Andhra Pradesh government will buy 1,000 MW in March and 800 MW in April to meet demands during summer.
FlashNews:
DFCCIL Freight Operations Surge 48% as Corridors, Terminals Expand
SMFCL Board Clears $3 Billion Borrowing Plan to Accelerate Maritime Infrastructure Financing
Air India Restores Codeshare with Air Canada to Expand India-Canada Flight Network
Indian Railways Freight Loading Surges Past 1 Billion Tonne Milestone This Fiscal
IWAI Signs MoUs to Boost Assam’s Inland Waterways and Industrial Logistics
Air India Express to Launch Services from Navi Mumbai International Airport on Day One
Tata Power, Druk Green Power Corp. Seal ₹1.31 Trillion Pact for Bhutan’s Largest PPP Hydro Project
IndiGo Commits $820 Million to Transform Fleet Ownership Via GIFT City Finance Hub
NHAI Launches RIIMPL to Drive Public InvIT for Highway Monetisation
Northeast to Anchor India’s Inland Waterways Revival, Says Shipping Minister Sonowal
Noida International Airport Boosts Regional Access with UPSRTC Bus Partnership
It’s India’s Turn to Take Global South’s Aspirations to Stars, Say Space Leaders at ISpA Conclave
IndiGo Links Madhya Pradesh’s Indore Commercial Hub with Rewa White Tiger Territory
INOXGFL Group and KP Energy Seal Renewables Partnership for Pan-India Wind and Solar Projects
Green Ferry Infrastructure on Yamuna to Transform Delhi Cruises and Transport: Sonowal
Indian Railways Unveils Cement Freight Policy with Flat Rates, New Containers, and Bulk Terminals
India’s Spacetech Startups Propel Sector Towards $45 Billion Growth, Says Jitendra Singh
THINK Gas Signs Long-Term LNG Supply Agreement with Shell Energy India
Navi Mumbai Airport to Launch on Dec 25 with 23 Daily Flights; IndiGo, Akasa, Air India Lead Rollout
ONGC takes on East coast gas block by itself
ONGC has decided to develop the gas-rich exploration block in the Krishna Godavari basin by itself.
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?

