With more than 1,500 delegates and channel partners, 130 visiting journalists from 28 countries, showcase of more than 50 projects and countless announcements and sessions, the larger-than-life expo by Bentley Systems, was an exhilarating experience.
FlashNews:
RIL & Adani Group withdraw bid to acquire SKS Power Generation
Ahmednagar to soon have its first solar agri-feeder
Brookfield to Acquire KKR’s 50% Stake in Renewable Developer X-Elio
SCHOTT enters PPA with CleanMax for Wind Solar Hybrid Project
Power Grid Corporation receives 6 Special Purpose Vehicles from REC
Power Finance Corporation to receive Rs 165 cr loan from Japan’s JBIC
Delhi aims to meet annual electricity demand through solar power
BCCL signs 1st MDO contract for coking coal extraction
NTPC REL: Sterling & Wilson Renewable Energy bags order
GAIL and Shell reach an agreement to discuss ethane supply
NTPC commissions green coal plant in Varanasi
Power plants in Delhi fails to adhere to biomass co-firing policy
JSW Steel plans to invest in a virgin coking coal mine
Adani Transmission gets certified as single-use plastic-free firm
Coal India targets 156 MT coal supply to power sector in April-June
NLC establishes green energy joint venture with Assam Discom
GMDC bags 2 coal blocks in Odisha
2,000 MW renewable energy projects to be developed by Onix Group in UP
RBI grants IREDA the status of Infrastructure Finance Corporation
Tag: rail
Note-ban, polls impact cement companiesÂ’ Q4 bottom-line, says India Ratings
Cement production would have shrunk in the March quarter primarily due to the base effect coupled with the note-ban-induced cash crunch and polls in many states during the period, says a report.
Advancing Infrastructure
Industry experts and global thought-leaders shared best practices and defined the future of infrastructure project delivery and asset performance at the ´Year in Infrastructure 2016´ conference in London, showcased by Bentley Systems. SUMIT BANERJEE takes a look at the proceedings.
Budget 2016: Total outlay for roads and railways to be Rs.2,18,000 cr
Presenting the Union Budget on February 29, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced that the total outlay for road and rail development would add up to Rs.2,18,000 crore this fiscal.
OSi uses bentley map to create an authoritative SDI
Ordnance Survey Ireland (OSi), Ireland´s national mapping agency, has developed a standardised, authoritative digital referencing framework that enables consistent referencing and integration of national data related to location.
GST will be a game changer
India is a burgeoning economy and is emerging as one of the world´s leading markets. It expects to sustain strong growth over the coming years and strives to become one of the top three economies in the world by the middle of the century.
Nod for extension of Kochi metro
The Cabinet gave its nod for extending Kochi metro rail to the IT hub Kakkanad. Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said the new phase (extension 1B)
Govt´s incentives for coastal shipping
Shipping Ministry released detailed guidelines for implementing a financial scheme to incentivise shifting some portion of the cargo now carried by rail
Pushing the Railway Behemoth
When we talk about infrastructure in India, what should come to our mind first is Indian Railways, but it doesn´t, because we seem to have taken the railways for granted. Indian Railways (IR) has the largest rail network in Asia
Can Prabhu bring Indian Railways on track?
Despite having the second largest rail network in the world, Indian Railways (IR) has not been able to bring it on growth trajectory. The rail sector is infested with challenges like snail´s pace expansion and modernisation, poor customer service