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Centre Approves ₹1,176 Crore Six-Lane Teesta Bridge at Sevoke
The Centre approved ₹1,175.59 crore for a 6.91-km-long six-lane major bridge across the Teesta River at Sevoke on NH-10 in Darjeeling district, West Bengal, on 30 September 2026....
India Adds Five Sites to UNESCO Tentative List
India added five new properties to the UNESCO Tentative List for World Heritage on 29-30 September 2026. The addition raised India’s total number of properties on the Tentative...
Second Saraighat Bridge Project in Assam
The Ministry of Railways is set to begin the Second Saraighat Rail-cum-Road Bridge Project in Assam. The project includes a 1.3-km double-decker bridge over the Brahmaputra and the...
Indore Metro Priority Corridor-2 Inaugurated
Indore Metro Priority Corridor-2 was inaugurated on 5 September 2026 in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The inauguration covered Phase-I (Reach-II) of the metro project and marked the opening of...
First Export Ship Departs from Vizhinjam for Spain
The 366-metre container vessel MSC Beryl departed from Vizhinjam International Seaport in Kerala on 1 September 2026 for Valencia, Spain. The vessel carried Vizhinjam’s first export consignment of...
Sonowal Inaugurates ₹427.80 Crore Projects at Paradip Port
Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated seven infrastructure projects worth ₹427.80 crore at Paradip Port Authority in Paradip, Odisha, on 21 August 2026. The projects included capital dredging, a...
Jammu and Kashmir Approves Rs 10 Crore for Rattan Garh Fort
Jammu and Kashmir approved ₹10 crore on 9 August 2026 for the repair, renovation and restoration of Rattan Garh Fort in Bhaderwah, Doda district. The project covers conservation...
India Assigns Official Names to 27 Places in Arunachal Pradesh
The Ministry of Home Affairs and the Government of Arunachal Pradesh assigned standardised names to 27 places and geographical features on the official maps of the Survey of...
Bhogapuram International Airport Inaugurated in Andhra Pradesh
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport at Bhogapuram in Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, on 1 August 2026. The airport is Andhra Pradesh’s first...
Udmaroo Bridge Inaugurated Over Shayok River in Nubra
The Udmaroo Bridge over the Shayok River was inaugurated in the Nubra district of Ladakh on 21 July 2026. The bridge was built at a cost of ₹27.18...
India’s First Night Safari Gets Supreme Court Nod
The Supreme Court of India granted final approval on 16 July 2026 for the Kukrail Night Safari and Day Zoo project in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. The project is...
