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Vitaliy Klitschko says Ukraine's capital is in a "very dramatic situation" as Russia hits critical infrastructure.

No additional drinking water brought to Hyderabad in the last ten years, says Bhatti Vikramarka

New ₹6.54-crore bridge across sluice connecting Nellore Cheruvu with Penna river brings relief to travellers from four constituencies during the rainy season

South Africa delayed by six months a request for proposals from private companies to build transmission lines, further slowing the expansion of the country’s electricity infrastructure.

Guyana's public works ministry began load-testing the new US$35 million four-lane bridge across the Demerara River at Linden, which is due to open by 5 October and replace a single-lane bridge from the 1960s. The post Guyana Load-Tests US$35 Million Linden Bridge Before 5 October Opening appeared first on The Rio Times.

Edifice Engineering and South Africa’s Jet Demolition had undertaken a two-day inspection of apartments in towers ‘B’ and ‘C’ in June. The two firms had earlier overseen the demolition of the Maradu apartment complexes

As education sector demand supports Hong Kong’s Grade A office leasing activity, analysts said infrastructure that will serve the Northern Metropolis could decide whether schools and universities move their administrative and other services to this potential new centre of the city. “Over the medium to long term, the Northern Metropolis could be a viable option for institutions seeking to expand their teaching, research and administrative facilities,” said Kelvin Lee, director at property agency...

It is in line with its commitment to share 25% of the total project cost; Amalapuram MP Harish Balayogi says it will help speed up the project, which was the brainchild of his father and first Dalit Lok Sabha Speaker G.M.C. Balayogi

Infrastructure contractor Balfour Beatty Plc returns to the UK’s blue-chip FTSE 100 index Thursday, ending a 17-year absence after a post-pandemic stock surge driven by earnings beats, contract wins and shareholder payouts.

The senior official at PNGRB mentioned the level-playing field could be instituted either through required and suitable taxation, subsidies or infrastructure, among other things.

The Minister inspected the stretch following recurring complaints, including an incident earlier this month in which schoolchildren were stuck in traffic for more than two hours.

At least six people were killed and 33 others injured across the country in the overnight attacks, local authorities reported.

Most of the Kotipalli-Narsapur line’s bridge pillars are up, but the State’s land and cost share hold it back; campaigners in Amalapuram now plan a people’s movement and a bandh

The proposed Trikkaripur adjoining panchayat drinking water project of the Kerala Water Authority envisages drawing water from the Tejaswini and supplying it to Kariverllur-Peralam and Kankol-Alapadamba panchayats in Kannur and five panchayats in Kasaragod

One rural access road will be laid in each Assembly constituency as part of a pilot project to ensure easy transport of farm produces to markets, says Pawan Kalyan

Britain is wasting an opportunity to invest billions of pounds in infrastructure by sticking to rigid national accounting rules that prevent arms-length government bodies from borrowing on their own account, the Common Wealth think tank said.

Australia’s mining stocks are poised to extend their rally, analysts say, as surging copper demand for power infrastructure and artificial intelligence gives investors a new reason to buy the sector.

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) plans to double its annual financing to about US$20 billion by 2030 as the Beijing-headquartered multilateral lender enters its second decade, its president said on Monday. Announcing the target at the opening of the bank’s 11th annual meeting in Doha, Qatar, AIIB President Zou Jiayi said member economies had voiced a “remarkably consistent” need for greater project funding. “They need more infrastructure and more financing to build it,” Zou told...

Work likely to begin in October; water will travel from Yeleru to the Mudasarlova reservoir, serve 2.5 lakh people in the first phase and ease the load on the Gosthani

London's Waterloo Bridge faces closure within three years without urgent repairs, deepening concerns over the UK capital's crumbling river crossings. Are London's bridges really falling down? Harry Black explains. (Source: Bloomberg)

Ukraine reports 14 dead and 57 injured after a massive Russian drone barrage hits Kyiv and Odesa on 27 September, damaging schools, hospitals and key infrastructure.

GCC Commissioner G.S. Sameeran inspects development works under way at the canal, including the construction of retaining walls and removal of silt and waste, at an estimated cost of ₹30 crore

In 2015-16, the Railways used 293 crore litres of diesel. By 2030 it will be reduced to zero, the Home Minister said

Minister Uttam Kumar Reddy say strengthening, extension of stilling basins for all three barrages too needed

Ghana's fire service found only five of about 30 hydrants working in Accra's Ministries enclave, where the finance, energy and tax offices sit. Twenty-three were out of action. The post Ghana Finds Only 5 of 30 Fire Hydrants Working in Its Government District appeared first on The Rio Times.

Indonesia is considering Chinese investment to help build a massive 2,772km (1,722 mile) railway network through the vast, resource-rich region of Kalimantan, following the completion of Southeast Asia’s first high-speed line between Jakarta and Bandung, state media and analysts said. However, analysts noted that any future commercial agreements were likely to be negotiated cautiously, given the financial strains that dogged the high-speed line and the challenges that stalled a proposed...