Auckland, July 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday invited New Zealand investors and business houses to partner India in infrastructure development, civil aviation, logistics, clean energy, urban mobility, water management, waste management and digital economy sectors.Hailing India’s vibrant startup ecosystem, PM Modi called for closer engagement between the private sectors of both countries in the fields of innovation, fintech and emerging technologies. Addressing a select grou…
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New Delhi: History occasionally produces relationships that are not merely diplomatic but geographical, shaped less by political choice than by immutable strategic realities. India and Bangladesh exemplify one such relationship. Governments may change, political slogans may evolve, and public opinion may fluctuate, but geography remains remarkably indifferent to ideology. Sharing over 4,000 kilometres of border, 54 transboundary rivers, centuries of civilisational interaction, and deeply interco…
Bhopal/Ujjain, July 9 (IANS) Chief Minister Mohan Yadav will lay the foundation stone for the Rs 5,017 crore Ujjain–Jaora Greenfield four-lane highway project on Friday, the Madhya Pradesh government said on Thursday. The 98.73-km highway will be built by the Madhya Pradesh Road Development Corporation (MPRDC) and is expected to be completed in two years. It will pass through the Assembly constituencies of Ujjain South, Ghattiya, Nagda-Khachrod, Alot, and Jaora.According to the state governmen…
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Former ONGC Director (Finance) Subhash Kumar on Thursday said AustralianSuper’s decision to invest an additional AUD 500 million in the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) reflects the growing confidence of global institutional investors in India’s long-term economic and infrastructure growth story.Reacting to the latest investment, Kumar said the additional commitment underscores the attractiveness of India’s infrastructure sector and validates the countr…
Guwahati, July 9 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said the next phase of Guwahati’s urban expansion will focus on developing a network of interconnected satellite cities to decongest the state capital and improve the quality of urban life. In a post on the social media platform X, Sarma said the proposed urban hubs would support Guwahati’s growing population and economic aspirations while ensuring planned, sustainable development.”The next phase of Guwahati’s urbanisat…
Gandhinagar, July 9 (IANS) Gujarat plans to develop Dholera into the world’s largest data centre city, Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi said on Thursday as the state launched the ‘Viksit Gujarat – Data Centre Policy 2026-29’, outlining a strategy centred on large-scale digital infrastructure, renewable energy and investor facilitation.Addressing investors and technology companies after Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel unveiled the policy, Sanghavi said Dholera has already been prepared with th…
Jaipur, July 9 (IANS) For decades, Kota has been known as India’s coaching capital, drawing lakhs of students every year in pursuit of engineering and medical dreams. Now, the city is preparing for a new identity, one built on world-class infrastructure and economic opportunity.With the proposed Atal Expressway, direct connectivity to the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, and a series of new highway projects, Kota is poised to emerge as a major logistics, industrial and investment hub. More than shorteni…
Melbourne, July 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday highlighted the growing economic partnership between India and Australia, describing the two countries as “natural and trusted partners” amid global uncertainty, while urging businesses from both nations to deepen collaboration across sectors ranging from clean energy and infrastructure to artificial intelligence and education.Greeting business leaders from both countries at the Economic Roadmap Business Reception during the India…
Melbourne, July 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday invited Australian businesses to partner in India’s growth story across sectors including manufacturing, clean energy, AI, digital economy, etc.This came as PM Modi and his Australian counterpart, Anthony Albanese, participated in the India-Australia CEO Forum in Melbourne. Albanese welcomed PM Modi, and both leaders posed for a photograph. Both leaders also addressed the leading business leaders from India and Australia.Taking to…
Mumbai, July 8 (IANS) Striking an aggressive tone on future economic growth, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday unveiled a historic capital expenditure blueprint for the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR). Responding to the debate on a motion moved by treasury bench members under Rule 293 in the State Assembly, the Chief Minister announced that a massive Rs 12,26,871 crore ($147 billion) has been earmarked for infrastructure and development projects across the MMR and its decentralised …