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Hindon Elevated Road: India's longest elevated road inaugurated in Uttar Pradesh

March 30, 2018

Hindon Elevated Road, India’s longest elevated road was inaugurated in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. It connects UP Gate to Rajnagar Extension and will make it easier to commute between Delhi and Ghaziabad. Key Facts The elevated six-lane road is approximately 10 kilometres-long. It is built on 227 single pillars. It was ..

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Surat: First district to have 100% solar powered health centres

March 27, 2018

Surat district in Gujarat become first in country to have 100% solar powered Primary Health Centers (PHCs). All 52 PHCs in the district are now powered by solar system. With this, Surat sets an example for country by developing villages that use sustainable forms of energy at a time when global warming is mounting with ..

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Jaipur's Gandhinagar railway station becomes 1st fully women operated non-suburban station

February 22, 2018

The Gandhi Nagar railway station in Jaipur, Rajasthan became the country’s first major non-suburban railway station to be fully-managed by women. It is the second in the country to be managed solely by women – the first being Matunga in Mumbai. It is step towards empowering women and set example for women across the country ..

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Mumbai 12th richest city globally: Report

February 12, 2018

India’s financial capital Mumbai, with a total wealth of US $950 billion was ranked 12th richest city globally in the report published by New World Wealth. In the report, total wealth, refers to private wealth held by all individuals living in each city. It includes all their assets (cash, equities, property, business interests etc.) less ..

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PM Modi lays foundation stone of first Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi

February 12, 2018

Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone-laying ceremony for construction of first traditional Hindu temple in Al Wathba,  Abu Dhabi, the capital city of United Arab Emirates (UAE). The UAE government had allocated land for the temple during PM Modi’s first visit to the gulf country in 2015. Key Fcats It will be the ..

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