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Safeguard duty on Solar Panels: One step forward, two steps backward
The Union Ministry of Finance has notified the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) on 14 September 2018 of its decision to levy safeguard...
Ayushman Bharat scheme for healthy New India 2020
The Union Budget 2018-19 saw a major announcement of the country’s most ambitious health scheme -- Ayushman Bharat -- which will provide insurance cover...
JSW Steel announces Big Plans
JSW Steel, India’s mega steel company and part of diversified JSW Group, announced its big upgradation and augmentation projects which are expected to result...
Taller Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj monument gets nod
The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Memorial or Shiv Smarak, a monument being constructed in Mumbai to honour the Maratha warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, has...
Government working to resolve stressed assets in power sector
To tackle the problem of financially stressed assets in the power sector the government had set up a Standing Committee under the Ministry of...
New life for Kashmir valley – PM flags off work for Zojila Tunnel
The valley of Kashmir is all set to get a new life with the upcoming new project ‘Zojila Tunnel’ which aims at providing connectivity...
India’s first TOT project awarded
The country’s first contract under Toll Operate Transfer (TOT) model was awarded in March 2018. Ashoka Buildcon as an O&M partner, along with Macquarie...
PM lays foundation stone for long-awaited Navi Mumbai International Airport
The long-awaited addition of Navi Mumbai International Airport to ease the burden of air traffic of Mumbai Airport finally became a reality with Prime...
Bharat Net to digitally connect Rural India
Bharat Net is an ambitious initiative by the NDA government to fully connect all Gram Panchayats in the country through optical fibre cable (OFC)...
Smart Cities Mission: 99 cities announced so far
Three mega urban schemes, the biggest of its kind, Smart Cities Mission, Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) and Housing for All...
