New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) India requires nearly Rs 80 trillion in urban infrastructure investment by 2037 to support rapid urbanisation and economic growth, a report said on Friday.The report from credit ratings agency Brickwork Ratings (BWR) said that urban areas are expected to contribute nearly 70 per cent of India’s GDP by 2036, making sustainable urban financing a national priority.The report said that the central government’s Rs 1 trillion scheme, the Urban Challenge Fund (UCF), represe…
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Bhubaneswar, Jan 21 (IANS) The State Election Commission (SEC), Odisha, has begun preparations for conducting elections to the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) and Urban Local Bodies in the state. The Commission has also started the process to conduct elections to the 28 newly announced ULBs across Odisha.Speaking to media persons, Santosh Kumar Dash, Secretary of the SEC, Odisha, on Wednesday, said that as per the Panchayat Rules and Municipal Acts, elections must be held every five years aft…