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Arunachal Pradesh Siyom bridge

January 4, 2023

Defence minister Rajnath Singh recently inaugurated the Siyom bridge in Arunachal Pradesh, along with 27 other infrastructure projects completed by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO). These projects, costing a total of 724 crore rupees, will significantly improve India’s border infrastructure, ..

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Infrastructure Resilience Accelerator Fund

November 10, 2022

Infrastructure Resilience Accelerator Fund was announced by the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) at the India Pavilion of COP27. What is Infrastructure Resilience Accelerator Fund? Infrastructure Resilience Accelerator Fund (IRAF) is a multi-partner trust fund set up by the ..

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Arunachal Pradesh Infrastructure Financing Authority

January 22, 2022

The Arunachal Pradesh Government is to establish Arunachal Pradesh Infrastructure Financing Authority. The decision was taken by the cabinet during the golden Jubilee celebrations. What celebrations? The state of Arunachal Pradesh was created in 1972. And in 2022, it has ..

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Inter-Ministerial Committee set up to strengthen Capital Goods Sector

November 12, 2020

On November 11, 2020, the Government of India set up an inter-ministerial committee to strengthen capital goods sectors. This will help India achieve its goal of becoming a 5 trillion USD economy. Highlights The Government of India has set up ..

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CCEA grants Rs 8,000 crore rupees for continuation and revamping of Infrastructure Viability Gap Funding

November 12, 2020

On November 12, 2020, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs had approved the Continuation and Revamping of the Scheme for Financial Support to Public Private Partnership in Infrastructure Viability Gap Funding Scheme till 2024-25. Key highlights The main objective of ..

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India-UAE High Level Joint Task Force on Investments

November 4, 2020

On November 3, 2020, India and UAE held the High-Level Joint Task Force on Investments. The task force was created in 2012. Highlights The task force discussed upon the following The positive outcomes achieved by the Joint Task Force were ..

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New Economic Corridor projects worth Rs 20,000 Crores inaugurated in Haryana

July 15, 2020

The Union Road Transport and Highways Minister, Nitin Gadkari has laid the foundation stone for new economic corridor projects worth Rs 20,000 crores in Haryana. The virtual function was presided over by the Chief Minister of Haryana, Manohar Lal Khattar. ..

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Institute for Management Development releases World Competitive Index

June 16, 2020

The Institute of Management Development recently released the World Competitive Index. India ranked 43rd in the ranking. Highlights In 2019, India was at the 43rd ranking. Since 1989, India had ranked 41st in the World Competitiveness Ranking. However, it slipped ..

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Rationalization of Coal Linkage Scheme

June 11, 2020

The Government of India is to rationalize the coal linkages in the country. This is to be done in order to reduce the load on transportation infrastructure and also to ease evacuation constraints. Highlights The Government of India has rationalized ..

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Fourth Tranche of Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan announced

May 16, 2020

On May 16, 2020, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman announced the fourth tranche of Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan. The scheme allocated Rs 20 lakh crores to help people during Lock Down 4.0. Highlights The Government of India is to bring upon ..

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