Press Trust of India (PTI), headquartered in New Delhi, is India’s largest news agency. It was registered in 1947 and started operations in 1949. PTI has more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers, who generate more than 2,000 stories and 200 photographs every day. Subscribers to PTI’s feed include the mainstream media, research groups, specialised presses, companies, government organisations and NGOs.
Prime minister Narendra Modi, on February 29, 2020, laid the foundation stone of the 296-km-long Bundelkhand Expressway, which will pass through Uttar Pradesh’s Chitrakoot, Banda, Hamirpur and Jalaun districts. It will link the Bundelkhand … READ FULL STORY
Aiming to facilitate India’s sustainable development goal (SDG) of universal access to safe drinking water, environment think tank The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) said, on February 27, 2019 that it was collaborating with … READ FULL STORY
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Shaktikanta Das, on February 24, 2020, said that slowing credit growth was one of the major challenges that banks were currently facing. So far this year, credit growth … READ FULL STORY
Under a share purchase agreement, France’s Groupe ADP will acquire a 49% stake in GMR Airports Ltd (GAL) for an equity consideration of Rs 10,780 crores. This values GAL at the base post money … READ FULL STORY
In a major boost to last-mile connectivity for commuters, the Delhi Metro, on February 19, 2020, extended the facility of e-rickshaw services to 12 more stations spread across the rapid transit network, officials said. … READ FULL STORY
The Allahabad High Court, on February 18, 2020, held that demanding external development fees from builders or developers under the heads of ‘elevated road and metro station’ and security for the ‘rainwater harvesting system’ … READ FULL STORY
The Supreme Court, on February 14, 2020, asked the Bombay High Court to expeditiously decide a plea of an environment group, against expansion of the Kanjurmarg landfill site near Mumbai, on the ground that … READ FULL STORY
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has quashed the environmental clearance (EC) granted to a high-rise residential project being built by Godrej Properties in Bengaluru, for raising construction in the buffer zone of a lake. … READ FULL STORY
Of the 714 hectares of land required for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project, the Gujarat government has already acquired 571 hectares, the state’s revenue minister Kaushik Patel said, on February 7, 2020. “Joint management … READ FULL STORY
The Maharashtra cabinet, on February 5, 2020, approved the first phase plan for treating waste water in urban areas of the state. According to an official statement, 9758.53 million litres daily (MLD) waste water … READ FULL STORY
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), which is the richest civic body in the country, unveiled its Budget for 2020-21 with a total outlay of Rs 33,441 crores, which is 8.95% more than the last … READ FULL STORY
The Maharashtra government, on February 4, 2020, sanctioned six cluster redevelopment projects in Thane city. The six projects will cover 1,07,000 dwellings and benefit 4,85,000 residents, an official statement said. Clearance was granted for … READ FULL STORY
The chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), Pramod Chandra Mody, has said the tax payers’ charter announced in Budget 2020, will be notified very soon and once operationalised, India will be … READ FULL STORY
