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…
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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,…
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) To strengthen water availability, the Delhi government is constructing a 105 million gallons per day (MGD) water treatment plant at Chandrawal at a cost of Rs 599 crore with a target to commission it in 2026, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on Monday.After a water review meeting, CM Gupta highlighted that the commissioning of the Chandrawal water treatment plant would significantly strengthen Delhi’s water supply infrastructure.The project, originally approved in 2012, …
Davos, Jan 19 (IANS) The Maharashtra Government secured a record-breaking $173 billion (Rs 14.5 lakh crore) in investment Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) on its opening day of the World Economic Forum summit. This massive single-day haul nearly equals the state’s total investment collection from the entire 2025 Davos summit. The 19 MoUs signed are projected to generate more than 15 lakh jobs across various sectors. These agreements align with the state’s “Viksit Maharashtra 2047” vision an…
Bengaluru, Dec 22 (IANS) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Monday said the state government is expanding the Metro network in Bengaluru to tackle traffic congestion, and by December 2027, a total of 175 km of Metro routes will be operational in the city.Addressing a press conference after reviewing Metro projects with officials at the Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited) (BMRCL) office, Shivakumar, who is also the Bengaluru Urban Development Minister, said that at present, …