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Why is Kerala opposing the leasing out of Thiruvananthapuram Airport to Adani Enterprises?

A resolution has been passed by the Kerala Assembly with the demand for the withdrawal of the decision of the Union Cabinet to lease out the Thiruvananthapuram airport...

August 28, 2020

India to launch “Lighthouse Tourism”

On July 7, 2020, the Union Minister of State for Shipping shri Mansukh Mandaviya held a high-level meeting to develop 194 lighthouses into major tourist attractions. This will...

July 7, 2020

Cabinet approves to give status of Institution of National Importance to 5 IIITs

On February 5, 2020, the Union Cabinet approved to confer the status of Institution of National Importance to 5 IIITs (Indian Institute of Information Tecnology). All the 5...

February 6, 2020

NITI Aayog and Ladakh UT sign MoU to develop Infrastructure projects

On January 17, 2020, NITI Aayog and Ladakh Union Territory signed a Memorandum of Understanding. According to the agreement, NITI Aayog will support the administration of the Ladakh...

January 18, 2020

Renovated National Food Laboratory inaugurated at Ghaziabad

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan inaugurated regulator Food Safety and Standard Authority of India’s (FSSAI) National Food Laboratory (NFL) in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. It was inaugurated on the...

August 24, 2019

Budget 2019 : Railways

The Union Budget 2019 had the following to say about the Indian Railways in its annual document. Salient Features in the Budget for the Indian Railways Capital expenditure...

July 6, 2019

Delhi Metro to Receive Power from Waste-To-Energy

The Delhi Metro has become the first ever project in India to receive power generated from a Waste-to-Energy (WtE) plant. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has started receiving...

June 6, 2019

Cabinet approves filling of Padur Strategic Petroleum Reserves in Karnataka

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the filling of Padur Strategic Petroleum Reserves (SPR) in Karnataka by overseas National Oil Companies (NOCs). The...

November 9, 2018

What is Affordable Housing?

Affordable housing caters to housing needs of the specific section of people in the society who fall in the lower or middle-income groups. It is an important governance...

November 29, 2017

India’s first STP under Hybrid Annuity Mode to come up in Haridwar and Varanasi

India’s first Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) under Hybrid Annuity Mode will come up in Haridwar (Uttarakhand) and Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh). In this regard, a tripartite agreement was signed...

October 12, 2017

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