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J Kumar Infraprojects Limited (JKIL), a Maharashtra-based company has been awarded the contract to build all four packages of the four-lane elevated corridor from Chennai Port to Maduravoyal in Chennai. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) issued letter of acceptance (LoA) to J Kumar for the construction of elevated road...

Indian Automakers may have to mandatorily use 20 per cent recycled materials out of the total weight of metals they need from 2026-27 onwards. Quoting a senior government official, an ET report said that the mandate is part of the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) being prepared by the Centre. EPR requires...

The National Highway Logistics Management Limited (NHLML) has floated a tender for the development, operation and maintenance of a ropeway between Shankar Viman Mandapam and Triveni Pushp at Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh. The NHLML — a 100-percent-owned special purpose vehicle (SPV) of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) —...

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is going to award the work of the construction of two underground tunnels as part of the Goregaon Mulund Link Road (GMLR) project to a joint venture of Hyderabad-based NCC Limited and Mumbai-based J Kumar Infra Projects Limited. The 12.2-km-long GMLR will connect Goregaon in...

In a first-of-its-kind exercise, the process to overhaul the rakes of Metro Line 1 that traverses between Versova and Ghatkopar has commenced. A total of 16 trains deployed on Metro Line One which were procured from China’s M/s. Crrc Nanjing Puzhen Co. Ltd., have completed travelling 6 lakh kilometre and are...

Bihar, one of the largest states in the Hindi heartland, is often in news for many things. But, of late, it has been in the spotlight due to a string of major infrastructure failures. Contrast this, the neighbouring Uttar Pradesh, which was in the same boat until a few years...

Residents of the Taj City have reason to celebrate as Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced on Wednesday (26 July) that the Agra Metro will kick off its operations by February 2024, six months ahead of the originally scheduled date in August 2024. Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath made the announcement...

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) is working on projects worth Rs 65,000 crore to reduce traffic congestion and pollution in Delhi. Out of these, projects worth Rs 25,000 crore have been completed whereas, projects worth Rs 33,000 crore are in progress. A total of projects worth Rs...

India is set to issue a record number of commercial pilot licenses (CPLs) in 2023, surpassing the figure from 2022, Union minister for Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Tuesday (25 July). The civil aviation regulator, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in 2023 issued 1,135 CPLs, which is the highest for...

The Haryana government, in consultation with Pawan Hans Ltd, a Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE), is planning to develop a Heliport in Gurgaon, Union Minister for Civil Aviation, Jyotiraditya M Scindia informed the Rajya Sabha on Monday (24 July). Replying to a question by Rajya Sabha MP Kartikeya Sharma, Scindia...