Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for rail and road projects worth ₹32.5 billion in Malda, aimed at strengthening connectivity and accelerating development across West Bengal and the Northeast. Calling the launch of the Vande Bharat sleeper trains another major milestone in the modernisation of Indian Railways, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said their introduction will...
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Nayachar island in West Bengal to generate solar power
Nayachar island will be a renewable energy centre
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MP, Bengal top digitalisation of land records and services
MP, Bengal top land records and services index
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WB plans to use 1 lakh acre Govt land for industry
In a bid to dispel impression that West Bengal does not have enough land for industry, the state government has said it has one lakh acres of land with different departments which could be used. There had been apprehension in the industry on availability of large tracks of land in the state as the state government has moved out of forced acquisition of land.
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Gadkari assures funding for Sagar island port project
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has met Union Minister for Shipping, Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, who has assured Central funding for the proposed deep sea port near Sagar island in the State.
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The Water Route
Coastal shipping and inland waterways transportation (IWT), the two significant modes of domestic water transportation, both provide fuel and cost savings over road and rail transport. Water as a mode of transportation holds significant importance in an economy
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First cross-country pipeline to connect Bangladesh
Assam-based Numaligarh Refineries, a subsidiary of Bharat Petroleum Corporation, will shortly begin work on laying a product pipeline from Siliguri in West Bengal to Parbatipur in Bangladesh.
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NTPC to revise Katwa capacity
NTPC remained optimistic of the super critical 1,320 MW Katwa thermal plant in West Bengal.
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ER commissions new signalling system in WB
The Eastern Railway (ER) has successfully commissioned a modern Route Relay Interlocking (RRI) system at Barddhaman in West Bengal, replacing the 50-year-old liver frame signalling system.
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Bengal proposes largest solar plant
The West Bengal government's proposal to set up a large solar power plant billed as the largest in the world is under consideration of the Central government, according to an official.