Spanish infrastructure and energy giant ACCIONA has won the main design and build contract for a £683m waste power plant in London. ACCIONA beat French and Swiss rivals for the Energy Recovery Facility (ERF) contract for the North London Waste Authority at its site in Edmonton. The ERF will...[READ MORE]
Waurn Ponds station in Geelong will increase the frequency and the number of train services available following the completion of a major upgrade. Commissioning and critical safety testing is now to take place in coming weeks to enable additional services to run on the Warrnambool Rail Line. Deputy Prime...[READ MORE]
A contract has been awarded for the construction of Smart Motorways technology on the Bruce Highway between the Pine River and Caloundra Road. Seymour Whyte Constructions will begin implementing the technology, which includes ramp signals, variable speed limit and message signs, vehicle detection systems and CCTV cameras, to proactively monitor and respond to...[READ MORE]
The Centre has decided to set up 157 new medical colleges in the country to strengthen the health infrastructure but in some states, these projects are hit by issues like the availability of land, Union minister Bharati Pawar said.Aurangabad: The Centre has decided to set up 157 new medical colleges in the...[READ MORE]
The first-ever tunnelling stretch of Delhi Metro's fourth phase was completed at Krishna Park Extension on the Janakpuri West - RK Ashram Marg corridor with a tunnel boring machine (TBM) breaking through after boring a 1.4 kilometre long tunnel. The main tunnelling work on this stretch began in April last year after completing the initial drive. The tunnel breakthrough using...[READ MORE]
Hyderabad-based electric vehicle infrastructure start-up, RACEnery, has announced partnering with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) to launch its first battery-swapping station in the city. The company primarily manufactures battery swapping stations and swappable batteries, and under this pilot project with HPCL, RACEnergy will set up three battery...[READ MORE]
During 2020-21 as much of train operations remained suspended through most of the year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Indian Railways managed to earn Rs 403 crore from tatkal tickets, an additional amount of Rs 119 crore from premium tatkal tickets, as well as an amount of Rs 511 crore from dynamic...[READ MORE]
Haldia Inland Waterway Terminal: Today, Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal announced that the contract for the Haldia inland waterway terminal has been awarded. The minister said, soon, the jetty will be functional for sending exim and inland cargo to Pandu terminal, located in Guwahati, Assam, connecting the northeast region with Kolkata via...[READ MORE]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Conversations with Senator Joe Manchin's office will continue, the White House said on Wednesday after the key conservative Democrat earlier this week rejected the president's Build Back Better plan. "We believe that Senator Manchin has been engaging with us over the...[READ MORE]
DMRC told the HC that instead of paying the company it has proposed to take over Rs 5,000 crore debt of RInfra. He said that public functions will be affected if the entire amount is paid in one go and sought time to arrange money from banks to pay the arbitral award. DMRC had earlier this month paid Rs 1,000 crore in the escrow account. “It is the case of the...[READ MORE]