The government approved the continuation of the central sector plan ‘Exploration of Coal and Lignite scheme’ with an estimated expenditure of Rs 2,980 crore. The time period for the extension is from 2021-22 to 2025-26 co-terminus with the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA).

The Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation (Hidco) is exploring a proposal for a monorail type light rail transit system connecting New Town Action Area III with Biswa Bangla gate (Narkelbagan) crossing located at the 3rd intersection on Biswa Bangla Sarani for a synchronised connectivity link with the Metro alignment.

The coastal waters will soon generate solar power as a France-based company is all set to come up with an offshore solar farm, about 10 nautical miles off Surathkal light house.

Saurabh Bharadwaj, Delhi Urban Development Minister gave an approval to the installation of additional 70,000 street lights in the national capital

Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board (TNUHDB) has commissioned a new residential complex for the low-income group (LIG) and economically weaker section (EWS) in Irungalur near Manachanallur in Trichy.

Venture capital firm Lightspeed plans to invest in emergent sectors such as climate, electric mobility, deep tech, Web3 and cross-border commerce. The firm would also continue to invest in core themes such as consumer, fintech and software-as-a-service (SaaS).

General Atomics has started three significant projects in India in the field of artificial intelligence, drones and semipconductors. With Bharat Forge, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) has entered into a partnership in the critical field of aerostructure manufacturing and with 114ai.

Armed with substantially lighter balance sheet after repaying Rs 2 lakh crore debt, Essar is embarking on the next phase of growth by investing in hydrogen projects, building LNG import facility and retail chain, and setting up steel plants.

The RailTel has signed a five-year contract with a consortium led by 3i Infotech in a bid to monetise its Wi-Fi project at more than 6,100 railway stations across the country. The other members of the consortium are Forensics Intelligence Surveillance and Security Technologies (FISST) and Yellow Inc.