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• Olive Green Going Green: Indian Army receives first hydrogen bus

  The hydrogen fuel cell bus has a seating capacity of 37 passengers. It gives a mileage of 250-300km on a full 30kg onboard tank of hydrogen fuel.

• Big Data, GIS, other tech tools used to develop Vision 2047 National Master Plan: Secretary MoRTH

  “In the Vision 2047 master plan, we have relied on scientific software tools and data to create a plan for a network of high speed corridors which befits the infrastructure needs of Viksit Bharat.”

• Clean hydrogen innovation: Opportunities for govt, industry, startups, investors and academia

  In India, core technology advancements in clean hydrogen research primarily stem from premier institution research centres, funded by government agencies. These include areas such as electrolyser membrane materials and efficient industrial burners.

• Nurturing the available talent, policy interventions, infusing public private partnership models and curating multilateral joint ventures (JVs) in this space could accrue rich dividends to India in future- strategically, economically and technologically. As high-end technologies take shape, the rare earth elements (REE) and critical minerals will be uniquely indispensable.

• "With the CRO in place, the state government will have a clear database on the lives and properties that can be impacted by the disasters in any given area. Since the response to the disaster will be based on real time information from the CRO, the relief effort will be well-targeted and will not impose a heavy burden on the exchequer."

• India to have world's second-largest urban metro system over next 2 years: Hardeep Puri

  "In today's day, the fact that needs to be reiterated is that there are 1 crore people riding on the metro every day, and out of the 1 crore people, 73 lakh are the ridership of the capital region of Delhi."

• India’s warehousing surge: Expansion, mechanization, automation to fuel the needs of growing economy

  "The business processes of CWC are digitized. We deployed Warehouse Management System in 2018 with 20 pilot warehouses. After that various aspects of our business were digitized. Our warehouses have Electronic Lorry Weighbridges. We have the e-office system in our offices and warehouses."

• HUDCO: Driving sustainable, inclusive, innovative infrastructure development for economic growth

  "HUDCO's rich legacy and forward-looking strategies position it as a key player in India's urban development landscape. With a focus on sustainability, inclusivity, and innovation, HUDCO continues to drive progress, contributing to the nation's socio-economic advancement while embracing global collaboration and technological advancements."

• Air India Express cancels flights due to cabin crew shortage: Sources

  Discontent has been brewing among a section of the cabin crew at the low-cost carrier for some time now, especially after the start of the process of merger of AIX Connect, formerly AirAsia India, with itself.

• Giridhar Aramane commended the BRO for completing the projects in a time-bound manner, exuding confidence that the Karmayogis will continue to ensure border infrastructure development in a record time. He urged the BRO to infuse the latest technology and techniques for faster completion of projects, through which human efforts will be reduced & utilised more efficiently.

• Railways operates record 9111 additional trains for summer season

  This marks a substantial rise compared to the summer of 2023, where a total of 6,369 trips were offered.