Telangana currently stands at second rank in solar power production in the country and it may reach the top spot in another six months, state power minister G Jagadish Reddy has said at Hyderabad.
Author: admin (Infratructure Today)
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Over 32,000 electricity poles replaced after Cyclone Vardah
The power supply network in Chennai and the neighbouring districts of Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur suffered a massive blow due to Cyclone Vardah. Thousands of concrete poles fell like pins, high tension towers were uprooted, overhead power lines snapped and distribution transformers damaged.
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Telangana writes off Rs.3,920 cr housing loans
In a huge relief to weaker sections, Telangana´s TRS government has announced a major loan waiver for housing beneficiaries. Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao said Rs 3,920 crore loan component that has to be paid by beneficiaries of the Indiramma Weaker Section Housing Scheme between 2004 and 2014 would be waived.
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Rajasthan´s e-auction for 4 mining blocks soon
To consolidate Rajasthan´s position in the mining sector, the state government will soon conduct an e-auction of three limestone and a copper block. A pre-bidding conference was held earlier to this regard.
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´Coal Mitra´ portal launched to facilitate flexibility in domestic coal utilisation
Power Minister Piyush Goyal, has launched ´Coal Mitra´, a portal for flexibility in utilisation of domestic coal. He also released reports on ´Renewable Energy Integration: Transmission an Enabler´, ´Green Energy Corridor II´ and ´Electricity Demand Pattern Analysis´.
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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).
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Govt nod for International Solar Alliance
The Centre has given ex post facto approval to the proposal of the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy for ratification of the International Solar Alliance´s (ISA) Framework Agreement by India.
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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.
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Forum urges AP to develop Ramayapatnam port
The Prakasam District Development Forum has urged AP Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu to urge the Centre to take up the second major Central project in Ramayapatnam without any delay.
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Gadkari inaugurates Sagarmala Development Company
Shipping, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has said that the Sagarmala project will fetch nearly Rs 12-15-lakh crore of capital investments.