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…
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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, June 10 (IANS) The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Wednesday passed a resolution marking 12 years of the Narendra Modi-led Union government, describing it as a defining phase of “people-centric development, participative democracy and performance-oriented governance”. The resolution was adopted at a high-level NDA meeting in New Delhi, where coalition allies congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi for becoming the longest-serving democratically elected Prime Minister in conse…
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that projects worth over Rs 30,000 crore were reviewed at the PRAGATI session held on Wednesday. “The works covered sectors like railways, power and road connectivity. Aspects relating to ports, Swachh Bharat Mission 2.0 and other social sector schemes were also discussed,” PM Modi said in a post on X.The Prime Minister chaired the 51st meeting of PRAGATI, the ICT-enabled, multi-modal platform aimed at fostering Pro-Active Go…
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) Vice President CP Radhakrishnan on Tuesday showered praise on India’s growth and progress across all spectrums in the past decade, ranging from poverty alleviation to a big infrastructure push to extensive public welfare programs. His admiration for the country’s firm growth index and the bright prospects ahead comes in the backdrop of the Narendra Modi government completing 12 years in power at the Centre.“During the past decade, the progress achieved in Bharat ha…
Jaipur, May 15 (IANS) Was the NEET-UG 2025 examination really free and fair? Did a paper leak racket continue operating even after last year’s controversy? And how did five academically average siblings suddenly secure admissions to government medical colleges within a year? These are the troubling questions now emerging from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the alleged NEET paper leak network, where startling revelations have surfaced during the questioning of accused person…
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) India will field a strong 16-member squad led by experienced archers Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Deepika Kumari at the Archery World Cup 2026 Stage 2. This event begins in Shanghai on Tuesday.The second leg of the four-stage World Cup circuit will feature over 300 archers from 44 countries, all competing for vital qualification spots for the season-ending World Cup Final in Saltillo later this year.India heads into the Shanghai leg trying to improve on a modest start to the…
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday soft-launched four digital tools and formally unveiled the mascots — “Pragati” (female) and “Vikas” (male) — for the upcoming Census-2027.The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) developed advanced digital platforms to facilitate enumeration operations across India, the Home Ministry said.”Census-2027, to be conducted in 2 phases, is the world’s largest census exercise. For the first time, the Census will be co…
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) The government on Tuesday said that 352 infrastructure projects with a total estimated cost of Rs 16.10 lakh crore have been evaluated through the Network Planning Group (NPG) mechanism to date. Out of these 352 projects, 201 projects have been sanctioned and out of which, 167 projects are under implementation, said Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Jitin Prasada, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha.The Network Planning Group (NPG), constituted under the PM Ga…
Lucknow, Jan 13 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday gave a detailed account of the state’s transformation from a “bottleneck to breakthrough” province, elucidating how big-ticket projects and focussed governance has spurred it on a fast growth track.Addressing a special press conference, the Chief Minister hailed the Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation (PRAGATI) platform for serving as a powerful example of the new work culture of a ‘New India’.He tol…