PM Modi to dedicate various railway projects tomorrow

PM Modi to dedicate various railway projects tomorrow

Vijayawada Divisional Railway Manager Narendra A. Patil addressing press conference in Vijayawada on Sunday. | Photo Credit: G.N. RAO Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay foundation stone virtually and dedicate various railway projects, worth about ₹85,000 crore on March 12, said Vijayawada Divisional Railway Manager (DRM), Narendra A. Patil. In Vijayawada division of the South Central Railway (SCR), 133 One-Station-One Product (OSOP), … Read more

PM Modi inaugurates development projects worth over ₹34,000 crore in Uttar Pradesh

PM Modi inaugurates development projects worth over ₹34,000 crore in Uttar Pradesh

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath during the foundation stone laying and inauguration ceremony of various developmental projects, in Azamgarh on March 10, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 10 inaugurated and laid the foundation stones of several development projects worth more than ₹34,700 crore … Read more

PM Modi to launch projects worth ₹30,500 crore in Jammu and Kashmir on February 20

PM Modi to launch projects worth ₹30,500 crore in Jammu and Kashmir on February 20

A file photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi | Photo Credit: PTI All eyes in J&K are on the upcoming public rally in Jammu to be addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 20. He is likely to inaugurate and announce projects worth ₹30,500 crore and formally kick off the party’s campaign for the Lok … Read more

CWC is better placed to decide on Mekedatu and Vennar projects, says CWMA chairman

CWC is better placed to decide on Mekedatu and Vennar projects, says CWMA chairman

Tamil Nadu opposes the Mekedatu project. Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) chairman S.K. Haldar on Tuesday defended the Authority’s decision to refer back the Vennar sub-basin improvement project along with the Mekedatu balancing reservoir project to the Central Water Commission (CWC) for further action. Mr. Haldar told The Hindu over phone that the move was … Read more

Kochi gears up as shipbuilding hub as PM Modi set to dedicate new projects

Kochi gears up as shipbuilding hub as PM Modi set to dedicate new projects

Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves to the supporters during a roadshow, in Kochi on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: ANI Kerala’s port city of Kochi is set to become a bustling hub for ship repair and shipbuilding as Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate projects worth ₹4000 crore on January 17, Union Minister Sarbananda … Read more

Samsung R&D Institute sets up lab at VIT, Vellore for AI, machine learning, data engineering projects

Samsung R&D Institute sets up lab at VIT, Vellore for AI, machine learning, data engineering projects

Vellore Institute of Technology founder and chancellor, G. Viswanathan, inaugurated the Samsung Student Ecosystem for Engineered Data Laboratory recently | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) and Bengaluru-based Samsung R&D Institute (SRI-B) have jointly set up a ‘Samsung Student Ecosystem for Engineered Data (SEED) Laboratory’ for students and faculty of artificial … Read more

Nuggets: Little lives swept away by big power projects

Nuggets: Little lives swept away by big power projects

Madenur dam went under water The Mysore rulers planned and executed construction of Madenur dam. This was the first dam constructed across the Sharavathy river to generate power. This project displaced people settled in 70 villages, besides submerging vast forest land. Interestingly, the dam went under water following construction of Linganmakki dam. During summer, when … Read more

BJP criticises ‘ally’ MNF for sitting on road projects in poll-bound Mizoram

BJP criticises ‘ally’ MNF for sitting on road projects in poll-bound Mizoram

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari (centre) during a public meeting ahead of Mizoram Assembly election at Dampa Assembly Constituency on October 30, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI Poll-bound Mizoram’s roads have given the Bharatiya Janata Party the stick to beat its “ally” Mizo National Front (MNF) with. The ruling MNF is a partner in the BJP-led … Read more

PM Modi on 1-day visit to Uttarakhand’s Kumaon region, will inaugurate development projects

PM Modi on 1-day visit to Uttarakhand’s Kumaon region, will inaugurate development projects

File picture of Prime Minister Narendra Modi | Photo Credit: PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stones of several development projects, and address a public meeting here during a one-day visit to the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand on Thursday. The Prime Minister will also have a darshan of Adi Kailash, offer prayers … Read more

Governor gives assent to Land Consolidation (for Special Projects) Act

Governor gives assent to Land Consolidation (for Special Projects) Act

Governor R.N. Ravi granted assent to the Tamil Nadu Land Consolidation (for Special Projects) Act, 2023 on August 14. The Bill was adopted in the Assembly four months ago. Soon after the Bill was adopted in the House, there were demands from various quarters to drop the legislation. According to the legislation, a project proponent … Read more