28 Apr 2020 World Bank okays $500 mn project to build national highway corridors The World Bank board of executive directors has given its approval for a project worth $500 million to build safe and green national highway corridors in Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh. The project will also enhance the capacity of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways to mainstream modern technologies.
25 Apr 2020 Tirupati Urban Development Authority Plans To Develop Satellite Townships In Settipalli Lands The Tirupati Urban Development Authority (TUDA) plans to develop farmers’ lands as modern housing colonies at Settipalli village in Tirupati Urban Mandal.
28 Apr 2020 Telangana govt plans to bring in gunny bag manufacturers The Telangana government is planning to bring in industries that process jute and make gunny bags so that the paddy produced in the state can be properly marketed.
28 Apr 2020 Centre sends revised Parliament building plan to environment ministry The Centre has submitted a revised application to the environment ministry for the new Parliament building, part of the Central Vista Redevelopment Project, after an expert appraisal committee deferred environment clearance last month.
28 Apr 2020 Government okays Rs. 15,000 crore package to boost health infrastructure The Central Government has approved a Covid-19 package worth Rs. 15,000 crore to build on health infrastructure till March 2024 even as the number of affected surged past 6,000 mark.
28 Apr 2020 Karnataka to sell Benguluru housing sites to raise funds The Karnataka government will auction 12,000 corner sites lying idle in Bengaluru to raise funds for post-Covid expenses to restore normalcy.
28 Apr 2020 Telangana releases Rs. 181.5 cr for sanitation measures in HMDA limits The Telangana government has released Rs.181.50 crore under the Land Regularisation Scheme (LRS) to the five districts under the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) limits and has directed district authorities to intensify sanitation measures.
28 Apr 2020 Gurgaon to get Rs. 300 crore business school with tech focus A group of leading business stalwarts, top academics and senior bureaucrats plan to invest Rs. 300 crore to build Masters Union School of Business, a new age institution in Gurugram, with focus on technology to create the next gen of business professionals.
28 Apr 2020 Union Govt. sanctions Rs. 8,580 cr for CPSU solar scheme The Union government has appointed state-run lender Indian Renewable Energy Agency (IREDA) as the implementing agency for the setting up of solar power plants by Central Public Sector Undertakings (CPSUs). The CPSU scheme, meant to promote domestic solar manufacturing, is being run by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI).