The Minister of State (I/C) for Petroleum & Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan has informed the Lok Sabha that the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas has signed MoUs (Memorandums of Understanding) with Oil & Gas CPSEs (Central Public Sector Enterprises) to enhance production of oil and gas for meeting domestic demand' Under this agreement, the CPSEs have undertaken to achieve the targets set in the agreement at the beginning of the year.

Under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY), a total of 12,27,088 affordable houses for the Economically Weaker Sections in urban areas have been approved with Central assistance commitment of Rs.19,682 crore.

The Ministry of Defence's defence estates department is likely to make off-grid solar power provisions mandatory for large buildings, with provisions for incentives in the form of rebates and space exemptions in order to encourage solar power.

The Eastern Power Distribution Company of AP Limited (EPDCL) is planning to generate and export solar power to the grid in order to promote generation of solar rooftop energy.

Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari has said that his two ministries have together spent a total of about Rs.4 lakh crore in the past two and a half years as they work towards building world class highways and shipping infrastructure in the country.

Energy efficient Light Emitting Diodes (LED) are to be made mandatory in the national off-grid solar programme, a top expert working with the Indian government has said.

The civil aviation regulator DGCA is examining a proposal to introduce Wi-Fi service on board flights to adequately address all the related issues, Union Minister Jayant Sinha has said.

Maharashtra plans to unveil a comprehensive package to promote long-term agriculture-based industries to tackle the farm crisis and unemployment

Minister of Road Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari has said that the government is committed to reduce the number of road accidents by 50 per cent