As IndiaĆĀ“s urban population goes up from 26 to 51 per cent in a decade, the need for upgrading urban infrastructure is most acute here. China has caught up in the past six years. Indian infra requirements include budget housing, road infrastructure, bridges, flyovers and underpasses to connect small towns to cities and then to the metros.
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Centre approves plan to reduce ESZ
The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests has accepted a state government proposal to exclude 165 hectares from the eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) around the Sanjay Gandhi National Park at Borivali, Mumbai effectively paving the way for construction of the car-shed for the Metro-III at Aarey Colony.
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Engineers’ edge
He pointed to the church he probably attended every Sunday as a boy, growing up in a small town in Pennsylvania in the US. His fingers moved across the screen of his mobile phone, as he flicked over the live images one after the other, pointing out a few more landmarks from his home-town.
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L&T bags Rs.1,404 cr international orders
L&T said it has bagged orders worth Rs.1,404 crore across various business verticals. The first order, worth Rs.1,014 crore, is for electrification upgrade work in the Middle East.
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50 cities to get Metro
The government has finalised a plan to augment and launch mass rapid transportation systems across 50 cities to minimise commuter woes and ease pollution concerns.
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LMRC underground work to begin by Dec
The construction of LucknoĆĀ“s first ever underground Metro corridor from Charbagh to K D Singh Babu Stadium will begin from December this year, said E Sreedharan, Principal Advisor to LMRC (Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation).
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Towards a Safer Future
JSPL is dedicated to transform the dream of safe and high speed trains into reality
Covering 65,000 kilometres, carrying 25 million passengers and over 2.8 million tonne of freight daily, Indian Railways is the important means of transport in India today.
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Noida Metro may be realigned
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation is contemplating an alignment change in the proposed 30 km Noida-Greater Noida
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Hyderabad Metro to be realigned
The Telangana government has proposed three changes in the alignment of the Hyderabad Metro rail project. Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao
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Maharashtra clears metro projects
Days after terminating its contract for the second Metro with Reliance Infrastructure, Maharashtra