2921 Km Roads Constructed Under Bharatmala Pariyojana
A total of 322 projects in a length of 12,413 Km have been awarded under Bharatmala Pariyojana till August, 2020. Further, 2921 Km has been constructed under the Project till the same date.
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In a First, Indian Beaches have been Granted the Prestigious ‘Blue Flag’ Certification
The beaches which have been awarded the certification are Shivrajpur in Gujarat, Ghoghla in Diu, Kasarkod, and Padubidri in Karnataka, Kappad in Kerala, Rushikonda in Andhra Pradesh, Golden in Odisha, and Radhanagar in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, it said.
Indian Railways Starts Using Solar Energy in Karnataka
The South Western Railway (SWR) has installed solar panels on the roof of its railway stations, terraces of its buildings and at level-crossing gates across Karnataka to utilize renewable energy for its power needs.
India Gets Second Set of Swiss Bank Account Details Under Automatic Info Exchange Framework
India has got the second set of Swiss bank account details of its nationals and entities under the automatic exchange of information pact with Switzerland, marking a key milestone in the government’s fight against black money allegedly stashed abroad.
Shri Mandaviya Launches GSFC’s Indigenous Variety of ‘Calcium Nitrate’ & ‘Boronated Calcium Nitrate’
Union Minister of State for Chemicals & Fertilizers and MoS ( I/c) for Shipping Shri Mansukh Mandaviya launched indigenous variety of Calcium Nitrate’ & ‘Boronated Calcium Nitrate’ manufactured by Gujrat State Fertilizers and Chemicals -GSFC India Ltd through video Conference .
Coal Ministry Launches Website for Research Endeavors in Coal Sector – scienceandtech.cmpdi.co.in
“The website will help in disseminating and promoting the knowledge and research work in the coal sector”, said Shri Anil Jain, Secretary, Ministry of Coal. Launching the website to promote R&D activities in coal sector today, Shri Jain complemented the efforts of CMPDI in developing the website and suggested to put the web links of the efforts made by various esteemed organizations for R&D in coal sector on the website.
Loading Crosses Last Year’s Loading for the Same Period by 18 %
Freight figures continue to impress and move on much higher trajectory compared to last year in terms of earnings and loading in the first week of October for Railway.
India’s Longest Expressway to be Ready by May 2022
India’s longest expressway that would connect the financial capital of Mumbai to Nagpur will be fully operational by May 1, 2022. Though there was some delay because of Covid-19-forced lockdowns, the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation Ltd (MSRDC) is racing against time to make it operational in three phases.
OIL India Ltd Begins ‘Seismic’ Exploration in Andaman Sea for Oil and Gas
Oil India Ltd, the nation’s second-biggest state-owned oil producer, on Thursday said it has started exploring for oil and gas in the Andaman sea. OIL said it has begun acquiring seismic data on the shallow water blocks AN-OSHP-2018/1 and AN-OSHP-2018/2, which the company had won in the third round of open acreage licensing policy.
LED Bulb Penetration 88pc in India, Says Study
Energy efficiency in Indian households has touched 88 per cent with LED bulbs lighting up homes due to affordable government schemes, while more than 75 per cent of air-conditioner users and 60 per cent of refrigerator customers are using star-labelled products, a study said on Wednesday.