Infrastructure - general
Telengana’s Kaleshwaram project dedicated to nation
21 Jun 2019
The world’s largest multi-stage lift irrigation scheme, the Kaleshwaram project will tap Godavari flood waters by reverse pumping and storage, thereby facilitating agriculture on over 38 lakh acres, provide water for industries, and supply drinking water, including to Hyderabad and Secunderabad
Anil Ambani claims his group paid Rs35,000 cr to lenders in 14 months
11 Jun 2019
Ambani said the repayments were made in the face of heavy odds as regulatory bodies and courts are yet to pass final orders on claims aggregating to over Rs30,000 crore that are due for more than 5-10 years to various group companies
Modi stresses on connectivity at BIMSTEC conference
31 Aug 2018
Modi also called for taking the process forward for BIMSTEC coastal shipping and motor vehicle agreements, besides unveiling plans to set up a Centre for Bay of Bengal Studies in Nalanda University
SCO fails to sell China’s Belt and Road Initiative to India
11 Jun 2018
India continues to oppose the project as the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), an important component of the BRI, goes through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir
Mumbai-Pune route may be world’s first to see Hyperloop One
19 Feb 2018
Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group has signed an agreement with the Maharashtra government for the Hyperloop One system, which will zip passengers between Mumbai and Pune in under 25 minutes
Navi Mumbai airport may take another 4-5 years to get going: Sinha
02 Feb 2018
The junior aviation minister’s projection is in sharp contrast to a seemingly overoptimistic statement by Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis that the new airport would be operational by end-2019
New, forward-looking report outlines research path to sustainable cities
25 Jan 2018
An increaingly push for smart cities should equally focus on creating sustainable cities; in 1950, fewer than one-third of the world's people lived in cities. Today more than half do. By 2050, urban areas will be home to some two-thirds of Earth's human population
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Lighter than air, yet very, very powerful
By Kiron Kasbekar | 03 Jan 2024
In March 2013 Chinese scientists pulled off a remarkable feat. They created the world’s lightest aerogel. Tipping the scales at a mere 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter – that’s a sixth of the weight of air!
COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
What is a Ponzi scheme?
By Aniket Gupta | 06 Dec 2023
Ponzi schemes have long captivated the public imagination, drawing unsuspecting investors into a web of illusion and deception.
The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
02 Apr 2023
Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation
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