The Government think-tank NITI Aayog and Quality Council of India (QCI) on Wednesday launched the ‘National Programme and Project Management Policy Framework’ (NPMPF), envisaged to bring radical reforms in the way infrastructure projects are executed in India.

Union Minister for Science & Technology, Health & Family Welfare & Earth Sciences, Dr. Harsh Vardhan on Thursday inaugurated the Department of Biotechnology-Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (DBT-BIRAC) Clean Tech Demo Park at Barapullah drain site in New Delhi.

Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles or Grupo CAF, the Spain-based manufacturer of railway vehicles, equipment and Solaris brand of buses, is also in the list of notable applicants for the private train project.

Citizen groups, industry stakeholders and key decision-makers met Dr. CN Ashwathnarayan, Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka through a virtual town hall to submit their recommendations to ease the traffic situation in the city and help adopt public transportation.

The launch of the Society for Affordable Redressal of Disputes-Ports (SAROD-Ports) is a much-needed alternative step to resolve and reduce the disputes in the ports sector in less time and a cost-effective manner, according to the rating agency ICRA.

Hindalco Industries Ltd and Hindustan Copper Ltd (HCL), a Miniratna central public sector enterprise (CPSE) on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the long-term purchase and sale of copper concentrate produced by HCL.

Union Minister of State for Shipping (Independent Charge), Mansukh Mandaviya launched the Society for Affordable Redressal of Disputes-Ports or ‘SAROD-Ports’ through a virtual ceremony on Thursday in New Delhi.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Govt of India on Tuesday signed a $500 million loan, the first tranche of a total $1 billion facility, to build a modern, high-speed 82-kilometer Delhi-Meerut regional rapid transit system (RRTS) corridor that will improve regional connectivity and mobility in India’s national capital region (NCR).

The Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Nitin Gadkari has expressed confidence on halving road accident deaths from about 150,000 per annum by 2025 as against the target of 2030.