A meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved Smart Cities Mission for development of 100 smart cities and Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) of 500 cities with outlays of Rs 48,000 crore and Rs 50,000 crore respectively. The Cabinet also approved central funding under AMRUT to ...
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Outstanding JNNURM projects get 2 year extension
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by PM Modi, gave its approval for extension of outstanding projects under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). Extension for Projects running under Sub-Mission on Basic Services to the Urban Poor (BSUP) and Integrated Housing and Slum Development Programme (IHSDP), which fall ...
Read More »Properties worth Rs 9,003 crore freezed, 173 Charge Sheets filed: Black Money
The Enforcement Directorate(ED), which probes financial crimes under two prime laws of the Prevention ofMoney Laundering Act (PMLA) and the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) along with some old cases pending under the repealed Foreign Exchange Regulation Act (FERA) has broken all records of lodging complaints and prosecuting the accused ...
Read More »David Cameron supports ‘Make in India’
News British PM David Cameron said Britan supports Modi’s Make in India and offered to sell Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets to India, terming it as a “better deal” than the Rafale made by France. The British offer of Eurofighter Typhoons to India is still pending. It will come along with technological ...
Read More »Centre relaxes compensation norms on moisture level in grains
In a cabinet meeting today, government decided to relax compensation norms for farmers and lowered moisture content benchmark in grains. The decision was taken to allay the effects of agrarian crisis in the country due to unseasonal rains and hailstorms.
Read More »Bharat Mala: Road Network from Gujarat to Mizoram
What is Bharat Mala? It is the name given to a ambitious programme of the Modi government which is a road built along India’s west to east land border, from Gujarat to Mizoram, at a cost of around Rs 14,000 crore. It links to a road network in coastal states, from ...
Read More »Mumbai Darshan in Helicoptor: IRCTC
News Tourists can now get a tour of the city and its landmarks as the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has launched a Mumbai Darshan by Helicopter package. This is a first-of-its-kind initiative, which has been initiated in association with a private helicopter operator. Cost: Ride is available for Rs ...
Read More »Government to handle Agrarian Crisis: cane growers and wheat farmers
News PM held a high level meeting to discuss concerns of farmers. Government to take steps to help sugar mills clear dues of over Rs 20,000 crore to cane growers and address quality concerns in wheat procurement after the recent spell of unseasonal rains. Paswan held two separate meetings earlier this ...
Read More »Government to ask airlines to set aside seats for last minute bookings
Much to the relief of last minute flyers, Minister of Civil Aviation Ashok Gajapati Raju is planning to propose setting aside two or three seats per flight for passengers booking last minute tickets due to emergencies. Opening up these seats a few hours before departure can regulate the last minute ...
Read More »Telecom Secretary urges telecom service providers to improve network quality
With increasing incidences of complaints from customers on call drops and inflated bills, Telecom Secretary Rakesh Garg, yesterday urged telecom operators to address customer grievances and improve network quality. He added that public is under impression that frequent call drops are deliberate attempts of operators to gain by charging for ...
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