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Yamuna project for Delhiwalas The Director General of the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) Rajiv Ranjan Mishra has told Delhi Development Authority (DDA) officials to expedite the Yamuna River Front Development (RFD) project. Yamuna RFD project aims to restore,...

66 months for implementing Pakal Dul PM Modi inaugurates projects. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the Rs.5,882 crore Kishanganga Hydroelectric plant and laid the Foundation Stone of the Pakal Dul Power Project in Jammu & Kashmir on 19 May...

India wants more professionals and banks in Singapore India and Singapore "should be able to conclude" a review of the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) soon, as New Delhi seeks greater access to Singapore for its professionals and banks. This...

Solar plant to be commissioned in 2019 Azure Power (NYSE:AZRE) has won a 130 MW solar power project which was recently auctioned by Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL), which supplies electricity to 22 million consumers in Maharashtra and...

Work progresses on housing schemes The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs said 1,333 projects worth Rs.50,626 crores have been completed or are under implementation/tendering as part of the Smart City Mission (SCM). Overall projects worth Rs.2,03,979 crores have been...

Cabinet sanctions Rs.1,029.49 Cr for Phase I   The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the Freight Village, an Integrated Multi Modal Logistics Hub (IMLH), at Nangal Chaudhary in Haryana. Located on 886.78 acres of land, it is to...

Surbana Jurong to do Pune masterplan Singapore and Maharashtra has agreed to jointly work on the masterplan and undertake urban infrastructure developments in the Pune Metropolitan Region (PMR) and collaborate in the development of the Pune Airport. A series of...

Biofuels policy based on ethanol approved   The Union Cabinet has approved National Policy on Biofuels 2018 with likely funding schemes for bio refineries and setting up of supply chain mechanism. The policy promotes use of ethanol produced from agricultural...

Task force works on coal cost control A task force has worked out mechanism to reduce landed price of coal, leading to savings in cost of power generated and reduce transportation cost. The Inter-Ministerial Task Force (IMTF) said savings achieved...

NER's rich in water resources Prof. Sachin Chaturvedi, Director General, Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS) has recommended a think-tank on the North Eastern Region (NER) at the Central Government level. “There were several important recommendations discussed in...