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Cargo Traffic at India’s 12 major ports during April – February, 2011-12 was 510.8 million tones, which was 1.59 per cent more than the cargo traffic of the same period last year. This was achieved despite the slow down in the global economy. This was stated by Union Minister of Shipping, Shri G.K. Vasan while addressing the Consultative Committee meeting [...]
Speaking at the meeting of elected representatives of Nagar Panchayats and Nagar Palikas from all over the country in New Delhi today, Urban Development Minister Mr. Kamal Nath stated that in the next phase of JnNURM, there would be enhanced focus on the Nagar Palikas and Nagar Panchayats i.e on smaller towns and cities. Mr Nath stated that lack of [...]
The Ministry of Civil Aviation has decided to open 11 new International Sectors under Bilateral Air Services Agreements (ASAs) to the national carrier Air India as well as to other Indian Scheduled Carriers. These Sectors are: Mumbai-Dar-es-Salaam Delhi-Guangzhou; Delhi-Yangon ; Delhi-Tashkent; Delhi-Ho-Chi-Minh City; Delhi-Hanoi ; Delhi-Almaty Delhi-Macao ; Delhi-Addis Ababa ; Delhi-Melbourne; Delhi-Sydney . Ch Ajit Singh, the Union Minister [...]
Ninety five projects implemented by National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and one hundred and twenty six projects of National Highways implemented by various State Public Works Departments (PWDs) & Border Roads Organization (BRO) have been delayed. These projects are at various stages of implementation and hence, actual time & cost over-run can be ascertained only after completion of the [...]
Under the National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (ICT) it is envisaged to provide connectivity to over 25000+ colleges and 2000 polytechnics in the country and to 419 universities/deemed universities and institutions of national importance. Connectivity to the universities are provided on optical fibre and to the colleges are provided on copper cable. Up to another 400 [...]
Airports Operating Scheduled Air Services Increased from 50 in 2000 to 82 in 2011 Flights per week on Domestic Network up from 8724 in 2006 to 12107 in 2011 Ch. Ajit Singh, the Minister of Civil Aviation informed Lok Sabha today in a written reply that the air traffic has witnessed a growth of 16.5 per cent in India during [...]
The Minister for Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Kumari Selja has said that the City of Guwahati is covered under Basic Services to the Urban Poor (BSUP) programme- sub-Mission of Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission. Other cities/towns of Assam are covered under Integrated Housing and Slum Development Programme (IHSDP). The details of projects approved under BSUP and ISHDP are at Annexure. [...]
While electricity in Megawatts represents capacity, electricity generation represents supply of power over a period of time and is measured in terms of units. The installed capacity of power plants in the country as on 29.02.2012 is 1,90,593 MW (including 22,253 MW from Renewable Energy Sources). The gross electricity generation in the country during 2011-12 (upto February, 2012) including import from Bhutan [...]
Government has been taking steps to improve the power availability in the country during the last several years, which includes, generation capacity addition, transmission expansion, renovation and modernization of old stations and distribution loss reduction. As a result of various measures taken by the Government, capacity addition of 51,302 MW has been achieved till 9th March, 2012 during 11th Five [...]
The present status of the prefeasibility studies for High Speed Rail Projects in the country, corridor-wise, is as under: 1. Pune-Mumbai-Ahmedabad – The prefeasibility study has been completed 2. Delhi-Chandigarh-Amritsar – The technical evaluation of the offers has been completed and financial bid is under finalization. 3. Delhi-Agra-Lucknow-Varanasi-Patna – The study is in progress. Consultant has submitted Inception Report, Interim [...]
Rural Development and Panchayati Raj continues to be major thrust areas for the Government to ensure sustainable and more inclusive growth of the country. Emphasizing this during presentation of Budget 2012-13, the Union Finance Minister ShriPranab Mukherjee announced a major initiative to strengthen Panchayats across the country through RAJIV GANDHI PANCHAYAT SASHAKTIKARAN ABHIYAN (RGPSA). Shri Mukherjee announced continuance of Backward [...]
The Economic Survey 2011-12 tabled in Lok Sabha today by the Finance Minister Shri Pranab Mukherjee, says that the overall performance in creation of infrastructure in physical terms, in some sectors, during Eleventh Five Year Plan, have been remarkable as compared to the previous Five Year Plan, though there have been slippages in some sectors. The success in garnering private [...]
With aviation sector facing turbulent times, industry body ASSOCHAM today called for fair valuation and viability of all stakeholders while fixing airport tariffs and creating an environment for attracting infrastructure investments. Operating viability is paramount to ensure healthy inflow of private funds in future public private partnerships (PPPs), it said in representation to the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India [...]
The total approximate earnings of Indian Railways on originating basis during 1st April 2011 – 31st January 2012 were Rs. 84155.40 crore compared to Rs. 76223.07 crore during the same period last year, registering an increase of 10.41 per cent. The total goods earnings have gone up from Rs. 50916.21 crore during 1st April 2010 – 31st January 2011 to [...]
As India charts its voyage as the port of call for world trade, ports and terminals see the dire need to meet the growing demand in both infrastructure and capacity for vessels crisscrossing between the West and the East. About 95 per cent of our overseas cargo by volume and 75 per cent by value are carried by sea. The [...]
The relationship between energy and development is obvious, direct and significant. Energy security is, therefore, fundamental to national development and national security. Every single aspect of national policy is shaped by the choices we make about energy — its sourcing, its pricing, its utilisation and so on. Yet, in India, there is no national consensus on what constitute the key elements [...]
‘ Power reforms’, unveiled by Mr Ahluwalia, envisaged dismantling and unbundling of State Electricity Boards (SEBs) to form several companies centred on Generation, Transmission and Distribution, and progressively privatise these unbundled organisations. This model has been a disappointing failure and the reasons identified are: ‘Single–buyer’ model; chain of monopolies; total absence of competition; non-separation of carriage & content; flawed regulatory [...]
In view of changed economic environment, both globally as well as domestically, Ministry of Steel has initiated the process of drafting the New National Steel Policy in place of existing National Steel Policy 2005. An Apex Committee, headed by Secretary, Ministry of Steel and consisting of representatives of Planning Commission, Ministries/ Departments of Central Government and concerned State Governments has [...]
The Government aims to create a port capacity of around 3200 MT by attracting investments to the tune of Rs. 2,87,000 crore to handle the expected traffic of about 2500 MT by 2020 and bring Indian ports on a par with the best international ports in terms of performance and capacity. This was stated by Shri G.K. Vasan, Union Minister [...]
London, Nov 24 (IANS) Dreams are a gateway to grapple the inner turmoil human beings face in their lives, reveals a new study. Scientists have found that dreaming is essential to cope with emotional stress, the Daily Mail reported. Researchers from the University of California – Berkeley found that our brains process emotional experiences during dreams and this takes the [...]
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