Infrastructure & Energy Current Affairs — All time
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Mon, 29 Sept 2025
AURIC Industrial Smart City marks six years; AURIC–Samruddhi Connector opened
Maharashtra Industrial Township Limited marked the sixth anniversary of AURIC Industrial Smart City at Shendra on 29 September 2025 and opened the AURIC–Samruddhi Connector to the Mumbai–Nagpur Expressway.
Udan Yatri Cafe opens at Vijayawada airport, the seventh airport with the low-cost outlet
Civil Aviation Minister Rammohan Naidu Kinjarapu inaugurated an Udan Yatri Cafe at Vijayawada International Airport on 29 September 2025, making it the seventh airport with the low-cost food outlet.
Sat, 27 Sept 2025
PM launches projects worth over ₹60,000 crore in Jharsuguda, including BSNL's indigenous 4G network
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched development works worth over ₹60,000 crore in Jharsuguda, Odisha, on 27 September 2025, including more than 97,500 4G towers built with indigenous technology.
India re-elected to ICAO Council in Part II with more votes than in 2022
India was re-elected to Part II of the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization on 27 September 2025 at the 42nd ICAO Assembly in Montreal, for the 2025–2028 term.
Fri, 26 Sept 2025
Thu, 25 Sept 2025
PM lays foundation of Mahi Banswara Rajasthan Atomic Power Project in ₹1.22 lakh crore Banswara package
Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the ₹42,000 crore Mahi Banswara Rajasthan Atomic Power Project (4×700 MW) on 25 September 2025, part of projects worth over ₹1,22,100 crore launched in Banswara, Rajasthan.
India's first fleet of swappable-battery EV trucks flagged off at JNPA
Ports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal flagged off India's first fleet of electric heavy trucks with swappable batteries at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority on 25 September 2025.
Wed, 24 Sept 2025
Cabinet approves ₹69,725 crore package to revive shipbuilding and maritime sector
The Union Cabinet approved a ₹69,725 crore four-pillar package on 24 September 2025 to strengthen India's shipbuilding and maritime ecosystem, including extending the Shipbuilding Financial Assistance Scheme to 2036.
Cabinet approves 78-day Productivity Linked Bonus for 10.91 lakh railway employees
The Union Cabinet approved on 24 September 2025 a Productivity Linked Bonus equal to 78 days' wages, totalling ₹1,865.68 crore, for 10,91,146 railway employees.
Cabinet approves 4-lane Sahebganj–Areraj–Bettiah section of NH-139W in Bihar
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved on 24 September 2025 a 78.942 km four-lane Sahebganj–Areraj–Bettiah section of NH-139W in Bihar on Hybrid Annuity Mode at a cost of ₹3,822.31 crore.
PM chairs 49th PRAGATI meeting; reviews eight projects worth over ₹65,000 crore
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the 49th PRAGATI meeting on 24 September 2025 and reviewed eight infrastructure projects across 15 States and UTs worth over ₹65,000 crore.
Cabinet approves doubling of 104 km Bakhtiyarpur–Rajgir–Tilaiya rail line in Bihar
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved on 24 September 2025 the doubling of the 104 km Bakhtiyarpur–Rajgir–Tilaiya single railway line in Bihar at a cost of about ₹2,192 crore.
Tue, 23 Sept 2025
Mon, 22 Sept 2025
PM Modi launches works worth over ₹5,100 crore in Itanagar; Heo and Tato-I hydro projects
Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid foundation stones and inaugurated works worth over ₹5,100 crore in Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, on 22 September 2025, including the Heo and Tato-I hydroelectric projects.
India and ADB sign $125 million loan for urban services in Assam
The Government of India and the Asian Development Bank signed a $125 million loan on 22 September 2025 for the Assam Urban Sector Development Project.
Sun, 21 Sept 2025
Sat, 20 Sept 2025
PM Modi launches works worth over ₹34,200 crore at 'Samudra se Samriddhi' event in Bhavnagar
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid foundation stones for works worth over ₹34,200 crore at the 'Samudra se Samriddhi' event in Bhavnagar, Gujarat, on 20 September 2025, and announced that large ships have been accorded infrastructure status.
Make in India decade: Piyush Goyal launches LEADS 2025, LDB 2.0, IPRS 3.0 and commemorative coin
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal launched LEADS 2025, Logistics Data Bank 2.0, Industrial Park Rating System 3.0, SMILE city logistics plans, an HSN mapping guidebook and a commemorative coin in New Delhi on 20 September 2025 to mark a decade of Make in India.
Fri, 19 Sept 2025
Wed, 17 Sept 2025
Government notifies National Policy on Geothermal Energy (2025)
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy notified the National Policy on Geothermal Energy (2025) on 17 September 2025 to promote exploration and use of geothermal energy in support of India's Net Zero 2070 goal.
TDB backs India's first 240-volt electric motorcycle platform by Chennai's Raptee Energy
The Technology Development Board under DST announced on 17 September 2025 its support for developing and commercialising a 240-volt electric motorcycle platform by Raptee Energy Pvt. Ltd., Chennai, a first in India's two-wheeler segment.
Mon, 15 Sept 2025
PM launches ₹40,000 crore projects in Purnea; new airport terminal, Pirpainti power plant
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation of projects worth around ₹40,000 crore in Purnea, Bihar on 15 September 2025, including Purnea Airport's new terminal and the 3x800 MW Pirpainti thermal power project.
Railways makes Aadhaar authentication mandatory for first 15 minutes of online general reservation
The Ministry of Railways said on 15 September 2025 that from 1 October 2025, only Aadhaar-authenticated users can book general reserved tickets on the IRCTC website or app during the first 15 minutes after reservation opens.
Sun, 14 Sept 2025
Sat, 13 Sept 2025
PM Modi visits Manipur; projects worth over ₹7,300 crore at Churachandpur and ₹1,200 crore at Imphal
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Manipur on 13 September 2025, laying foundation stones for projects worth over ₹7,300 crore at Churachandpur and inaugurating projects worth over ₹1,200 crore at Imphal.
PM inaugurates Bairabi–Sairang rail line; Aizawl joins India's railway map
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the ₹8,070 crore Bairabi–Sairang new rail line on 13 September 2025, connecting Mizoram's capital Aizawl to the Indian Railways network for the first time, and flagged off a Sairang–Delhi Rajdhani Express.
Thu, 11 Sept 2025
Fast Track Immigration–Trusted Traveller Programme extended to five more airports
Home Minister Amit Shah virtually inaugurated the Fast Track Immigration–Trusted Traveller Programme (FTI-TTP) at Lucknow, Thiruvananthapuram, Trichy, Kozhikode and Amritsar airports on 11 September 2025, taking the facility to 13 airports.
MNRE launches ₹100 crore call for green hydrogen start-ups at first R&D conference
Union Minister Pralhad Joshi inaugurated the 1st Annual Green Hydrogen R&D Conference in New Delhi on 11 September 2025 and launched a ₹100 crore call for proposals offering up to ₹5 crore per start-up pilot project.
India targets indigenous solar cells by 2028; non-fossil capacity crosses 251.5 GW
Union Minister Pralhad Joshi said on 11 September 2025 that India targets indigenous solar cell manufacturing by 2028 and has crossed 251.5 GW of non-fossil capacity, over half its 2030 target of 500 GW.
Railways begins apple parcel service from Kashmir to Delhi
Indian Railways began loading Kashmir apples on two vehicle parcel coaches on 11 September 2025 and announced a daily time-tabled parcel train between Badgam and Adarsh Nagar, Delhi from 13 September.