The US Department of State has undertaken the “Global Shale Gas Initiative†which represents nearly 20 countries, 10 US federal entities as well as state and local regulators to discuss and advance the importance of shale gas as a lower carbon fuel option.
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SAME and IndiGo Launch Cadet AME Programme to Train India’s Next Aviation Engineers
IndiGo Revises Fuel Charges as ATF Costs Soar
Putting Turbulence Behind IndiGo Appoints Willie Walsh to Drive Future Global Growth
DFCCIL Completes Trial Run on Newly Electrified JNPA-Vaitarna Freight Corridor
Sourav Ganguly, Indian Cricket’s ‘Dada’, Named JAKSON Group’s First Brand Ambassador
RAHSTA Roundtable Sets Agenda for Smarter, Safer Highways
CTS Roundtable Charts Tech-Led Roadmap for Construction
Drone Startup BonV Aero Hails Rangeilunda’s Integrated Drone Testing
India Orders Boost in LPG Output to Safeguard Household Supply
“Entrepreneurial hunger, technology enablement to drive massive growth”
Tata Power Odisha Discoms Empower Women with ‘Nua Arambha’ Careers Initiative
Deepak Gupta Named CMD of GAIL, to Drive Energy Growth
India Is Advancing Growth While Preserving Heritage: Sonowal
ISA and IIT Delhi Partner to Build Global Solar Skills
Solar Service Searches Surge 43% Nationwide, Justdial Data Shows
Centre Clears ₹7.97 Billion Green Hydrogen Jetty at Paradip Port
ONGC Hosts 7th Para Games, Championing Inclusion in India Inc.
India’s Space Sector Secures Cyber Shield with CERT‑In, SIA‑India Guidelines
GAIL Breaks Ground on Sohna R&D Centre to Drive Clean Energy Innovation
NMDC to acquire coal mine
NMDC's has moved closer in its bid to acquire a coal mine in the US which will feed its proposed steel plants in India.
Short-lived glory
As the pace of power generation heats up, the race to be king is likely to be ongoing, with players overtaking each other within short periods.
All rly PPP projects on standby
The Indian Railways have put on hold all PPP projects including the proposed EMU/coach factory at Kanchrapara, diesel locomotive factory at Marhora and electric locomotive plant at Madhepura on assured purchase orders basis.
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.
Global Policy: Around the world, infra is in critical stages
Severe budget constraints will limit many governments’ ability to fund improvements, and private financing will have to fill the gap.
ONGC bids for stake in Angola oil block
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has bid for US energy major Exxon Mobil’s 25 per cent stake in a deep-sea oil block in Angola.
Infrastructure Today Person of the Year 2010
Mr Anil Manibhai Naik, 65, started out as a teacher’s son in a south Gujarat village. Today, he is the captain of a huge ship with 38,000 employees on board.

