New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) has accorded in-principle approval to two strategic maritime infrastructure projects in Gujarat under the Shipbuilding Development Scheme (SbDS), an official statement said on Wednesday.The approved projects include a greenfield shipbuilding cluster in Porbandar district and a state-of-the-art ship repair facility at Vadinar in the Gulf of Kutch, the MoPSW said.The Ministry said the approvals are part of the governme…
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New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday approved two multi-tracking railway projects worth Rs 3,907 crore, covering four districts across Odisha and Jharkhand, increasing the existing network of Indian Railways by about 145 kms.The CCEA, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said the increased line capacity will significantly enhance mobility, resulting in improved operational efficiency and service reliability for Indian Railways.The proposed m…
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the proposal of the Department of Fertilizers on National Investment Policy for Urea-2026 for Atmanirbhar Bharat (NIPU-2026).The policy will encourage new investments in the urea sector for setting up gas-based urea manufacturing units in the country. This will help in achieving the goal of self-sufficiency.Further, the key changes in comparison to NIP-2012 i…
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the development of a 43.218 km link corridor connecting NH-31 and the Varanasi Ring Road along the River Varuna for decongestion of Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi city, with a total investment of Rs 10,998.32 crore.The project comprises a 6/4-lane predominantly elevated corridor, including main carriageway, flyovers, loops, ramps and service roads, and will be implemented…
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) The total area sown under kharif crops in the current season so far is estimated at 531.25 lakh hectares as on July 10 this year, compared with the corresponding figure of 632.69 lakh hectares in the same period last year, data released by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare on Monday showed.The official figures show that the area under rice is 114.69 lakh hectares so far this year, compared with 125.53 lakh hectares during the same period last year. The dec…
Kanpur, July 2 (IANS) Welcoming the Centre’s approval of the 117.7 km Kanpur–Kabrai access-controlled greenfield highway, several senior traders said that the project will cut down travel time, reduce traffic congestion and play a crucial role in industrial development in the region due to improved connectivity.The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the construction of the greenfield highway — a four-lane access-control…
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Nearly 80 crore beneficiaries of welfare schemes like the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) will now receive better quality rice. The government, for the first time in nearly three decades, revised the quality specifications of rice supplied under the Public Distribution System (PDS), ensuring that beneficiaries receive rice with substantially lower broken grain content while maintaining their existing entitlements. This reform has been approved by the Cab…
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the construction of a 117.7 km Kanpur–Kabrai access-controlled greenfield highway — a four-lane access-controlled corridor with structures designed for future six-laning. The project will form a key segment of the Bhopal–Kanpur Economic Corridor under the National Highways Programme.The project will be implemented by the National Highways Authority of Ind…
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the construction of a 6-lane road tunnel for NH-148AE, connecting the Dwarka Expressway with Nelson Mandela Marg, Vasant Kunj, in Delhi, with a total project length of 8.1 km and a total capital cost of Rs 6,969.67 crore on hybrid annuity mode (HAM).The project will provide faster connectivity between west and south Delhi, connecting the Dwarka Expressway with Vasant…
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday extended birthday wishes to Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and said he is making commendable efforts to implement the National Education Policy (NEP), which seeks to make India a hub for knowledge, learning and innovation. PM Modi took to social media ‘X’ and said, “Birthday wishes to Union Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan Ji. He is making commendable efforts towards the implementation of the National Education Policy, which see…