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Hindustan Zinc And Epiroc Signs Pact To Deploy EVs For Underground Mining Works

Hindustan Zinc signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Epiroc – a Sweden mining and infrastructure equipment maker for supplying battery electric vehicle (BEV) for underground mining, in a move to achieve zero-emission and sustainable mining enabling the mine...

Steelmaker Jindal Steel And Power Records 35% Jump In Sales

Steelmaker Jindal Steel and Power Ltd reported a 35 % year-on-year jump in sales in January at 5.8 lakh tonnes on the back of better demand and pick-up in economic activity. “With the country getting back to normalcy, we will only do better. We’ll double our efforts...

L&T Bags Uttarakhand Rail Project Of INR5,000 Cr

Larsen & Toubro bagged an order in the range of `2,500 crore to `5,000 crore from Rail Vikas Nigam. The order entails heavy civil infrastructure work for a new broad-gauge line between Rishikesh and Karanprayag in the state of Uttarakhand, running through...

Bids Invited For Construction Of Rail Flyover

Bids Invited by Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India for construction of rail flyover. The scope of work involves construction of rail flyover and its approaches on viaducts, formation in embankments/cuttings including blanketing, supply and spreading of...

Foundation Stone Laid By PM Modi For India’s Longest Bridge

Launching projects key to improving connectivity in northeast India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the “double-engine” government at the Centre and in Assam has reduced the geographical and cultural gap in the entire region. PM Modi, through video...

Budget Outlay Of INR1,18,101 Cr For Ministry Of Road Transport And Highways

Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman announced several measures to augment road infrastructure in the Union Budget 2021-22. An enhanced outlay of `1,18,101 crore has been provided for the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. Over...

NHAI Invit To Replace Urban With Rural Roads

The infrastructure investment trust (InvIT) by NHAI, which is expected to enter the market by the end of this fiscal year, is likely to experience changes to suit the prospective bidders better. The Union government is awaiting approval from the market regulator...

Cement Demand To Grow Up To 20% In FY2022

Cement demand in India is expected to increase by 18%-20% in FY2022 over FY2021 with the volumes reaching back to around FY2019-FY2020 levels, amid a strong rural demand including affordable housing and a recovery in the infrastructure segment. “After a sharp...