Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh said on Sunday that the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is all set to open its facilities to the private sector.

The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) and Minister of State, Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh on Wednesday unveiled 23 roads and bridges projects in Kathua, Doda, Udhampur and Reasi districts in the Jammu region of the union territory of Jammu & Kashmir through video conferencing.

In a major push to enhance connectivity in sensitive areas close to the International Border (IB) and Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh dedicated six major bridges to the nation through video conferencing on Thursday.

Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh has said that the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is all set to open its facilities to the private sector.

Indu Shekhar Chaturvedi assumed charge as the new Secretary in the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy. An Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the 1987 batch, Chaturvedi belongs to Jharkhand cadre and succeeded Anand Kumar in the ministry.

The progress on projects such as Dedicated Freight Corridors (DFCs), high-speed rail and redevelopment of railway stations is likely to mark a paradigm shift in the country's railways sector.

It is often pointed out that every rupee invested in ramping up the railway infrastructure benefits the economy six times over. Soon after the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government came to power in May 2014, a committee was formed under Professor Bibek Debroy to restructure the Railway Board, the powerful body that oversees all technical and policy matters pertaining to the public-sector transporter. A majority of recommendations made by the senior economist at the New Delhi-based Centre of Policy Research was implemented. Two cross-functional directorates for non-tariff revenue and mobility, reporting directly to the Chairman of the Railway Board, were constituted. Powers were also delegated to general managers and divisional railway managers to expedite decision-making.

The electricity generation from nuclear power in the last two years, i.e., 2014-15 and 2015-16, was 37,835 million units (MU) and 37,456 MU respectively. The generation in 2014-15 was 35,592 MU of commercial generation and 2,243 MU of infirm (non commercial) generation, while the entire generation in 2015-16 was commercial.

While all the pressure to build a railway network in India in the mid-nineteenth century came from London, it is well into the 21st century that pressures of a very different kind are at work in modern-day India.