Guwahati, July 9 (IANS) Assam Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Kaushik Rai said on Thursday on the floor of the Legislative Assembly that the long-delayed drinking water supply projects in Guwahati, funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), are now expected to be completed by December this year after more than a decade since work began. Replying to a query by Congress MLA Rekibuddin Ahmed, Rai added that the South-Central Guwahati Water Supply Project has achieved 96.75 per …
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Patna, July 2 (IANS) Patna Metro on Thursday expanded its operational network with the inauguration of the Malahi Pakri section, a move expected to significantly improve connectivity for residents of eastern parts of the Bihar capital.Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary inaugurated the newly completed stretch and flagged off passenger services. He later travelled on the metro along with the two Deputy Chief Ministers and the Urban Development Minister.This also marked the commencement of passenger s…
Kolkata, June 24 (IANS) Believe it or not, trees used as a raw material for Japanese banknotes are grown 5,200 km away in the slopes of Nepal. Most of the Mitsumata (Oriental paperbush) used as a raw material for Japanese banknotes is cultivated in the mountainous regions of Nepal, it has been revealed by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).”This has happened, thanks to efforts by Osaka-based company Kanpou Inc, which has spent many years teaching people in Nepal how to cultivate a…
Mumbai, May 6 (IANS) In a major push to strengthen Maharashtra’s healthcare infrastructure, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday announced that the state government is entering into a strategic partnership with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).The State Cabinet has approved a financial assistance package worth Rs 3,708 crore from the international agency to modernise and strengthen medical services across the state.Addressing mediapersons, CM Fadnavis said that after …
Jaipur, May 6 (IANS) Rajasthan continues to position itself as an attractive investment destination, driven by policy reforms, green energy initiatives and tourism development, Chief Secretary V. Srinivas said on Wednesday.He was addressing a meeting at the Secretariat with India’s Ambassador to Japan, Nagma Mohamed Mallick.Discussions during the meeting focused on enhancing the ease of doing business in Rajasthan, strengthening the availability of skilled human resources and expanding opportu…
Bengaluru, April 27 (IANS) Asia’s largest integrated SCADA-based command centre for water and sewerage management is ready for inauguration in Bengaluru, marking a major milestone in the city’s infrastructure development under the Cauvery Stage 5 project, said an official statement on Monday.The state-of-the-art Integrated Intelligent Water and Sewerage Management Center (SCADA), implemented with financial assistance from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), was inspected on Mo…
Bengaluru, March 26 (IANS) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, who also holds the Water Resources Ministry, on Thursday, expressed confidence that the foundation stone for the controversial Mekedatu balancing reservoir project would be laid within two years and sought cooperation from the opposition parties in the state. Speaking on the issue in the State Assembly, Deputy Chief Minister Shivakumar said the Supreme Court had delivered a historic judgment in favour of Karnataka regard…
New Delhi/Tokyo, March 24 (IANS) Northeast India has emerged as a crucial nexus where India’s ‘Act East Policy’ aligns with Japan’s ‘Free and Open Indo-Pacific’ (FOIP), enabling coordinated efforts to counter assertive regional influences through deeper maritime and land connectivity, a report highlighted on Tuesday. It added that the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) — comprising India, Japan, the US, and Australia — facilitates intelligence sharing, technology access, and infrastructu…
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) NITI Aayog on Thursday said that it has signed a Statement of Intent (SOI) with UNICEF India to support strategic interventions in aspirational districts and aspirational blocks.The objective of this agreement to leverage the strengths of both institutions to advance efforts towards improving maternal and child nutrition outcomes in underserved areas.The SOI was signed by Rohit Kumar, Additional Secretary and Mission Director of the Aspirational Districts and Blocks Pro…
Shillong, Feb 27 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma, on Friday, highlighted Japan’s expanding role as a key development partner of the state, saying that the engagement extends well beyond infrastructure to areas such as youth empowerment, agriculture and sustainable livelihoods. Addressing the inaugural session of the sixth India–Japan Intellectual Conclave ‘Kizuna’ here, Chief Minister Sangma said the relationship between India and Japan is anchored in shared democratic values,…