Web Exclusive Feb 18, 2021 India reaches piped water to 35 million village homes In less than two years after it was announced, the Central Government’s Jal Jeevan Mission programme has reached drinking water to 35.3 million rural households across the country.
Web Exclusive Nov 11, 2020 CCEA Approves Revamp of Financial Support to PPPs in Infrastructure VGF Scheme The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the continuation and revamping of the scheme for financial support to public-private partnerships (PPPs) in the infrastructure viability gap funding (VGF) Scheme till 2024-25 with a total outlay of Rs 81 billion.
Web Exclusive Oct 09, 2020 Dr. Harsh Vardhan Inaugurates Clean Tech Demo Park in Delhi Union Minister for Science & Technology, Health & Family Welfare & Earth Sciences, Dr. Harsh Vardhan on Thursday inaugurated the Department of Biotechnology-Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (DBT-BIRAC) Clean Tech Demo Park at Barapullah drain site in New Delhi.
Web Exclusive Sep 29, 2020 PM Modi Inaugurates 6 Major Mega-Development Projects Under Namami Gange Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated six mega development projects in Uttarakhand under the Namami Gange Mission and announced a campaign under Jal Jeevan Mission to ensure drinking water connection to schools and anganwadis (child care centres) in the country through video conferencing on Tuesday.
Web Exclusive Sep 21, 2020 ABB India’s Plant Becomes First Factory in Nashik Industrial Area to be Awarded IGBC Certification ABB India’s commitment towards sustainability and eco-efficiency has been recognised with a gold certification by the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) for its environmentally friendly Nashik smart factory in India.
Web Exclusive Aug 20, 2020 Swachh Survekshan will guide us in sustaining gains made under SBM-U: Puri Minister of State (Independent Charge), Housing and Urban Affairs, Hardeep Singh Puri has said that the Swachh Survekshan would continue to guide the country in sustaining the gains made under Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U), while providing a comprehensive roadmap to institutionalise the concept of total cleanliness in cities.
Web Exclusive Jul 09, 2020 AVEVA Introduces AI-Embedded Smart App to Improve Manufacturing, Industrial Ops in Real-time Artificial Intelligence is Integrated into AVEVA System Platform for Unsupervised Detection of Operational Anomalies
Web Exclusive Jul 08, 2020 World Bank Enhances Support for Ganga Rejuvenation to $400 Mn The World Bank and Govt of India on Tuesday signed a loan agreement to enhance support for the Namami Gange programme that seeks to rejuvenate the River Ganga.
Finance Update Jan 01, 2020 $206 mn ADB Loan to Strengthen Urban Services in Tamil Nadu India has signed a $206 million loan to develop water supply and sewerage infrastructure in five cities of Tamil Nadu and strengthen capacities of urban local bodies (ULB)s for improved service delivery.