NTPC has blamed insufficient 'politico-administrative' support to tackle commercial losses and poor health of government utilities for low foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows into the Indian power sector.
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NHAI Engages Consultants to Strengthen InvITâLed Highway O&M
Porbandar Shipbuilding Cluster, Vadinar Repair Facility Get Government Nod
AM/NS India and SVNIT Launch Programme to Build IndustryâReady Talent in Surat
Naidu FastâTracks Dholera International Airport Operationalisation
KEC International Secures First Data Centre Line Order in âč1.18 Billion Wins
Railway Minister Vaishnaw Unveils Eight New Freight Reforms
REC, CPRI Partner to Boost Quality Assurance under RDSS
HPCL Strengthens Ethanol Quality Checks with 3,651 Surprise Inspections
Indiaâs Drone Challenge 2.0 Empowers Students to Build Smarter Drones on Indigenous Chips
GIFT City Units Freed from Coastal Shipping Licence, Boosting Indiaâs Maritime Finance Hub
REC Commits âč150 Billion to Power and Renewable Push in Tripura
As Indiaâs GCCs Shift from Cost to Capability Leadership, Sitharaman Charts Next Decade of Growth
DFCCIL Advances East-West Freight Corridor with Stakeholder Push on Financing and Construction
GMR Charts MultiâPhase Roadmap to Transform Nagpur Airport into Indiaâs Heartland Hub
Kamarajar Port Joins Visakhapatnam as Indiaâs Second 18âMetre DeepâDraft Port
El Niño Cuts 13 aGW Hydropower Across Asia, Forcing Coal and LNG Reliance
CUMI Named Armour Partner for DRDOâs Indigenous Vikram VT21 Combat Vehicles
CleanMax Achieves Record 530 MW Commissioning in Q1 FY2027, Expands Portfolio to 4.2 GW
POWERGRID Secures Landmark „80 Billion JBIC Green Loan for Clean Energy Push
7 DPRs of power projects
The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has received the Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) of seven hydroĂÂ-power projects which will generate 3,760 MW of power in the north east region.
Project delays in states cost Centre Rs 66,619 crore
Delays in projects being implemented in various states will cost the Union Government an additional Rs 66,619 crore.
SPM at New Mangalore Port
Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals (MRPL) hopes to start the single point mooring (SPM) system within the New Mangalore Port (NMP) limits by May 2012.
About 10,000 km of SH to be upgraded into NH
The Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has started a feasibility study of the existing state highways (SH) to declare them national highways (NH) running throĂÂugh different states.
DoT mulling MVNO model
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is conĂÂsidering the introduction of a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) model to set up a wireless broadband network in rural areas.
Desalination: Our cities can do it, too
Improved and more efficient technology in desalination, and increased volumes may mean better viability for desalination.
Integrity Management: How confident are you about safety solutions?
Integrity Management is designed to achieve greater safety by allowing individual operators flexibility in tailoring their programmes to the characteristics of the asset.
NTPC to set up 1,320-MW unit
NTPC will set up a 1,320 MW ultra-thermal power plant that will boast of a more eco-friendly facilities than the existing thermal power plants, outside Solapur in Maharashtra.
Promises Unmade
Our central bureaucracy has been highly optimistic in its forecast of growth from our SEZs. Even today, the Special Economic Zones look incredibly lucrativeĂąâŹÂŠ on paper.

