Infrastructure & Energy Current Affairs One-liners — Saari news

Fri, 08 May 2026

• 8 May 2026 ko Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia aur Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis ne Department of Posts ki Jan Sewa Connect pahal ke tahat Mumbai ke renovated Andheri Railway Station Post Office ka udghatan kiya; yeh is pahal mein Maharashtra ka pehla aur India ka doosra post office hai.

Thu, 07 May 2026

• 7 May 2026 ko Ministry of Mines ne bataya ki 2015 mein auction regime shuru hone ke baad se 101 auctioned mineral blocks chalu ho chuke hain, Odisha 34 ke saath sabse aage; FY 2025–26 mein record 212 blocks auction hue.
• 7 May 2026 ko Ports, Shipping aur Waterways Minister Sarbananda Sonowal ne New Delhi mein 10th Indian Ocean Dialogue mein kaha ki 2020 se India ke maritime sector mein women participation lagbhag 340% badhi hai.

Wed, 06 May 2026

• Ports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal ne Gujarat ke Lothal mein ban rahe National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC) ka review karke Phase 1 ka target July 2026 rakha, Ministry ne 6 May 2026 ko bataya; India 10 deshon ke saath NMHC MoUs kar chuka hai.
• 6 May 2026 ko Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia ne NEHU, Shillong mein India Post ke 100th N-Gen Post Office ka virtual udghatan kiya; yeh pahal chhe mahine pehle Delhi ke IIT Hauz Khas post office ke revamp se shuru hui thi.

Tue, 05 May 2026

• 5 May 2026 ko CCEA ne Gujarat ke Vadinar mein ₹1,570 crore ki Ship Repair Facility approve ki, jise Deendayal Port Authority aur Cochin Shipyard Limited milkar banayenge aur jisse India mein 300 m tak lambe jahazon ki repair ho sakegi.
• 5 May 2026 ko CCEA ne lagbhag ₹23,437 crore ke teen railway multitracking projects — Nagda–Mathura, Guntakal–Wadi aur Burhwal–Sitapur 3rd aur 4th line — approve kiye, jo chhe states ke 19 districts mein lagbhag 901 km jodenge.

Mon, 04 May 2026

• 1961 mein bane aur Himachal Pradesh mein Hindustan-Tibet Road aur Manali-Leh axis ke hisson samet 1,100 km se zyada roads sambhalne wale Border Roads Organisation (BRO) ke Project Deepak ne 4 May 2026 ko Shimla mein 66th Raising Day manaya.
• Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari ne 4 May 2026 ko Maharashtra ke proposed high-speed aur high-density highway corridors aur 527 km National Highways ke nau State BOT projects review kiye.

Sun, 03 May 2026

• Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav ne 3 May 2026 ko Indore ke Nainod gaon mein Indore–Pithampur Economic Corridor ke pehle phase ki neev rakhi; lagbhag 1,316 hectare mein plan is corridor se 6 lakh logon ko rozgar milne ki ummeed hai.
• MNRE ne 3 May 2026 ko International Sun Day par New Delhi ke Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium mein 'Run for Sun' organise ki, jisme PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana ke tahat April 2026 mein record 2.7 lakh rooftop solar installations celebrate hue.

Sat, 02 May 2026

• Indian Railways ne 2 May 2026 ko ₹895.30 crore ke kaam sanction kiye — Kolkata Metro North–South Corridor ke power upgrade (2.5-minute headway) ke liye ₹671.72 crore aur Adra Division ke Damodar Bridge No. 520 ke liye ₹223.58 crore.

Fri, 01 May 2026

• Nitin Gadkari ne 1 May 2026 ko NH-48 ke Surat–Bharuch section par Chorayasi Toll Plaza mein India ka pehla MLFF barrier-less tolling launch kiya — ANPR aur FASTag se; pehle din ~41,500 vehicles guzre.

Thu, 30 Apr 2026

• Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw ne 30 April 2026 ko Jammu Tawi tak extended Srinagar–SMVD Katra Vande Bharat ko flag off kiya; Jammu aur Kashmir pehli baar seedhe passenger train se jude, train 8 se 20 coaches ki hui.

Wed, 29 Apr 2026

• PM Modi ne 29 April 2026 ko Hardoi, UP mein 594 km ka access-controlled greenfield Ganga Expressway khola; six-lane Meerut–Prayagraj corridor, ~₹36,230 crore, 12 districts.
• Coal Ministry ne 29 April 2026 ko ₹8,500 crore ki gasification scheme ke Round II Category III mein Kartikay Vayunandana Pvt Ltd ko Gadchiroli (MH) mein ₹793 crore ka coal-to-acetic acid plant award kiya.
• Shipping Minister Sarbananda Sonowal ne 29 April 2026 ko kaha India FY27 mein ₹51,383 crore se 62 vessels jodega — 2.85 million GT extra capacity.

Tue, 28 Apr 2026

• Ashwini Vaishnaw ne 28 April 2026 ko Visakhapatnam mein kaha South Coastal Railway zone ki gazette notification 1 June 2026 effective date ke saath aayegi; AP rail network 100% electrified.
• PM Modi ne 28 April 2026 ko Varanasi mein Mahila Sammelan mein ~₹6,350 crore ke projects aur Banaras–Pune (Hadapsar) va Ayodhya–Mumbai (LTT) Amrit Bharat Express ko flag off kiya.
• Coal Ministry ne 28 April 2026 ko 14th round ki 4 mines ke CMDPAs sign kiye — India mein pehli baar embedded UCG provisions ke saath.

Mon, 27 Apr 2026

• Indian Railways ne 27 April 2026 ko bataya 22961/22962 Mumbai Central–Ahmedabad Vande Bharat 28 April 2026 se 16 ki jagah permanently 20 coaches ke saath chalegi.
• MoRTH ne 27 April 2026 ko bataya NHAI ne NH-48 (purana NH-4) par Khambatki Ghat twin-tube 6-lane tunnel ka ek side trial ke liye khola; project 86% complete.

Sat, 25 Apr 2026

• 25 April 2026 ko 15:38 baje India ki peak bijli demand 256.1 GW rahi aur bina kami ke poori hui — 30 May 2024 ka 250 GW record toota.

Fri, 24 Apr 2026

• 24 April 2026 ko Minister Ram Mohan Naidu ne DGCA-approved FTOs ki second phase ranking (April 2026) jaari ki; pehla phase 1 October 2025 ko aaya tha.

Thu, 23 Apr 2026

• 23 April 2026: NHAI ~₹716 crore mein Delhi–Dehradun Economic Corridor se judne wala 12 km 4-lane Dehradun bypass bana raha hai — 44% kaam poora, April 2027 target.

Wed, 22 Apr 2026

• 22 April 2026 ko Pralhad Joshi: 2025–26 mein record 6.1 GW wind addition; India 56.1 GW+ ke saath duniya mein 4th; target 100 GW (2030), 156 GW (2036).

Tue, 21 Apr 2026

• 21 April 2026 ko Rourkela mein Planetarium, Nirmal Munda Parivesh Path, Tribal Museum aur ICCC ka udghatan.
• Civil Services Day (21 Apr 2026) session: Lucknow ~90,000, Varanasi ~40,000 PM Surya Ghar installations.

Sun, 19 Apr 2026

• 19 April 2026: Vaishnaw — Odisha mein ₹90,000 crore+ projects, 59 Amrit Bharat stations.

Sat, 18 Apr 2026

• 18 April 2026: Ghaziabad–Sitapur aur Nidadavolu–Duvvada 3rd-4th line; ~601 km, ₹24,815 cr.