Social distancing in public transport is among the keys to preventing the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and new technologies are playing a vital role in addressing this. User-friendliness and ease of adaptability, along with having a variety of options are going to be extremely important for consumers. By CHITRAJIT CHAKRABARTI

The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) in partnership with the government’s Department of Science & Technology has developed novel external shading solutions for windows in residential and commercial buildings under the ‘Habitat Model for Efficiency and Comfort’ project.

India’s leading highway infrastructure developer, IRB Infrastructure Developers Ltd (IRB) has received the letter of award (LoA) from the National Highway Authorities of India (NHAI) for the 27.500 km long Gandeva-Ena section of the upcoming greenfield project of the eight-lane Vadodara-Mumbai Expressway.

Commencement of commercial coal mining will start a new era of growth and development in Chhattisgarh, the Union Minister of Coal & Mines Pralhad Joshi has.

Cities in India can compete globally on parameters such as optimal use of resources, how we get around, ways to improve our productivity and wellbeing, according to the Atlas of Digitalisation, a data-driven index created by Siemens.

Bangalore International Airport Ltd (BIAL), the operator of Kempegowda International Airport, has embarked upon a journey to make BLR Airport a one-stop location for exotic, endangered and endemic species of flora and fauna.

Urging American investors to increase their investment in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that the country was fast-emerging as the new land of opportunities.

India is among one of the key producers and consumers of steel pipes and tubes in the Asia-Pacific region. Growth in various end-use industries, especially oil & gas and water, is expected to further propel the demand for these products. By DR. RAMESH CHANDRA MANSUKHANI

With a focus on enhancing energy efficiency and promoting e-mobility, Raj Kumar Singh, Minister for Power, New & Renewable Energy, on Monday inaugurated India’s first public electric vehicle (EV) charging plaza at Chelmsford Club in New Delhi.