The government has cleared eight hydropower projects of 144 MW on the Indus river and its tributaries in Ladakh, the highest in altitude so far. At present, there are several small projects with a collective capacity of 113 MW on the Indus in Ladakh, and the new projects will have much more capacity.

Reliance Infrastructure Ltd has announced the completion of sale of its entire stake in the Delhi-Agra toll road to Cube Highways and Infrastructure III Pte Ltd for Rs. 3,600 crore, following a deal announced in March 2019. Reliance Infra said the sale proceeds will be used for debt reduction.

Secretary (Coal) Anil Kumar Jain reviewed the progress of a coal-based supercritical thermal power plant, Neyveli Uttar Pradesh Power Ltd (NUPPL), coming up at an estimated cost of Rs. 17,000 crore in Kanpur Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh. The plant is a joint venture of NLC India Ltd and Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd.

Karnataka legislative council has passed a bill to slash the stamp duty on apartment flats priced between Rs. 20 lakh and Rs. 35 lakh to 3 per cent from the earlier 5 per cent, and on flats priced below Rs 20 lakh to 2 per cent, to provide a push for affordable housing. It will take effect after the legislative council gives its approval.

The Uttar Pradesh cabinet has approved a proposal to set up 14 new medical colleges in the state. With this, at least 45 districts in the state will have a government medical college. The state is working out a public-private partnership model, and the colleges would be attached with existing district/referral hospitals.

The Asian Development Bank has approved a $500 million loan to construct two new metro rail lines in Bengaluru. The Bengaluru Metro Rail Project will establish two new metro rail corridors to augment the system. The two new metro lines, mostly elevated, will have a total length of 56 km.

Fifteen National Highway projects in Nagaland were inaugurated and foundation stones laid recently. These projects have a length of about 266 km and will cost about Rs. 4,127 crore. With this, all districts in Nagaland barring a few will have road connection. Works on 690 km of roads are in progress.

The Central government is likely to undertake a Rs. 3,000 crore project to further improve Assam's water transportation on the Brahmaputra and Barak rivers to boost trade in the entire northeastern region and the neighbouring states. A virtual discussion was recently held in this regard.

The region surrounding the upcoming Noida International Airport has received investments worth Rs. 7,617 crore in the ongoing fiscal year. Among the investors are some Fortune 500 firms who have backed the region despite the Covid-19 pandemic. From April to December, 911 plots were allotted to companies along the 165-km Yamuna Expressway.