The Union government has identified three places in Andhra Prades - Nagarjunakonda in Guntur district, Budhhist remains at Salihundam in Srikakulam district and Veerabhadra Temple near Lepakshi in Anantapur - for a facelift. The sites will be developed under the Adarsh Smarak project.

In major break for the Agra Metro Rail Project, the European Investment Bank has approved a loan for the metro. This will enable Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation to float tenders for the underground section of the Priority Corridor between Taj East Gate to Fatehabad of Line-1 of Agra Metro.

After a delay of over three years, the Odisha government has issued notice inviting tenders for e-auction of 11 mineral blocks, including seven new blocks, for grant of mining lease. Three companies have been barred from the bidding process after they surrendered the blocks allotted to them earlier.

The Asian Development Bank has approved an over Rs. 831 crore ($112 million) loan to finance water supply infrastructure in Jharkhand. The project will cover four towns in the state, ADB said in a release, adding that it supports the Jharkhand Vision and Action Plan 2021 to improve the quality of life of its urban residents.

All new metro stations in Bengaluru are likely to get solar panels. The Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) is making a fresh attempt to exploit the potential of solar energy at its properties by partnering with private firms. The corporation had announced similar plans in Baiyappanahalli and Peenya depots but the project did not take off.

Adani Airport Holdings Ltd (AAHL), a wholly-owned unit of Adani Enterprises Ltd, has taken over the management control of Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL) from the GVK Group. This followed approvals from the Union and state governments and other authorities concerned.

Ford is looking to wrap up manufacturing in India and may take a call on its Maraimalainagar and Sanand factories later this year. The American automaker has been in talks with various car companies for contract manufacturing and/or sale of these factories, the latest with Ola, which could use Ford's factories to build electric cars.

Aegis Logistics and the Netherlands’ Royal Vopak will join to form a new company, Aegis Vopak Terminals Ltd, with the aim to grow together in the LPG, chemicals storage and handling business. Aegis will operate a network of terminals located in five strategic ports along the east and west coast of India.

Tech-enabled construction player Brick&Bolt will foray into Hyderabad in to cement its position in the South Indian home construction market. The company, which already has a presence in Bengaluru and Mysuru, has also drawn up plans to expand into four more cities over the next two years and over 25 cities over the next five years.