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…
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New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the 52nd meeting of PRAGATI and reviewed infrastructure projects worth over Rs 30,000 crore, saying these works will boost economic growth, connectivity and industrial development across the country. Taking to social media platform X, PM Modi said, “Yesterday, chaired the 52nd PRAGATI meeting, during which we reviewed infrastructure works worth over Rs. 30,000 crore. These works will add momentum to economic growth, connectivity an…
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday chaired the 52nd meeting of PRAGATI, the ICT-enabled multi-modal platform designed to promote proactive governance and ensure timely implementation of projects through close coordination between the Centre and State Governments.During the meeting held at Seva Teerth, the Prime Minister reviewed four major infrastructure projects spanning the road, power, industrial corridor and metro rail sectors. The projects, spread across fou…
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) India’s largest passenger vehicle maker Maruti Suzuki India Limited on Wednesday said it has crossed a major milestone by cumulatively dispatching over 30 lakh vehicles through the Indian Railways network, underlining its push towards greener and more sustainable logistics operations.The company said it has steadily increased the share of rail transport in its overall outbound logistics over the last decade.Rail-based dispatches accounted for just 5 per cent of total v…
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) The government evaluated several infrastructure projects from Ministry of Railways, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and Ministry of Civil Aviation, which are expected to boost logistics efficiency, reduce travel times, and deliver significant socio-economic benefits to the catchment areas of the project, it was announced on Wednesday.The 109th meeting of the Network Planning Group (NPG) was held at Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) to …
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the construction of a 6-lane greenfield access-controlled Nashik-Solapur-Akkalkot corridor in Maharashtra on BOT (Toll) Mode across a length of 374 km with a total capital cost of Rs.19,142 crore.The project will provide connectivity to important regional cities such as Nashik, Ahilyanagar, and Solapur, connecting to Kurnool. This infrastructure is a significant step…
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Monday launched a sharp attack on the BJP-led Centre, accusing it of systematically bulldozing the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) and cautioning that its replacement would have “catastrophic consequences” for India’s rural population.Her remarks come days after Parliament passed the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Employment and Livelihood Mission (Rural) Bill, commonly referred …