Under the Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyanâs âOperation Greens: TOP to TOTAL Schemeâ, 50 per cent transportation subsidy is now made available for air transportation for 41 notified fruits and vegetables from Northeastern and Himalayan states to any place in India, a release from the Ministry of Food Processing Industry (MOFPI) has said.
Category: ECONOMY & POLICY
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L&T Wins Contract to Build Countryâs First High-Speed Rail Corridor
The Indian engineering, procurement & construction (EPC) projects to defence multinational, Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has won the bid for a substantial part of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail (MAHSR) or bullet train corridor.
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National Programme & Project Management Framework Launched for Infrastructure Sector
The Government think-tank NITI Aayog and Quality Council of India (QCI) on Wednesday launched the âNational Programme and Project Management Policy Frameworkâ (NPMPF), envisaged to bring radical reforms in the way infrastructure projects are executed in India.
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GST Rates Cut, Affordable Housing Redefined
The slash in GST rates to 5 per cent without ITC from the previous 12 per cent with ITC for premium homes, and to 1 per cent minus ITC for affordable homes from the earlier 8 per cent, gives the beleaguered realty sector the much-needed breathing room and will certainly help it maintain some forward momentum in 2019.
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TUV SUD receives accreditation from Quality Council of India
TĂĆV SĂĆD, the German testing, inspection, training and certification giant, has been accredited by Quality Council of India under the third-party RMC (ready mix concrete) plant certification Scheme to assure quality in operations and processes of RMC Plants in the country.
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Govt needs Rs 1 trillion in 3 years to build 1 crore houses
The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Urban (PMAY-U), being implemented by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs under the mission ĂâHousing for All by 2022Ăâ since June 2015, needs a concerted push to succeed.
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CM lays foundation for work worth Rs 1.37 billion at Barsoor
Rs 1.37 billion worth of construction work was sanctioned by Raman Singh, Chief Minister, Chhattisgarh at Barsoor, Dantewada district.
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WorldĂâs tallest engineering marvel: 182-m Statue of Unity inaugurated
IndiaĂâs Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently inaugurated the worldĂâs tallest statue at 182-m (597 ft) located in Gujarat, India. The steel, concrete and brass-clad statue is almost double the height of the Statue of Liberty in the US.
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Is India’s Rs.5.7 Trillion Infra Investments at Risk?
The infrastructure sector is highly responsible for propelling India's overall development. With intense focus, the government has initiated policies to ensure time-bound creation of world-class infrastructure in the country.
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Embarking on Seamless Mobility
It is a well-known and widely accepted datum that infrastructure is the backbone of a sound and growing economy. Amongst all infrastructure, the transport sector facilitates trade and migration, thereby raising productivity in other parts of the economy and directly contributing to the economic growth.