A panel of the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has given the 'green signal' for the Navi Mumbai international airport project. With this, Mumbai may finally get its new airport now.
FlashNews:
Future of Himalayas White Paper Calls for Systemic Shift in Development and Resilience
Global Wind Installations Surge 40% as Sector Charts Path Beyond Energy Crisis
Siemens Ushers in Industrial AI Transformation with Eigen Engineering Agent at Hannover Messe
India and Asian Markets Adapt to Middle East LNG Disruption: S&P Global Energy
Polaris Smart Metering Secures $80 Million BII Financing to Accelerate Indiaās Smart Meter Rollout
Delhi Airport Unveils MultiāLingual Passenger Guide Under #DELCares
POWERGRID Wins Green World Award 2026 for Climate Change Excellence
Reflections for Safer Roads: The Science of Conspicuity
JAKSON Group Unveils Five Energy Solutions, Eyes Over ā¹90āÆBillion Growth for FY2026ā27
StarāÆAir Launches 70āÆWeekly Flights, Introduces FirstāEver Direct Mundra-DelhiāÆNCR Route
Indiaās Data Centre Market to Double, Crossing $22 Billion by 2030: Vestian
āRVNL Delivers 17,000 km Rail Projects, Executes ā¹2 Trillion Infrastructure:ā Railway Board CEO
Qatar Pledges Deeper Energy Ties with India During Puriās Doha Visit
IRB Group Reports ā¹8.3 Billion FY2026 Toll Revenue, Secures 10% National Share
India and Bhutan Sign Tariff Protocol for PunatsangchhuāII, Strengthening Hydropower Partnership
IndiGo, Digi Yatra and BIAL Pioneer Indiaās First International Contactless Travel Trials with IATA
India-Bhutan Hydropower Push: Minister Manohar Lalās 4-Day Visit to Drive Projects, Trade
India Slashes Airport Charges to Shield Domestic Airlines from ATF Surge Amid West Asia Conflict
India Climbs to Third Globally in Renewable Energy Capacity, Adding Record 55 GW in FY2025-26
India-Bangladesh rail work soon
India and Bangladesh will work on a new rail link between the two countries along Tripura to ease surface transport in the mountainous north-eastern states. The work would start this year, officials of the two countries said in Agartala recently.
Hyderabad FTZ gets its first client
GMR Hyderabad International Airport (GHIAL) has signed an agreement with Turbo Jet Engines (Hyd), its first client for airport-based Free Trade Zone (FTZ) at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) in Hyderabad
DMRC awards order to BEML
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRCL) awarded a Rs 747 crore contract to BEML for manufacturing and supply of 92 sets of standard gauge metro cars for the phase III, RS-9 project.
Airport works stopped
In Karnataka, the upcoming greenfield airports in Gulbarga and Shimoga may not get ready by the end of this year. Both projects, being built on a public-private partnership (PPP) model, stand grounded.
Jaipur metro project
The Railway Ministry gave technical clearance for the operations in signal, telecom and electricity expansion system at the Jaipur Metro Rail Project.
Rail freight traffic up
During April-June, Indian Railways has carried 256.79 million tonne (mt) of freight traffic as against 244.81 mt carried during the corresponding period last year, registering an increase of 4.89 per cent.
Viable IWT system in Kerala
The Kerala government intends to set up a commercially viable inland water transport system to move 20 per cent of cargo through waterways by 2020.
Rail projects implementation slow
Experts and industry observers raise concern about the slow implementation of public private partnership (PPP) projects in railway sector. It is learnt that around 350 PPP projects are in the pipeline in railway sector
Kannur airport project gets green nod
The Union Ministry of Forests and Environment granted the environment clearance for the Kannur airport project in Kerala. It will become the fourth international airport of the state, when it comes into operation.

