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Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train: 480-metre, 36-metre-tall Sabarmati bridge completed as project gains paceThe Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project has completed a 480-metre-long, 36-metre-high bridge over the Sabarmati River, the National High ...- In 1930, Detroit and Windsor opened an underwater road tunnel; 96 years later, the mile-long crossing still serves motorists between the two citiesThe Detroit-Windsor Tunnel, inaugurated in 1930, serves as a vital conduit for both commuters and tourists alike, linking the bustling city...
- The US eradicated this flesh-eating parasite decades ago. Now it is detected in Texas and New MexicoAfter vanishing for decades, the New World screwworm has made a distressing return to the United States. To address this threat, scientists...
- During construction of the Golden Gate Bridge, engineers used aerial cable spinning, completing the main cables in six months and nine days before the bridge opened in 1937In 1935, crews expertly spun thousands of wires over the Golden Gate Strait, fashioning the iconic bridge's main cables in an astonishing t...
- No steel, concrete, or cement: Meghalaya’s living bridges take 30 years to grow but get stronger with age. How villagers create them from tree rootsFor centuries, the Khasi and Jaintia communities of Meghalaya have shaped living root bridges from the roots of fig trees, creating a remar...
- Quote of the Day by David Attenborough: “No one will protect the natural world we don’t care about...” — a powerful life lesson on nature, curiosity, responsibility, conservation and why we rarely protect what we have never learned to truly see, from the legendary broadcaster known for bringing the hidden world of wildlife into millions of homesQuote of the Day by David Attenborough: “No one will protect the natural world we don’t care about...” highlights a fundamental truth about...
- Chenab bridge: How project team navigated through steep slopes on horses, mulesThe Chenab Bridge, Anji Rail Bridge and Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link project were inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He ...
- Chenab bridge: How project team navigated through steep slopes on horses, mulesThe Chenab bridge construction team overcame Himalayan challenges to connect Kashmir to Kanyakumari by rail. Horses and mules were initiall...
- Railway Minister shares 8 key features of Katra Srinagar Rail LinkRailway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw highlighted the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project's key features as Prime Minister Mo...
- Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train project gaining steamThe Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train project, featuring Japanese Shinkansen technology, aims to reduce travel time to two hours. Construction ...
- Inspired by 2,500-year-old Persian tech, pontoon bridges connect Sangam, 'akhadas' at Maha KumbhInspired by a 2,500-year-old Persian technique, 30 pontoon bridges constructed using 2,213 iron pontoons are serving as critical links for ...
- First steel bridge for Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor erected in SuratThe construction of India's first high-speed rail corridor between Mumbai and Ahmedabad is progressing, with the completion of the first st...
- Significant increase in Yamuna pollution since 2017: Delhi government reportThe report shows that barring Palla, the annual average concentration of biological oxygen demand (BOD) increased at every location of wate...
- Defence minister Rajnath Singh reviews border infra projectsMinistry officials said the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) is inducting the latest equipment and machines to the border areas and new tech...
- Manohar Parrikar asks Border Roads Organisation to incorporate latest technologiesParrikar said construction materials which behave normal in plain areas may not be conducive in the extreme cold climate of high altitude a...
- Under RRP-II, government to build 7294-km roads in naxal-hit areasGovt will build 7294 kms of roads in naxal-affected areas of the country with the cost of over Rs 10,000 cr, Nitin Gadkari said.
- National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development launches RuPay Kisan cardsNational Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) today rolled out RuPay Kisan Card and RuPay Debit Card here today.
- New construction techniques must be adopted for long lasting roads & infrastructure: Rajender Singh Rana, MinisterHe said that most engineers were lax in carrying out maintainence work in their area which means that roads or buildings which could be spr...
- WRI, HCC to build longest railway bridge for Rs 3,230 croreWelding Research Institute, a wing of the Bharat Heavy Electricals, and Hindustan Construction Co have signed an agreement to build the nat...
- DMRC will use latest international technology in third phaseThe Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) will use the latest international technology in the third phase to save time and trouble during con...
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