MMRDA launches weekly public transport day in Mumbai’s Bandra Kurla Complex, calls for car-free Fridays
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority has launched a weekly public transport initiative in Mumbai’s Bandra Kurla Complex, encouraging professionals working in the business district to avoid private cars every Friday and use public transport instead. The initiative, called ‘BKC Weekly Public Transport Day’, has been launched by MMRDA in collaboration with WRI India. It […]
India moves to commercialise indigenous drop-in renewable technology that uses agricultural waste, agro-processing residues
India has moved to support the commercialisation of an indigenous second-generation diesel-equivalent biofuel technology that can produce renewable diesel and naptha alternative from agricultural waste and agro-processing residues. The Technology Development Board (TDB), under the Department of Science & Technology, has extended support to Pune-based Greenjoules Private Limited for its project titled “Manufacturing of 2nd […]
India decentralises weather forecasting network with Jammu Regional Meteorological Centre for J&K, Ladakh, Himachal; Lucknow hub planned for UP, Uttarakhand
India has begun a fresh restructuring of its regional weather forecasting network, with the launch of a new Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Jammu to serve Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh and Himachal Pradesh, while a separate centre is planned in Lucknow for Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Union Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences […]
Vadodara-Mumbai Expressway packages, NAMO Airport terminal and Lakshadweep port works among ₹22,655 crore projects launched by PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, 5 June, inaugurated, dedicated to the nation and laid the foundation stone of development projects worth more than ₹22,600 crore across Surat, Daman and Lakshadweep. The projects covered roads, power, industrial infrastructure, healthcare, civil aviation, tourism, connectivity, public welfare and port development. In Surat, the Prime Minister launched multiple […]
Hydrogen train review, depot upgrades and Gurugram station work mark Railways Minister Vaishnaw’s Delhi-NCR inspection
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw reviewed the progress of Indian Railways‘ hydrogen train programme during an inspection of the Tilak Bridge-Shakur Basti rail section in Delhi on Friday, 5 June. During the visit, the minister held a review meeting with senior railway officials and assessed the progress of ongoing railway infrastructure and maintenance projects in the […]
India begins E85 rollout across 48 fuel outlets, plans 5,000 stations by 2027
India has begun the rollout of E85 fuel across 48 retail outlets of public sector oil marketing companies, marking a new step in the country’s shift towards higher ethanol blending and flex-fuel mobility, according to a statement by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri […]
CMRL completes casting of final U-girder for Chennai Metro Phase 2 Corridor 5
Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) has completed the casting of the final U-girder for Phase 2 Corridor 5, marking the completion of a major precast production programme involving 824 U-girders for the 13.1 Km elevated section of the corridor. In a statement on Friday, 5 June, CMRL said the final 19.5-metre-long U-girder for Adambakkam Metro […]
India’s GDP grows 7.8% in Q4, full-year FY26 growth provisionally estimated at 7.7%
India’s real Gross Domestic Product grew 7.8% in the January-March quarter of FY2025-26, while full-year growth was provisionally estimated at 7.7%, according to data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation on Friday, 5 June. Real GDP in Q4 of FY2025-26 was estimated at ₹87.77 lakh crore, compared with ₹81.40 lakh crore in […]
AirTrunk plans ₹3 lakh crore investment in India to build 5 GW data centre capacity by 2030
Blackstone-backed AirTrunk has announced plans to invest more than ₹3 lakh crore ($30 billion) in India by 2030 to develop over 5 GW of data centre capacity across multiple states and union territories. Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed the announcement on Friday, 5 June, saying India’s digital infrastructure journey is gathering “remarkable momentum”. In a […]
India’s real GDP grows 7.7% in 2025-26, Q4 growth estimated at 7.8%
India’s real Gross Domestic Product is estimated to have grown by 7.7% in 2025-26, compared with 7.1% in 2024-25, according to provisional estimates released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation on Friday, 5 June. Real GDP, measured at constant 2022-23 prices, is estimated at ₹323.12 lakh crore in 2025-26, against ₹299.89 lakh crore […]