Month: December 2018

Amenities on National Highways

open view web desk NHAI is constructing Highway Nests (Mini) at toll plazas for convenience of highway users for their safe and comfortable journey. It has provision of kiosks for sale of dry snacks, tea and coffee vending machine and water ATM etc. In addition, there is a […]

Vehicles on Alternative Fuels

open view web desk To promote alternate fuels and to bring down pollution levels across the country, Government has taken proactive steps to promote environment friendly vehicles which are innovative, ushering in proactive use of natural resources. The Government has issued various notifications specifying mass emission standards for […]

Construction of National Highways

open view web desk The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is primarily responsible for development and maintenance of National Highways (NHs) in the country. The total length of NHs has been enhanced from about 91,287 km as on 31.03.2014 to about 1,31,326 km at present. Further, the […]

Dhubri-Phulbari Bridge Over Brahmaputra

open view web desk The DPR for construction of  Dhubri-Phulbari Bridge over river Brahmaputra has been finalized. The proposal is in the process of being evaluated by the Public Investment Board (PIB).As it is  a 20 Km long bridge project with navigational span of 12.625 Km, a detailed […]

Multi-disciplinary training centre of KVIC at Gandhi Darshan

open view web desk Union Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises(I/C), Giriraj Singh inaugurated aMulti-Disciplinary Training Centre (MTDC) of Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) at Gandhi Darshan, Rajghat in New Delhi today. Samadhan is an industrial training institute set up on PPP mode with […]

Year End Review- 2018: Ministry of Labour & Employment

open view web desk The Ministry of Labour and Employment is committed towards job security, wage security and social security for each and every worker. Along with bringing transparency and accountability in enforcement of Labour Laws, the Ministry has taken important initiatives during the year,to realize and establish […]

The Government of India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) sign a $60 Million Loan Agreement to reduce floods and the riverbank erosion in Assam

open view web desk The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India signed a $60 Million Loan Agreement here today in New Delhi to continue financing riverbank protection works, renovation of flood embankments, and community-based flood risk management activities in critically flood-prone areas along the Brahmaputra […]

Depression over southeast Bay of Bengal

open view web desk Pre-cyclone watch issued for Andhra Pradesh Coast Latest satellite imageries and surface observations indicate that a depression has formed over southeast Bay of Bengal and lay centred at 0530 hrs IST of today, the 13th December, 2018 near latitude 6.5°N and longitude 88.7°E, about 850 […]

Indian Defence University workshop on ‘Ideas for Sustainability’

open view web desk Indian Defence University (IDU) organised a two-day workshop on ‘Ideas for Sustainability’ for senior and middle level officers from the three Services, here today. The workshop intends to cover the following: •     How to build robustness in systems and processes to achieve sustainability […]

GeM to soon onboard start-ups

open view web desk The Government e-Market (GeM) and Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) are in the process of developing a PoC (Proof of Concept) corner for start-ups and will soon be able to onboard start-ups on the GeM platform. This will be a launch pad […]

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