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NITI Aayog, International Road Federation ink SoI for Intelligent Transportation Systems
The National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog and International Road Federation (IRF), Geneva have signed Statement of Intent (SoI) to cooperate in field of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS). The objective of SoI is to create National Platform, involving all ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2017
Union Cabinet approves Pune Metro Rail Project Phase – 1
The Union Cabinet has approved the development of Phase – 1 of the Pune Metro Rail Corridor Project. It will be covering a length of 31.254 km comprising with two corridors Corridor-1 (Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation to Swargate) and Corriodor-2 ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2016
Trial run of Lucknow Metro flagged off
The Trial run of Lucknow Metro train was flagged off by Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav. He also dedicated the Metro Train Depot to the public. The solo trial run of the metro was undertaken by two young women pilots Prachi ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2016
India's first LNG-powered bus rolled out in Kerala
India’s first eco-friendly liquefied natural gas (LNG)-driven bus was launched in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. The first pilot run of the eco-friendly bus was jointly flagged off by Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2016
India, World Bank sign agreement for efficient bus service
The Union Government and World Bank have signed a US 9.2 million dollar grant agreement for the Efficient and Sustainable City Bus Service Project. The grant agreement was signed under World Bank-Global Environment Facility (GEF) Programme. Key Facts The Efficient ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2016
Germany’s Development Bank KfW to provide loan assistance to metro system for Nagpur
Germany’s Development Bank KfW will provide loan assistance of 3750 crore rupees for the modern and sustainable metro system for Nagpur city. In this regard, a loan agreement was signed by Joint Secretary in Department of Economic Affairs S Selvaraj ..