Cabinet approves Rs. 5281.94 crore for 850 MW Ratle Hydro Power Project
NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its approval for the investment of Rs.5281.94 crore for 850 MW Ratle Hydro Electric (HE) Project located on river Chenab, in Kishtwar district of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, by a new Joint Venture Company (JVC) to be incorporated between […]
Narendra Modi releases more than Rs 2600 crores to over 6 lakh beneficiaries in UP under Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana – Gramin
NEW DELHI: The Prime Minister Narendra Modi released financial assistance to over 6 lakh beneficiaries in UP under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Gramin through video conference. He interacted with the beneficiaries. Union Rural Development Minister Narendra Singh Tomar , Governor of Uttar Pradesh Anandiben Patel and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath were present […]
JNPT signs MoU with CIDCO for development of infrastructure for project affected persons at port area
NEW DELHI: Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), India’s premier container port, today announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) for allotment of land under the 12.5% scheme to JNPT Project Affected Persons (PAPs). The MoU was signed by Sanjay Sethi, IAS, Chairman, JNPT in presence […]
SpiceJet adds two wide-body aircraft to its cargo fleet
NEW DELHI: SpiceJet has added two wide-body planes, a B767 and a A330 model, to its cargo fleet to transport items on long haul routes to destinations such as Europe and the US, according to an official statement issued on Wednesday. “With the latest induction, SpiceJet will have a dedicated fleet of 19 cargo aircraft, […]
Vistara commences daily flight service to Sharjah
NEW DELHI: Full service carrier Vistara on Wednesday commenced its daily flight service to Sharjah in the UAE from Delhi under the air bubble agreement. Sharjah is Vistara’s second destination in the UAE after Dubai where it operates four times weekly flight services from Delhi, the airline said in a release. Delhi-Sharjah-Dubai flight will be […]
Fiscal deficit of states to hit peak of Rs 8.7 lakh crore as tax collections slide
NEW DELHI: The Covid pandemic-induced lockdown and consequent slump in economic activity will hit tax collections of states and result in a near four-fold expansion in their revenue deficits this fiscal, year-on-year, ratings agency Crisil said in a report. With this, the states’ aggregate gross fiscal deficit (GFD) will not only get expanded to an […]
L&T’s construction arm wins large transmission orders in Bangladesh
NEW DELHI: Engineering major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) on Wednesday said its construction arm, L&T Construction, has won a slew of Transmission Line orders in Bangladesh. The scope of these packages involves Design, Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of Extra High Voltage Transmission Lines on turnkey basis. While the company didn’t disclose the value of […]
Remarks by Rahul Gandhi in Press Conference
NEW DELHI: Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday hit out at the Narendra Modi government (Centre) over the farmers’ agitation, saying that the “image” of India built by the Congress is being “destroyed” by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Commenting on the farmers’ protests at several borders of the national capital for the last 54 days […]