

Construction of Pune-Shirur Elevated Highway to Start by Mid-Year: MSIDC
The construction of the 53.4 km Pune-Shirur six-lane elevated highway is set to commence by June or July, according to officials from the Maharashtra State Infrastructure Development Corporation (MSIDC). The Rs 75.15-billion project has completed its second pre-bid process, with tender allocation anticipated in April or May.The project aims to ease congestion and enhance road conditions on the Pune-Shirur route. It will be constructed under the design, build, finance, operate, and transfer (DBFOT) model with a 30-year concession period. Deputy CM and Finance Minister Ajit Pawar highlighted the..

REC Signs MoU with Kerala Govt for Pump Storage Projects
REC Limited, a Maharatna CPSE under the Ministry of Power and a leading NBFC, has signed an MoU with the Energy Management Centre (EMC), Government of Kerala, for collaboration and financing of Pumped Storage Projects (PSP) in Kerala. The MoU was signed during the Global Green Hydrogen & Renewable Energy Summit 2025. Under this agreement, REC intends to finance Rs 183.60 billion in the PSP segment in Kerala over the next five years. The MoU was exchanged by Saurabh Rastogi, Executive Director, REC, and Dinesh Kumar, Joint Director, EMC, during the summit. The signing took place in the presenc..

Refining High-Purity Battery Metals with Lewatit MK51 from LANXESS
LANXESS is offering a new solution for the rapidly growing battery industry. The Lewatit MK 51 ion exchange resin from LANXESS selectively removes boron from metal concentrates, thus enabling the extraction of high-purity raw materials for use in batteries. In contrast to solvent extraction, ion exchange technology does not employ any environmentally harmful, flammable solvents. This enables users to operate sustainably and also saves investment costs, as the plants do not need to be equipped with explosion protection. Another advantage is that ion exchange plants can be built more compactly...