To cut its carbon emissions, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has planned to increase the share of renewable energy in its total power supply to 50 per cent by 2031. As of now, DMRC gets 35 per cent of its total energy supply from renewable sources.

India is expected to add 15.5 gigawatt (GW) of new utility-scale solar capacity in the financial year 2023-24 (FY24), given that the Approved List of Module Manufacturers (ALMM) is deferred till March 2024. It said that an additional 2.5 GW to 3 GW is estimated to be added in the rooftop solar segment in FY24.

The state government has exceeded its target by constructing rural roads of 2,189.72 km against the annual target of 2,000 km set by end of February. With the current pace of construction, the Rural Development department is expecting that the total length of new roads may cross the 2,500 km mark by the end of the current fiscal.

The Delhi Cabinet approved a plan to make the capital's roads free of dust pollution using water sprinkler machines and mechanical road sweeping machines. As per plan, the Delhi government will procure 70 mechanical road sweeping machines, allocating one machine per assembly constituency.

The much-delayed Ghansoli to Airoli section of Palm Beach Road project is moving ahead once again. While Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) has succeeded in getting crucial permissions, it has decided to extend the road up to Airoli-Mulund creek bridge.

The Union government has given in-principle sanction (stage-one forest clearance) for the diversion of forest land for the construction of twin tunnel with four-lane approach roads via Anakkampoyil, Kalladi and Meppadi connecting Kozhikode and Wayanad.

Honeywell has successfully implemented phase one of the Bangalore Safe City project, which aims to secure a safe, efficient and empowering environment for women and girls through smart and connected safety and security technology.

Assam is planning to double its solid waste management (SWM) treatment capacity by 2026, owing to rapid growth in waste generation. Assam, the DPR (detailed project report) is ready for 42 Urban Local Bodies (ULB) to establish new SWM treatment plants at the cost of Rs 64.37 crore, with a capacity of 527 tonnes per day (TPD).

Taking cue from the Centre’s flagship Smart City mission programme to strengthen key public infrastructure projects while plugging air pollution menace, the Delhi government has announced to shell out a whopping Rs 2,388 crore to clear city roads from dust to curb air pollution.