Industrial organisations are opting for cloud, digital twin, artificial intelligence (AI) and automation technologies to address the complexities of today’s challenging macro-economic environment, according to AVEVA, a global leader in engineering and industrial software.

The Indian economy had tremendous potential and would certainly recover from the present downturn, Reserve Bank of India Governor, Shaktikanta Das has said.

Bentley Systems, Inc, a leading global provider of comprehensive software and digital twins services for advancing the design, construction, and operations of infrastructure, on Monday, announced the availability of OpenGround Cloud, a new cloud service that enables geotechnical professionals to access reliable geotechnical data for better engineering decision support and to improve collaboration across the entire supply chain.

Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs (Independent Charge), Hardeep Singh Puri launched the ‘Climate Smart Cities Assessment Framework (CSCAF) 2.0’, along with the ‘Streets for People Challenge’ in a virtual event organised by the Smart Cities Mission, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), in New Delhi on Friday.

Union Minister of State for Shipping (Independent Charge), Mansukh Mandaviya launched the Society for Affordable Redressal of Disputes-Ports or ‘SAROD-Ports’ through a virtual ceremony on Thursday in New Delhi.

One of the world’s leading elevator companies, thyssenkrupp Elevator, has collaborated with Amplus Solar to set up an onsite solar power unit at their Pune facility. thyssenkrupp Elevator (India) has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Amplus to procure 820 kWp of solar power for 20 years.

Extension of the Delhi-Sonipat-Panipat rapid rail transit system (RRTS) till Karnal will help further fast-track development in the rapidly growing township, government and industry sources told INFRASTRUCTURE TODAY.

The Indian Railways has generated 809,046 man-days of work till September 4 under the Garib Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyaan in six States, viz. Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. Around 164 Railway infrastructure projects are being executed in these states.

Indian Railways’ freight loading for the month of September 2020 till September 6 exceeded last year’s loading and earnings for the same period.