NHAI to rank highways to ensure high quality roads
To improve highways, a ranking system will be introduced based on performance audit of roads, NHAI said. NHAI has been mandated the task
Roads & Highways News
Mining News
Odisha slaps Rs 20,169cr penalty notice on Mahanadi coalfields
The Odisha government has sent a Rs 20,169-crore show cause notice on Coal India subsidiary Mahanadi Coalfields for alleged violation of environmental norms,
Mining News
Explosives ban to stop illegal mining
The district administration has imposed prohibitory orders in Mewat for next two months revoking all permissions to store, sale and distribution of explosives
Mining News
Mining, FDI reforms in the offing, says Piyush Goyal
Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said the government is working on reforms in the mining sector and attracting foreign direct investment (FDI)
Mining News
Indian metals and mining sector to be hit if lockdown persists: KPMG findings
The metals and mining sector might face high cash flow constraints if lockdown extends beyond a month, said a report by one of
Energy News
Reliance Power seals deal for $1bn Bangladesh project
Anil Ambani’s telecom empire may be in dire straits at home but his $1billion plan to set up a generation station in Bangladesh
Energy News
Tamil Nadu to sell renewable energy to western states
The Raigarh-Pugalur 800kV ultra-high-voltage direct current (UHVDC) transmission line will now take renewable power from Tamil Nadu instead of bringing thermal power into
Energy News
Odisha requests Centre to help power sector & Discoms hit by COVID-19 crisis
The Odisha government has sought concrete steps by the Centre to help the power sector and distribution companies (DISCOMs) in the state which
Cement News
Rebound of cement demand delayed to 2018: ICRA
As cement offtake remained weak in the first half of the current fiscal ending September, ratings agency ICRA forecasts demand to bounce back
Cement News
JK Cement plans to nearly double production capacity in 5 yrs
JK Cement is planning to add up to 8 million tonne per annum (MTPA) capacity in the next five years, taking the total