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Plastic waste used for laying roads in Tirupati

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 30, 2017

Four major roads in the temple city have earned a distinction of being the first thoroughfares built with plastic as one of the components in its construction.

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Telangana gets Rs 8,000 crore highway projects 'gift'

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 19, 2016

Union transport minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday announced Rs 8,000 crore worth projects for development of national highways in Telangana. The road projects, extending to 460 km include...

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India in talks to build Hyperloop; two Indian companies involved in the project

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 7, 2016

For the past two weeks, Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari has had a piece of paper on his desk, waiting for a signature that could lead to people being able to travel from Chennai to Bengaluru in...

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Steel flyover: BDA yet to apply for eco-impact clearance

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 17, 2016

The controversial steel flyover between Basaveshwara Circle and Esteem Mall, Hebbal has run into a green road block after the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order has made State Environment...

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PowerGrid to set up energy highways to meet demand growth

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 16, 2016

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) is planning to build energy highways across the country to meet a projected growth in demand and ease the load on the national grid....

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India to collaborate with Germany to improve rail connectivity of ports

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 17, 2016

In a move that could give a boost to the country’s logistics sector and exports, Germany and India have agreed to collaborate on projects for improving rail connectivity of Indian ports. The two...

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Rs 5,763 crore project to decongest Delhi to become India's first green road

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 6, 2016

The Rs 5,763 crore Eastern Peripheral Expressway project to decongest Delhi is on fast-track to completion in about "400 days" to become India's first 135 km green road to be lit entirely by...

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Government plans 3 more sub-funds under National Investment and Infrastructure Fund

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 26, 2016

Buoyed by interest shown by global investors, the government plans three more sector specific sub-funds, including for the development of airports and ports, under the Rs 40,000 crore National...

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Nagpur City prepares for smart development

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 22, 2016

With the selection of city into the central government's Smart Cities Mission, Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) and its special purpose vehicle-- Nagpur Smart and Sustainable City Development...

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With 35,000 LED streetlights, Udaipur leads smart cities

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 22, 2016

At a time when global leaders are stressing on the adaption of green ways to reduce carbon emission for sustainable development, Udaipur has taken a lead among all smart cities in installation...

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