Dredging Corporation of India Current Affairs, GK & News
Panel to declare Dal Lake as eco-sensitive zone
The Jammu and Kashmir government has set up a ten-member committee to declare Srinagar’s famous Dal Lake and its surrounding areas as an eco-sensitive zone (ESZ), following concerns over its shrinking size. Pollution and encroachments have resulted in the Dal Lake shrinking from its original area of 22 square kilometers to about 10 square ..
Topics: Biodiversity • Conservation in India • Dal Lake • Dredging Corporation of India • Eco-Sensitive Zone • Environment of India • Jammu and Kashmir • Jammu Division • Ministry of Environment and Forests • Natural environment • Suvini Zerboni
Union Cabinet approves sale of Govt. of India’s equity in DCIL to consortium of four ports
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has recently approved strategic disinvestment of 100% Govt. of India’s equity in Dredging Corporation of India Ltd. (DCIL) to consortium of four ports – Vishakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT), Paradeep Port Trust (PPT), Jawahar Lal Nehru Port Trust (JLNPT) and Kandla Port Trust (KPT). The Govt. of India (GoI) ..
Topics: Cities in Asia • Dredging Corporation of India • India • Kandla • Ministry of Shipping • Paradip • States and union territories of India
DCI and NHAI ink MoU to facilitate supply of sand for highways construction work
Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) and National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) have signed a MoU for facilitating the supply of sand for highways construction work. The MoU aims to fill sand supply gap by facilitating the availability of sand for concessionaires working on highways projects who were facing shortage of sand at many sites. ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2017
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Dredging • Dredging Corporation of India • Highways • National • National Highways Authority of India • PSUs