Uttar Pradesh govt. plans to install 100 Telemetric Weather Stations across to monitor drought

Uttar Pradesh govt. plans to install 100 Telemetric Weather Stations across to monitor drought

Uttar Pradesh government on Sunday announced plans to establish Telemetric Weather Stations (TWS) to monitor drought situation in the 100 most drought-prone tehsils in the State, including all tehsils in the seven districts of Bundelkhand region. “In a bid to effectively monitor drought conditions in Uttar Pradesh, U.P. government will establish Telemetric Weather Stations (TWS) … Read more

Ahead of polls, FCI plans to deliver foodgrains in bags with PM Modi’s photo

Ahead of polls, FCI plans to deliver foodgrains in bags with PM Modi’s photo

Under the PMGKAY, free foodgrains are to be provided to about 81.35 crore beneficiaries of Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) and Priority Households (PHH). Photo: Special Arrangement In the run-up to the 2024 general election expected to be held between April and May, the Central government is ensuring that the brand of Prime Minister Narendra Modi … Read more

Govt. plans to make Telangana self-reliant in energy by 2030: Dy. CM Bhatti

Govt. plans to make Telangana self-reliant in energy by 2030: Dy. CM Bhatti

Deputy CM M. Bhatti Vikramarka at solar power panel production unit on the outskirts of Hyderabad on Friday. Deputy Chief Minister M. Bhatti Vikramarka, who also holds the portfolios of Finance and Energy, on Friday said that the government was focusing on generation of alternative (renewable) energy to meet future needs in the State and … Read more

Uber announces expansion plans in Hyderabad

Uber announces expansion plans in Hyderabad

Uber, the reputed mobility and SAAS company, has announced its expansion plans in Hyderabad underscoring the city’s thriving talent pool and pro-business environment. The announcement follows a meeting between Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy and Uber’s leadership team at the World Economic Forum 2024 at Davos. Uber would further deepen its roots in the city, … Read more

Uttarakhand government plans special Assembly session amid buzz over UCC Bill, quota hike

Uttarakhand government plans special Assembly session amid buzz over UCC Bill, quota hike

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami. | Photo Credit: ANI The Uttarakhand government is planning to call a special Assembly session in the second half of this month, during which it intends to pass one of two much-awaited Bills — either the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), or a proposal for 10% horizontal reservation for statehood agitators and … Read more

Sinking islands: NGT asks coastal zone authorities to integrate expert panel recommendations into island management plans

Sinking islands: NGT asks coastal zone authorities to integrate expert panel recommendations into island management plans

The panel was constituted by the Principal Bench of the tribunal after it took suo motu cognizance of The Hindu report titled ‘India’s sinking islands’ published on March 19, 2023. | Photo Credit: K.K. MUSTAFAH The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has decided to issue notices to the Coastal Zone Management Authorities (CZMAs) in the coastal … Read more

No plans to enter politics as of now: Mahanaryaman Scindia

No plans to enter politics as of now: Mahanaryaman Scindia

Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia’s son Mahanaryaman Scindia. File | Photo Credit: S. Subramanium Mahanaryaman Scindia, son of Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, said that he has no plans to join politics as of now. Instead, he is working towards starting a cricket league, said the 27-year-old scion of the Gwalior royal family. “Politics certainly is a medium … Read more

U.P. plans to run e-buses under PM e-bus scheme across urban centres

U.P. plans to run e-buses under PM e-bus scheme across urban centres

Uttar Pradesh aims to get a giant share of 1,800 e-Buses out of 10,000 under the PM e-Bus Scheme. The buses will be functional in Lucknow, Kanpur, Gorakhpur, Firozabad, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Ghaziabad, Agra, Jhansi, Varanasi, Meerut, Prayagraj, Bareilly, Aligarh, Moradabad, Ayodhya, Shahjahanpur, Mathura, Rampur, and Saharanpur. The State government Urban Development Ministry is preparing … Read more

Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation unearths 1810 stepwell in Gudimalkapur; plans to restore it

Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation unearths 1810 stepwell in Gudimalkapur; plans to restore it

An earthmover at work inside the deep stepwell, in Gudimalkapur area, that is being restored by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, in Hyderabad, on August 30, 2023. | Photo Credit: G. Ramakrishna A stepwell that lay buried for decades is being cleaned up and restored near the Gudimalkapur area by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation. … Read more