With its new terminals, the government of China has taken initiative in the cruise industry. The country has big plans for more facilities and a luxury ship to bring more foreign tourists ashore and capitalise on domestic travellers wanting to sail the high seas, say news agency reports. The China government, the local authorities, need to support the cruise lines in exercising international practice here, said Liu Zinan, the Chairman in Shanghai of Florida-based cruise operator Royal Caribbean
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HC asks govt to appoint experts to monitor hydel projects
The High Court of Himachal Pradesh has asked the State government to ensure appointment of expert professionals to supervise and monitor hydel projects for protection of fragile ecology of the state. Whie granting permission to the companies concerned, the government should impose a condition of appointing the professionals to monitor construction of hydel projects during their construcitn, the bench said.
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PWD to maintain Murikkumpadaom-Belbo University Raod
In Kerala, the State government's Public Works Department has been entrusted the maintenance of
Murikkumpadaom-Belbo University Raod at Elamkunnapuzha, near Kochi. The State government took the decision by taking the failure of the local authorities to maintain the road. Even the State Human Rights Commission had complained in this regard. The PWD has estimated the cost of restoration of the road at Rs 1 crore.
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Despite spending 3K cr Blore bears the brunt of patholes
Bangalore, the IT city of India, is bearing the brunt of potholes. While road contractors, supposed to render quality road repairs, blame corruption in the government for their substandard pothole filling, the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) passes the buck by citing incessant rains as cause for the potholes. Every year, the BBMP is said to be spending Rs 3,000 to 4,000 crore on the road repairs, but residents in the city complain that the potholes are being filled but they do not stan
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New industrial policy to Assam by October
A new industrial policy is in the offing to enhance the economic development of Assam, said the State Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on August 15 The CM announced this while hoisting the national flag at the Independence Day ceremony in Guwahati. The policy is to be implemented from October, he added.
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National housing policy includes rental aspect also
The Union Minister of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation (HUPA) Girija Vyas told the Lok Sabha recently that the National Urban Housing and Habitat Policy, 2007 (NUHHP) includes the aspect of rental housing in the area for specific action. The NUHHP, 2007 has taken note of the difference between demand and supply for housing and endeavors to assist the poorest of poor who cannot afford to pay the entire price of a house by providing them access to reasonably good housing on rental and ownership
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DDA to allot 2,400 one-bedroom flats to EWS
The Delhi Development Authority built 2,400 one-bedroom flats in Dwarka have been ready for allotment to beneficiaries from the economically weaker sections (EWS). Low-cost housing was the prime focus of the Authority's meeting on August 9, which was chaired by Najeeb Jung, lieutenant governor.
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First municipalities of Arunachal get Rs 5.50 cr budget
In Arunachal Pradesh, the State's first municipalities-Itanagar and Pasighat have got Rs 5.50 crore budget provision to carry out various activities like maintenance of office establishment and vehicles.
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Govt okays Rs 86-cr subsidy to Adhunik Cements
In a move to promote industrialisation in the North Eastern region, the Union government on August 13 approved Rs 86.09 crore subsidy to Adhunik Cements in Meghalaya. The subsidy has been cleared to the company under the Central Capital Investment Subsidy Scheme (CCISS), 2007 of the North East Industrial and Investment Promotion Policy (NEIIPP), 2007, an official release said.
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L&T may spin off hydrocarbon business
Larsen & Toubro Hydrocarbon Engineering (LTHEL), which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Larsen & Toubro (L&T), may be spun off as a separate subsidiary. L&T is seeking shareholders' approval to spin off the subsidiary, which is engaged in designing, engineering, procurement and construction solutions on turnkey basis for oil and gas, petroleum refining, chemicals, petrochemicals and fertiliser sectors and pipelines, among othe