Chennai, Feb 21 (IANS) In a major step towards accelerating tourism investments in the State, the Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation (TTDC) has constituted a dedicated tourism facilitation cell to ensure the swift implementation of projects announced during the Tamil Nadu Global Tourism Summit 2026. The summit, which concluded recently, secured 127 Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with a total proposed investment of Rs 22,795 crore.With the establishment of the new facilitation mechan…
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Ahmedabad, Feb 10 (IANS) The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) on Tuesday approved a revised budget of Rs 18,518 crore for the 2026-27 financial year, an increase of Rs 1,500 crore over the draft estimate of Rs 17,018 crore presented earlier by the Municipal Commissioner. The revised budget was tabled by Standing Committee chairman Devang Dani and cleared by the civic body, bringing the annual budgetary exercise to a close without dispute following the withdrawal of a proposed slaughterhouse…
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) As many as 2,870 water quality testing laboratories are being operated by government agencies at the state, regional, district, sub-division and block levels, apart from mobile units and Water Treatment Plant (WTP) facility laboratories, the Ministry of Jal Shakti told Rajya Sabha on Monday. In addition, there are 1,707 accredited and recognised laboratories to conduct water quality tests, Minister of State (MoS) V. Somanna said in a written reply.He said that to encourag…
Agartala, Feb 3 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Tuesday said that the state government is in the process of establishing an international skill centre and a foreign language school to open up global employment opportunities for the youth of the state. The Chief Minister was addressing the 3rd Regional Workshop under the State Support Mission of NITI Aayog, held at a hotel in Agartala. He said that governance is not merely about institutions or procedures, but about improving the qual…
Gandhinagar, Jan 29 (IANS) Surat has taken a significant step towards becoming a zero-waste city, emerging as a national model for sustainable management of construction and demolition (C&D) waste and achieving 100 per cent recycling of construction waste and measurable reductions in carbon emissions.Traditionally known for its diamond and textile industries, Surat is now being recognised for its environmental initiatives.During the state government’s declared Urban Development Year, the S…
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) The Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) on Wednesday teamed up with four space startups to build India’s first private Earth observation satellite constellation.Led by Pixxel, the consortium — named Allied Orbits — comprises Pixxel, Dhruva Space, PierSight, and Satsure.The space startups will design, build, own, and operate the country’s first privately led national satellite system under a Public-Private Partnership framework, as per …
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) The government’s Project Monitoring Group (PMG) is accelerating the implementation of large projects, currently monitoring more than 3,000 project worth over Rs 78 lakh crore, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Sunday.The Group has so far achieved 94 per cent resolution rate towards building world-class infrastructure.“Marching towards Viksit Bharat 2047 on the back of strong infrastructure growth. Embodying PM Narendra Modi’s vision of ‘Reform, Pe…
Chennai, Jan 10 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government has taken a fresh step to revive the long-delayed expansion of the Ennore Thermal Power Station, inviting bids to complete the project through a public-private partnership (PPP) model amid mounting electricity demand in the State. The Tamil Nadu Power Generation Corporation Limited (Tamil Nadu Power Generation Corporation Limited) has issued tenders to set up a 1×660 MW supercritical coal-fired thermal power unit at Ennore on a design, build, fin…
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) The government on Tuesday announced a major push to boost infrastructure development through public-private partnerships, with the PPP project pipeline covering 852 projects across central infrastructure ministries and states and Union Territories at a combined cost of over Rs 17 lakh crore.In line with the announcement made in the Union Budget 2025-26, the Department of Economic Affairs under the Ministry of Finance has created a three-year Public-Private Partnership pro…
Amaravati, Jan 4 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu termed the successful validation flight at Bhogapuram Greenfield International Airport on Sunday as a new milestone for aviation in the state. “Congratulations to the people of Andhra Pradesh, especially Uttarandhra, on the successful validation flight of the Bhogapuram Greenfield International Airport. Today marks a new milestone for aviation in the state, strengthening regional connectivity and giving a major boost to U…