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MoHUA launched India Smart Cities Fellowship (ISCF) and Internship (ISCI) Program

AdminJuly 10, 2018July 13, 2023

by AdminJuly 10, 2018July 13, 202301988

[spu popup=”10264″]YOUR TEXT OR IMG HERE[/spu]India Smart Cities Fellowship (ISCF) and Internship (ISCI) Program Launched To Provide Opportunity to Youth to Work In the Domain...

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Indian Railways offers 1 lakh jobs by March-April 2019.

AdminJuly 4, 2018April 17, 2023

by AdminJuly 4, 2018April 17, 202301611

The Indian Railways is all set to fill in over one lakh vacancies by March-April next year as part of its latest recruitment drive, Railway Board chairman...

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Islamic Development Bank signs MoU with AIIB at Mumbai for Infrastructure Investments

AdminJune 29, 2018April 17, 2023

by AdminJune 29, 2018April 17, 20230939

For the first time, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and the Islamic Development Bank Group (IsDB Group) have come together to sign a Memorandum...

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Reliance Infra to sell Mumbai power business to Adani Transmission for 18,800 crore

AdminJune 29, 2018

by AdminJune 29, 201801079

Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has recently given its approval to the proposed 100% stake sale of Reliance Infrastructure Ltd.’s integrated Mumbai power business to...

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EDF and GE to jointly develop 6 EPR reactors at Jaitapur Nuclear Plant in Maharashtra

AdminJune 27, 2018June 27, 2018

by AdminJune 27, 2018June 27, 201801583

French utility company EDF and General Electric (GE) have recently signed a strategic cooperation agreement with India to jointly develop 6 Evolutionary Power Reactors (EPR)...

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First ever investment by the Bank in an energy exchange: EBRD is taking a 20 per cent stake in Hellenic Energy Exchange

AdminJune 27, 2018April 17, 2023

by AdminJune 27, 2018April 17, 202301018

In its first ever investment in an energy exchange, the EBRD has signed agreements to become a shareholder in the Hellenic Energy Exchange in Greece....

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Robots in construction industry: JLL Study

AdminJune 26, 2018July 2, 2023

by AdminJune 26, 2018July 2, 202301288

The usage of robotics in the $126 billion-Indian construction industry is set to go up, with initiatives like Make in India and Digital India giving...

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Global Megaprojects: Hudson Yards

AdminJune 25, 2018June 25, 2018

by AdminJune 25, 2018June 25, 201803539

Hudson Yards is the largest private real estate development in the history of the United States and the largest development in New York City since...

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TATA Projects consortium bags ₹11,744-crore project to rehabilitate 90-year-old Mumbai BDD Chawls

AdminJune 25, 2018August 27, 2021

by AdminJune 25, 2018August 27, 202102970

A consortium of Capacit’e Infraprojects Limited (Lead Member), Tata Projects Limited and CITIC Construction Co Ltd, has bagged an order worth Rs 11,744.26 crore from...

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Mercedes-Benz converts coal power plant into energy storage system

AdminJune 22, 2018June 22, 2018

by AdminJune 22, 2018June 22, 201801620

Daimler AG and its cooperation partners, the 100% subsidiary Mercedes-Benz Energy GmbH, GETEC ENERGIE AG and the technology company The Mobility House AG, have put a further...

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Indian Oil signs agreement for reuse of treated water for Mathura Refinery

AdminJune 22, 2018April 17, 2023

by AdminJune 22, 2018April 17, 202303309

Indian Oil Corporation has recently signed an agreement for the reuse of treated waste water for Mathura Refinery on June 13, 2018 at New Delhi...

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Adani Transmission acquires 100% equity in Ghatampur SPV

AdminJune 21, 2018

by AdminJune 21, 201801527

Adani Transmission said that it has acquired 100 per cent equity in share capital of Ghatampur Transmission Ltd (GTL) yesterday, which will set up 900...

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Kaiga Nuclear Power Plant sets new record by continuously operating for 766 days

AdminJune 20, 2018June 20, 2018

by AdminJune 20, 2018June 20, 201802141

Unit 1 of Kaiga Nuclear Generating station (KGS-1) set a new record of continuous operation of 766 days, surpassing the earlier record of 765 days...

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London City Corporation to source 100% Renewable Electricity for Square Mile

AdminJune 19, 2018June 20, 2018

by AdminJune 19, 2018June 20, 20180986

The City of London Corporation, governing body of the Square Mile, has agreed plans to source 100% renewable electricity from October 2018 onwards. Members of...

