Jharkhand plans solar power in 200 villages by 2023 The Jharkhand government has set an ambitious target of equipping 1,000 villages with solar lights across the state under Jharkhand State Solar Policy 2022 of which 200 villages will be solarised in the first phase by 2023.

Even as Indian Oil Corporation operates 10 EV charging stations in Goa, it plans to take this number to 24 in the coming two years as adoption of electric vehicles increases. The government-owned petroleum refinery also plans to invest anywhere between Rs 30-40 crore in Goa as it makes a shift towards greener fuels.

The Centre has announced new sanctioned projects worth Rs160,000 billion to improve the Northeast’s infrastructure and security. NitinGadkari, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, announced the stateby- state distribution and sanction of funds among the eight states.

Steel Strip Wheels has entered into a pact to form a joint venture with Israel’s Redler Technologies for development, manufacturing and sales of motion controllers for electric vehicles in India.

NitinGadkari, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways has approved road projects of nearly Rs 1,322 crore in Haryana and worth Rs 573.13 crore for Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. The project would provide fast movement and good inter-district connectivity in Haryana.

HarpalCheema, Punjab Finance Minister, sought a border-area special industrial package of Rs 2,500 crore for the development of the state’s border districts, besides the resolution of the Cash Credit Limit issue in line with recommendations of the 15th Finance Commission sub-committee.

M K Stalin, Chief Minister, ordered the release of Rs 2,200 crore as special fund for the development of roads in all urban local bodies in the State, which would take the total allocation for improving 20,990 km of roads in various Corporations, Municipalities and town panchayats to Rs 9,588 crore.

Amazon Web Services announced the launch of its second AWS infrastructure Region in India in Hyderabad that will support more than 48,000 full-time jobs annually through a planned investment of more than Rs 36,300 crore in the country by 2030.

A new skywalk for the daily commuters in Mumbai is coming up soon. It will connect Bandra suburban station and Bandra Terminus (BDTS) to facilitate easy access to the two jam-packed stations.