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The centre has given permission in principal for an East West Corridor for the state of Arunachal Pradesh in order to boost the economic activities that are going on in the state. The aforesaid was informed in the assembly last day. The state government has been proposing to create special economic zones along the foothills [...] Continue Reading »
Complaining to the Centre for not completing the several process of environment clearance to the Adani Group’s Mundra Ports and the Special Economic Zone (MPSEZ) in Gujarat, the apex court gave the last chance to the MoEF to for completing the necessary and stated that the secretary and the director was personally responsible for all [...] Continue Reading »
Financial assistance of Central government for the Jaipur Metro Phase-I project might not be taken by the state government. “The total project cost for Phase-I is Rs 3,149 crore said a senior official source. The previous state government had sanctioned Rs 1,802. More funds might not be required as recently, the BJP-led government, too, has [...] Continue Reading »
In highway projects, the Centre needs to re-analyse public-private partnership (PPP), such that primary spadework and the garnering of statutory approvals is done by the government, before inviting bids. Or else, the absolute uncertainty over environmental, forest and other clearances would not just incredibly delay projects, however also unnecessarily shoot up costs and, indeed, make [...] Continue Reading »
The Union minister for urban development (UD), Kamal Nath, accorded an in-principle approval for the Pune metro project on Wednesday, helping the project move a step further towards realization. The project is planned to cover a 31.51 km stretch along two corridors—PCMC building to Swargate and Vanaz to Ramwadi. The approval will enable the state to fast track [...] Continue Reading »
The Centre and States have agreed to revise the provisions of the Land Acquisition Bill after considering the concerns of industry. State Chief Secretaries and Principal Industry Secretaries have met and arrived at a consensus that provisions in the Bill need to be reworked to boost manufacturing sector. The crucial issues where emphasis is to [...] Continue Reading »
Major relief is provided to around 40 lakh people in Delhi, as the Centre has given green signal to Delhi Government to regularise around 900 unauthorised colonies. These colonies were given provisional regularisation certificates ahead of assembly polls in 2008. CM Sheila Dikshit‘s Parliamentary Secretary Mukesh Sharma stated that Delhi Government would issue a notification [...] Continue Reading »
As suggested by the Centre, major states agreed to the plan of restructuring loan for power distribution companies (discoms) worth Rs 1.2 lakh crore, including revision of tariffs and roping in the private sector. The state government will take over half the short term outstanding loan after discoms issue bonds to lenders. The maturity of [...] Continue Reading »
The money transfers to India by NRIs will not come under the realm of service tax as said by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Kerala chief minister, Oommen Chandy, said that the Prime Minister has dismissed all the reports related to levy of tax on the money of Indians working abroad. The Prime Minister asked for [...] Continue Reading »
Darjeeling residents have reason to stay happy from now onwards. The Centre recently sanctioned Rs 155 crore to proper the water distribution in Darjeeling. This project comprises of laying of new pipes and 35 tanks across the town and city. This Rs 155 crore project aims to ensure uninterrupted supply of water and to drop [...] Continue Reading »