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A total of 10.3 million people employed in renewable sector : IRENA Annual Review 2018

AdminJune 19, 2018June 20, 2018

by AdminJune 19, 2018June 20, 201801058

International Renewable Energy Agency has recently published Annual Review for Renewable Energy and Jobs analyzing the hiring trend in renewable sector in 2017. According to...

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Banks in India financed more Coal than Renewable Energy in 2017: CFA report

AdminJune 19, 2018June 20, 2018

by AdminJune 19, 2018June 20, 201801061

A new analysis of energy project lending by Centre for Financial Accountability (CFA) shows that majority of government owned banks and financial institutions continued to fund...

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300 Ongoing National Highways Projects to be completed by March 2019

AdminJune 19, 2018April 17, 2023

by AdminJune 19, 2018April 17, 202301473

The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has identified about 300 projects for completion by March 2019. Of these, about 100 projects are likely to...

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Construction sector jobs witnessing double-digit increase: Arun Jaitley

AdminJune 19, 2018June 19, 2018

by AdminJune 19, 2018June 19, 201801009

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday wrote a detailed blog on the economy, stating that there had been an increase in jobs. “An analysis...

Magma Fincorp announces scholarships for undergraduate students

AdminJune 14, 2018April 16, 2021

by AdminJune 14, 2018April 16, 202101992

Magma Fincorp has decided to financially assist 50 meritorious students from poor families under the newly launched scholarship Program. Each year many meritorious students from financially poor...

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Cabinet approves construction of Rs.1948.25 crore 6-Lane bridge across River Ganga

AdminJune 13, 2018April 17, 2023

by AdminJune 13, 2018April 17, 202301630

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has recently approved a major project which involves construction of 9.9 km long new 6 – lane bridge across river...

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Ministry of Water Resources accepts Rs. 84,748 Crores of major irrigation and flood management projects

AdminJune 13, 2018April 17, 2023

by AdminJune 13, 2018April 17, 202301490

The Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation has recently accepted two major irrigation as well as multipurpose irrigation projects and...

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Sogea-Satom (VINCI) to hire 300 local construction workers for Yamoussoukro stadium project in Côte d’Ivoire

AdminJune 9, 2018July 8, 2021

by AdminJune 9, 2018July 8, 202101789

The consortium consisting of Egis, Baudin-Chateauneuf, Alcor and VINCI Construction subsidiary Sogea-Satom has won a big contract which includes designing and building of a stadium in Côte...

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The SagarMala Project: A Big Opportunity for Construction Professionals

AdminJune 9, 2018August 25, 2021

by AdminJune 9, 2018August 25, 202106797

Approximately 2 to 3 lakh construction jobs would be created under the Sagarmala project. Read more about the sagarmala project in detail....

The Hyperloop (Fifth mode of transportation) | A big career opportunity for Engineers

AdminJune 8, 2018April 17, 2023

by AdminJune 8, 2018April 17, 2023101 3659

The Hyperloop (Fifth mode of transportation). A big career opportunity for Engineers. Consider a career in the future of transportation....

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Global Megaprojects: Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC)

AdminJune 7, 2018April 18, 2023

by AdminJune 7, 2018April 18, 202305371

Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) is India’s most ambitious infrastructure programme aiming to develop new industrial cities as “Smart Cities” and converging next generation technologies across...

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Global Megaprojects: California High Speed Rail

AdminJune 6, 2018April 18, 2021

by AdminJune 6, 2018April 18, 202101821

The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) is responsible for planning, designing, building and operation of the first high-speed rail system in the nation. By 2029,...

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Global Megaprojects: Bharatmala Project

AdminJune 6, 2018April 17, 2023

by AdminJune 6, 2018April 17, 202306225

The development of any nation depends on the transportation networks and the ways in which they are being maintained. The same holds true for the...

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A big infrastructure push for 2019 by PM Narendra Modi

AdminMay 19, 2018May 9, 2021

by AdminMay 19, 2018May 9, 202101529

A list of 416 ongoing projects worth Rs 3.26 lakh crore that are being implemented by the National Highways Authority of India With close to...

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Textbooks and Reference Books for Environmental Engineering-I: A Complete Guide

AdminMay 6, 2018June 18, 2025

by AdminMay 6, 2018June 18, 202503015

Important and essential Textbooks and Reference Books for Environmental Engineering-I for a diploma, degree and postgraduate students in civil engineering....

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Centre approves construction of 321,000 houses under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY)

AdminApril 2, 2018June 2, 2018

by AdminApril 2, 2018June 2, 201801379

27,000 projects registered under RERA. Maharashtra, Gujarat, MP, and Punjab have been best in implementing RERA. Around 27,000 projects across India have been registered under...