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L&T bags Rs 7,000-cr order to construct part of Bullet Train project

November 28, 2020
Larsen and Toubro
  • Infrastructure major Larsen and Toubro (L&T) has bagged an order worth over Rs 7,000 crore to make a part of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (MAHSR), also recognized as the Bullet Train Project.

Global Smart City Index 2020

September 18, 2020
Global Smart City Index 2020
  • The Institute for Management Development (IMD) and Singapore University for Technology and Design (SUTD) has jointly released the 2020 Smart City Index. 
  • Indian City, Hyderabad was placed at the 85th Position, New Delhi was placed at 86th Rank, Mumbai was ranked at 93rd Place and Bengaluru was at 95th Position.
  • The Index was topped by Singapore, followed by Helsinki and Zurich in the second and the third place respectively.

Adani to acquire Mumbai airport

September 1, 2020
Mumbai airport
  • Adani Airport Holdings (AAHL), which is a subsidiary and flagship holding company of Adani Group for its airport business, is all set to acquire Mumbai International airport. The airport which is a Joint Venture between the Airports Authority of India (AIA) and the GVK Industries Ltd is operated by Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL).

First city in India to have female icons on traffic signals: Mumbai

August 12, 2020
female icons on traffic signals
  • Mumbai’s Dadar has become the first city in India to have women symbols on traffic signals and signage. It was installed by Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) that displays female icons sporting triangular frock, a shift from the default representation of men.

World’s second-largest data centre inaugurated near Mumbai

July 11, 2020
world's second largest data centre

Union Minister for Communications, Electronics and IT, Ravi Shankar Prasad announced that world’s second-largest data centre inaugurated in Mumbai which is developed by the Hiranandani Group.