Chief Secretary Sarada Muraleedharan on Friday inaugurated Bharat Petroleum Corporation’s floating solar power plant at the Kochi Refinery. The 3.2MW AC floating solar plant has been set up in the rainwater harvesting pond and covers eight acres of the waterbody, which has a total area of around 19 acres, according to a release. The plant … Read more
The old finial of the 16th century Humayun’s Tomb which was knocked off in a 2014 storm on display at the country’s first sunken museum in south Delhi’s Humayun’s Tomb complex, Wednesday, July 24, 2024. The first-of-its-kind museum is slated to be inaugurated on July 29. | Photo Credit: PTI The country’s first sunken museum … Read more
Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister and district in-charge Priyank Kharge inaugurated the revamped Sharanabasaveshwar Lake Garden here on Thursday. The lake was closed for the public during the pandemic. Mr. Kharge said that besides gardens, all lakes, including Kere Bhosga and Khaja Kotnoor, will be rejuvenated and developed. Reiterating that the State government and … Read more
A two-megawatt solar power plant set up on the premises of Autokast Ltd, a ferrous foundry manufacturing unit in the public sector, at Thiruvizha near Cherthala was made operational on Friday. It was inaugurated by Industries Minister P. Rajeeve. The ground-mounted plant, set up on 8.85 acre of land, can generate 8,000 units (kWh) of … Read more
Karimnagar cable-stayed bridge. Photo: Twitter/@KTRBRS A 500-metre cable-stayed bridge, billed as the iconic landmark and newest selfie spot, was inaugurated by Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister K. T. Rama Rao in Karimnagar on June 21 night. The cable bridge was constructed across the Manair River at the cost of ₹224 crore, adding a stunning … Read more
A toll booth on the Bengaluru Mysuru Expressway. On the first day of toll collection following the inauguration, protests and technical glitches are being observed on the expressway. | Photo Credit: BHAGYA PRAKASH K After a few outfits staged protests opposing the NHAI’s decision to impose toll on the Bengaluru-Mysuru expressway from March 14 (Tuesday), … Read more
An exclusive permanent pathway for persons with disabilities was inaugurated at the Marina on Sunday. The facility, established by the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC), was thrown open by Municipal Administration and Water Supply Minister K.N. Nehru, Health Minister Ma. Subramanian, and HR and CE Minister P.K. Sekar Babu in the presence of Member of Parliament … Read more