The Bikaner Development Authority Bill, 2025, passed by the Rajasthan Assembly, aims to establish a Bikaner Development Authority to regulate development activities in the Bikaner district. The bill was passed by voice vote, with the opposition Congress walking out of the House due to insufficient discussion. The bill was introduced …
RoadMin for upgradation of 20,000 km highways to two-lane standards on EPC basis during the XIIth Five-Year Plan To accelerate highway building process, Road Transport Ministry is all set to bid out at least 3,000 km of projects this fiscal and 20,000 km by 2017 under EPC mode that minimises …
LUCKNOW: UP's Minister of Small Scale Industries & Export Promotion, Bhagwat Saran Gangawar has said the new Industrial Policy of UP is nearly ready after a series of discussions with stakeholders. Many concerns of the industry, Gangwar said, are being addressed and several supportive provisions for the growth of MSMEs …
New Delhi The Union Cabinet on Thursday cleared a Rs.648-crore project for two-laning of a national highway in Rae Bareli, falling under the constituency of Congress president and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi. Of the R648 crore, R78.62 crore has been earmarked for land acquisition, resettlement, rehabilitation and pre-construction, while R569.36 …
AHMEDABAD: The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) was felicitated by the Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize during the World Cities Summit 2012 on 2nd July in Singapore for its early success in implementing a city development plan which aims to transform India's seventh largest city into a more liveable, equitable …
SHILLONG: The Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India, is currently providing special attention to the issue of tribal development in the Northeastern States. The Ministry releases grants to the State Government under the various Central Sector and Centrally Sponsored Schemes. It also releases grants under the Scheme of Grant-in-Aid …
To check if regional plans are in sync with the Master Plan The National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) has signed an agreement with the National Remote Sensing Centre (NRCS) in Hyderabad to prepare satellite images of NCR towns to assess whether the norms laid down by the Board have …
GIDA has identified 20 routes for its proposed ferry service, which will be operated out of the boat terminal, jetty and office complex, expected to be completed in eight months to one year. Goshree Islands Development Authority (GIDA) plans to launch land development activities on the islands of Thannonnithuruthu, Pullekkad …
KOLKATA, 10 JULY: Tribal people from West Bengal will visit their counterparts in Odisha, Sikkim and Uttar Pradesh and vice-versa for cultural exchanges and to share best practices in agriculture, animal husbandry, small-scale industries and timber collection. The move, initiated by the state's backward classes welfare department, is aimed at …
The eighteenth edition of the Agricultural Outlook provides projections to 2021 for the major agricultural commodities and biofuels as well as fish and seafood. Recent market trends and likely future developments are discussed in detail. This report foresees continuing high commodity prices and concerns over food price inflation. A special …
SHILLONG: With the objective of enhancing effective and optimal utilization of funds in the Non-Lapsable Central Pool of Resources (NLCPR) towards development of the Northeastern States including Meghalaya, the Union Cabinet approved the proposal of Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) for introduction of a new Central Sector …
S. Prakash Menon, State president of the Hi-Way Action Forum, has said that any attempt by the government to forcefully acquire land under the guise of a new package for the development of the National Highway will invite stiff resistance from landowners. No details The government had not cared to …
Anand Sharma in hectic parleys with state governments The government is likely to revive an order allowing foreign investors to own majority stakes in Indian supermarkets and department stores after the election of a new President later this month, ending uncertainty over a reform initiative that has become a talisman …
In the euphoria at CERN was missing an Indian name, a Calcuttan whose work way back in the early 20th century had paved the way for the conceptualisation of the Higgs boson. The sub-atomic particle believed to be imparting mass and stability to the universe is partly named after Satyendra …
JAIPUR: To curb parking menace in the city, the civic bodies have geared up to develop parking lots in the city. Acting on the directions of the empowered committee that was constituted to develop Pink City as a world-class city, the civic bodies have identified areas to develop in the …
50-Yr Search For Higgs Boson Ends In Triumph Geneva: After a quest spanning nearly half a century, physicists on Wednesday said they had found a sub-atomic particle that may be the elusive Higgs boson, popularly known as the ‘God particle’, which is believed to confer mass on matter. Rousing cheers …
Calls For Price Adjustment On Fuel, Says Monsoon Delay Not A Big Problem Deputy chairman of Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia is a long time aide of PM Manmohan Singh. He has now once again taken over the mantle of assisting Singh in running the finance ministry, a job that …
LUCKNOW: Adopting agriculture diversity is the demand of time in order to boost agriculture production in the state and for this all departments associated with agriculture production will have to establish coordination, said Alok Ranjan, agriculture production commissioner. He was speaking at a seminar organised under the joint aegis of …
The land owners on Banerjee Road and MG Road who had to surrender land for metro rail-related infrastructure projects have seemingly softened their stand with the Union Cabinet granting its final nod for the city’s dream project on Tuesday. Having earlier taken a stiff stand that they would approach the …
New Delhi, July 3: Union minister for road transport and highways C.P. Joshi has asked the ministry to immediately dispatch a special team of engineers, given the tardy progress of road projects in the Northeast, to keep tabs on the quality and pace of the projects. In 2005, the Centre …
GUWAHATI, July 2 – Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today urged Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh to immediately release Rs 11,316 crore as immediate and medium term assistance to the state to bail out the State from the crisis it is facing due to floods and erosions. He demanded Rs 1100 …
