ONGC has decided to develop the gas-rich exploration block in the Krishna Godavari basin by itself.
FlashNews:
Union Cabinet Clears $146 Million Delhi Metro Expansion, Adding 16 km and 13 Stations
Saleem Ahmad Takes Charge as RVNL CMD, Steering Shift to All‑Infra Vision
Clean Leap: Manohar Lal Inaugurates First Unit of 2,000 MW Subansiri Hydropower Project
DFCCIL Pushes Fast-Track Plan for Gati Shakti Cargo Terminals
Chhattisgarh, GAIL Ink MoU for 1.27‑Million‑Ton Gas‑Based Fertiliser Plant
Noida International Airport Taps Tech Mahindra for 24×7 Cybersecurity Command Centre
Centre Approves ₹8.87 Billion Mumbai Marina to Boost Coastal Shipping and Maritime Tourism
PM Surya Ghar Rooftop Solar Scheme Crosses 1.95 Million Installations, Delivers 770,000 Zero Bills
Waaree Gets ALMM-II Nod for 5.25 GW Solar Cells
Inox Wind Secures Repeat 100 MW Order from Jakson Green
SITA Strengthens India’s Digital Aviation Infrastructure as Passenger Growth Accelerates
India moved from power scarcity to sustainability, says Piyush Goyal
GM Rao Urges Andhra University Alumni to Drive Innovation, Entrepreneurship and India Growth Story
India Begins Hydrogen Car Trials as Minister Joshi Drives Toyota Mirai to Parliament
MNRE Refutes Financing Pause; Calls for Expansion into Upstream Solar Manufacturing
IndiGrid to Acquire Gadag Transmission for ₹3.72 Billion
India Launches First All‑Electric Tug at Deendayal Port, Accelerates Green Maritime Shift
Bharatmala Pariyojana Executes 61% of Phase‑I Highway Targets, Boosts Freight Speed and Connectivity
Waaree Tops India’s Solar Module Shipments in Q3 2025, Reinforces Global Competitiveness
Essar begins gas production from Raniganj CBM block
Essar Oil has begun gas production from its Raniganj coal bed methane block in West Bengal.
Plugging in solar-powered towers
The high-powered schmoÂozing at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, has yielded a project to install solar-powered cell phone towers in India.
Airtel 3G service to cover all circles by March 2012
Bharti Airtel plans to take third-generation (3G) services to 1,500 cities in India by the March-end 2012.
Time to validate our systems
Let us herald the New Year with some heartening news for Indian infrastructure.
Bumper to bummer
What our cities must get right before jumping to future transport options. “Why focus on urban transport?†asked a 2005 government presentation document, somewhat rhetorically.
The basic problem among cities is in understanding problems and deciding priorities
Urban transport solutions need urban bodies to have negotiating expertise, but most of our cities—especially non-metros—do not have PPP expertise.
Vox Pop: Should cities focus on bus transit systems?
As many of our cities grapple with more basic needs, they also need to also understand infrastructure needs, viabilities and economies of scale in their transport infrastructure.
Public agencies in cities should participate in low cost housing projects on PPP
How do you make projects in low cost housing, a social necessity, also viable and attractive to large private companies?
Open access regulations in power implemented
Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has implemented the regulations enabling power developers to obtain transmission corridors for open access in the medium-term.

