PM Modi says Cabinet nod for Railway projects will improve connectivity infrastructure

PM Modi says Cabinet nod for Railway projects will improve connectivity infrastructure

Representational image. | Photo Credit: AFP Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday (April 5, 2025) that his government’s nod to four multi-tracking railway projects will improve connectivity infrastructure, boost convenience, reduce logistics costs and strengthen supply chains. He was reacting to the Union Cabinet’s approval for four projects of the Ministry of Railways involving … Read more

VMRDA to spend ₹390 crore to improve connectivity to Bhogapuram airport from Visakhapatnam

VMRDA to spend ₹390 crore to improve connectivity to Bhogapuram airport from Visakhapatnam

The NH-16 stretch connecting Visakhapatnam and Bhogapuram. The construction of the greenfield international airport in Bhogapuram is likely to become operational by June, 2026. | Photo Credit: V RAJU As the construction of the greenfield international airport at Bhogapuram in Vizianagaram district, 45 km from Visakhapatnam, is on the fast track, the Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region … Read more

Will scrapping NHS England help improve patient safety?

Will scrapping NHS England help improve patient safety?

Michael Buchanan Social affairs correspondent Getty Images After Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s announcement this week that NHS England (NHSE) is to be disbanded, the BBC looks at whether the changes present a new opportunity to improve patient safety within the NHS. A hospital chief executive once described NHSE as “the biggest kiss up, kick … Read more

IIT-Madras to work with Odisha govt. to improve road safety in State

IIT-Madras to work with Odisha govt. to improve road safety in State

Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. File | Photo Credit: B. Velankanni Raj   The Indian Institute of Technology-Madras’ RBG Labs has partnered with the Odisha government to improve road safety in the State. The Odisha government will adopt a data-driven approach as part of its mission to reduce fatalities through evidence-driven interventions.  The RBG lab … Read more

Action plan will be prepared soon to improve forest area, says APFDC Chairman

Action plan will be prepared soon to improve forest area, says APFDC Chairman

Andhra Pradesh Forest Development Corporation (APFDC) Chairman and former Minister Sujay Krishna Rangarao said that an action plan would be prepared very soon to improve the forest cover in the State. Mr. Rangarao, who was given the post recently, said that the corporation would put special efforts to improve the income sources for the tribals … Read more

Forest Department, Railways jointly inspect tracks near Coimbatore to improve safety of wild elephants

Forest Department, Railways jointly inspect tracks near Coimbatore to improve safety of wild elephants

Officials from the Tamil Nadu Forest Department and the Palakkad Division of Southern Railway inspected railway lines passing through the Madukkarai forest range in Coimbatore district | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Officials from the Tamil Nadu Forest Department and the Palakkad Division of Southern Railway inspected railway lines passing through the Madukkarai forest range in … Read more