Indian Infrastructures and Capabilities
Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare ShriNarendraSingh Tomartoday inaugurated the ‘World Class State of Art Honey Testing Laboratory’ established by National Dairy Development Board (NDDB)in Anand(Gujarat) with support of National Bee Board (NBB)
The Union Ministry of Finance has sanctioned over Rs 8,700 crore under a special scheme, ‘SWAMIH’ to ensure completion of about 60,000 houses.
The original proposal by the Navy to have an airport for its fighter aircraft has been expanded so that civil aircraft can be operated from here. The site for the proposed airport is on 97.1 acres of land in Ankola Taluk between Alageri and Bhaviker villages.
India plans to build a solar power park in Sri Lanka as part of a strategy to project its presence in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) amid Chinese attempts to lure nations into its ‘Belt and Road’ initiative, said two people aware of the development.
In a remarkable development, India has completed the building of world’s first-ever electrified rail tunnel which is capable of running double-stack container trains through its passage, reports Times of India.
Utility-scale PV accounted for about 5.9 GW of the total in fiscal 2019-20, in addition to 1.7 GW of new rooftop solar capacity.
Referring to the Water Supply Project, which is being implemented at a cost of Rs 3000 Crore he said it would reduce the water problems of the state and would be especially providing a huge relief to the women of the State. Shri Modi said that apart from Greater Imphal, the project would benefit 25 small towns and 1700 villages in the state. The project has been designed keeping in mind the needs of the next two decades.
Strengthening India’s commitment to the ‘Paris Climate Agreement’, APSEZ has signed up for the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). Through SBTi, companies are responding by committing to set science-based emissions reduction targets – across their entire value chain – that are consistent with keeping global warming to 1.5�C above pre-industrial levels. Committed companies have 24 months to have their targets approved and published by the SBTi.
Ministry of Railways has invited 12 Request for Qualifications for private participation in operation of passenger train services over 109 Origin Destination pair of routes through introduction of 151 modern Trains (Rakes) which shall be in addition to the existing trains operated on the network.
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has congratulated Indian nuclear scientists for achieving criticality of Kakrapar Atomic Power Plant-3.
