to-House Garbage Collection The Mangaluru Smart City Ltd (MSCL) has begun the implementation of its QR code-based solid waste management system (SWMS), which is set to cover all the 60 wards of Mangaluru, in a phased manner. The first-of-its-kind garbage collection system will markedly increase the efficiency of solid waste management in the south Indian city.
Web Exclusive Oct 09, 2020 C-cube, MoHUA Body Ink MoU with IRADe for Building Climate-smart Cities The Climate change Centre (C-cube) within the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA), instituted by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), has partnered with the Integrated Research & Action for Development (IRADe), for developing climate-smart cities across India.
Web Exclusive Oct 09, 2020 Schneider Electric’s Innovation Summit World Tour 2020 Gets Underway One of the global leaders in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, Schneider Electric on Thursday kicked-off its Innovation Summit World Tour 2020, a major virtual event series from October 8 to November 26.
Web Exclusive Oct 08, 2020 Centre Approves Revised Costing for Kolkata’s East-West Metro Rail Corridor The Central Government has approved the Ministry of Railways’ proposal for a revised cost estimate for the construction of the Kolkata East-West Metro Corridor Project at an estimated cost of Rs 85.74 billion on Wednesday.