Policy Update Jan 01, 2017 Centre approves construction of another 52,319 houses under PMAY The Central government has approved construction of another 52,319 houses for the urban poor, including 11,286 houses in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY-Urban).
Transport Update Jan 01, 2017 Trash skimmers to be used for Ganga surface cleaning The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) will introduce trash skimmers for surface cleaning of the river in six more cities in the first week of this month. The cities are Rishikesh, Haridwar, Garh Mukhteshwar, Sahibganj, Kolkata and Navdweep. Urban Local Bodies will be the nodal agency to monitor this work.
Web Exclusive Dec 26, 2016 Centre approves another 52,319 houses under PMAY The Central government has approved construction of another 52,319 houses for the urban poor, including 11,286 houses in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY-Urban).
Feature Dec 01, 2016 Power Equations Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) holds the potential to improve India´s energy efficiency by enabling more efficient long-haul transportation across India. He was speaking after inaugurating the Petrotech 2016 conference on December 5, 2016, in New Delhi where he added, ´At the moment, the piped natural gas network in India is 15,000 km in length.
Urban Infra Update Dec 01, 2016 Peripheral E´way to ease Delhi´s traffic woes Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways Pon Radhakrishnan has informed the Lok Sabha that to decongest traffic in Delhi, a ´Peripheral´ Expressway in two parts was under implementation.
Power Update Dec 01, 2016 NLC India awards projects to BGR NLC India Ltd has awarded projects worth Rs.6,480 crore to BGR Energy Systems and Reliance Infrastructure Ltd.
Transport Update Dec 01, 2016 Coastal shipping viable after demonetisation | Hyundai Due to coastal shipping becoming economically viable after demonetisation, automajor Hyundai has decided to increase its monthly shipment through this mode. The Korean major has also said that demonetisation has led to ´less supply of trucks´ and coastal shipping is a ´blessing in disguise´ to meet the orders.
Web Exclusive Dec 01, 2016 Centre approves another 52,319 houses under PMAY The Central government has approved construction of another 52,319 houses for the urban poor, including 11,286 houses in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY-Urban).
Web Exclusive Nov 21, 2016 New Peripheral Expressway to ease Delhi's traffic woes Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways Pon Radhakrishnan has informed the Lok Sabha that to decongest traffic in Delhi, a ‘Peripheral’ Expressway in two parts was under implementation.