Over 500 Drones to Measure India’s Rural Assets
In one of the biggest aerial surveys, over 500 high resolution drones would be deployed soon to map nearly 600,000 villages
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Government of India and World Bank Sign Project to Improve Quality of India’s Education in Nagaland
The Government of India, Government of Nagaland and the World Bank today signed a US$ 68 million project to enhance the governance of schools across Nagaland as well as to improve teaching practices and learning environments in select schools.
56,368 New Houses Approved Under PMAY(U)
Construction of 56,368 houses have been approved under PMAY-U at 53rd Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee Meeting held here last evening. These houses are proposed to be constructed under various verticals of PMAY-U Mission. A total of 11 States/UTs attended the meeting.
India Govt IT Spending to Grow 9.4% in 2021: Gartner
According to Gartner forecast on Tuesday, government IT expenditure in India is estimated at US$ 7.3 billion in 2021, an increase of 9.4% YoY.
National Highways Construction Pace Touches Record 34 Km/day
The pace of construction of national highways has touched a record 34 km a day, the government said on Monday. This is almost three times the rate of highways construction at about 12 km per day in 2014-15.
Bill to Increase FDI in Insurance Sector Gets Parliament’s Nod
On Monday, the parliament approved a bill to increase foreign direct investment (FDI) in the insurance sector from 49% to 74%. Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Ms. Nirmala Sitharaman, who is piloting the Bill, stated that increasing the FDI limit in the insurance sector will support insurers in boosting additional funds and overcoming financial issues.
INR. 57,078.22 Lakh (US$ 78.73 million) Disbursed Under Atal Pension Yojana Till February 2021
The Government has made a co-contribution amount of Rs. 57,078.22 lakh (US$ 78.73 million) disbursed till February 2021 under Atal Pension Yojana, this was stated by Mr. Anurag Singh Thakur, Union Minister of State for Finance & Corporate Affairs, in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
Govt Plans Scheme for Companies Making Display Units in India
Following the announcement of incentive schemes for mobile and IT hardware manufacturing, the government now is considering a major scheme for establishing display fabrication units in India. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has requested expressions of interest (EoIs) from organisations interested in establishing LCD/OLED/AMOLED/QLED-based display fabrication units in India.
India’s Vande Bharat Mission Brings Back Over 67.5 Lakh People
India’s massive evacuation programme triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic has brought back over 67.5 Lakh people from abroad.
‘Remote Voting’ Facility May be Launched in 2024 LS Polls: CEC
Chief election commissioner (CEC) Sunil Arora on Saturday said that ‘remote voting’ facility — enabling persons who cannot be at their polling booths on election day for different reasons, to exercise their franchise from a remote location — may be offered in the 2024 Lok Sabha election, with first pilot project likely to start in the next 2-3 months.