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Prime minister Narendra Modi, on March 4, 2019, inaugurated a 6.5-km stretch of Phase I of the Ahmedabad Metro train service. After inaugurating the 6.5-km stretch, connecting Vastral to Apparel Park area, Modi also … READ FULL STORY
The Noida Authority, on March 1, 2019, announced its annual budget for 2019-20 at Rs 5,827 crores, up from last fiscal’s Rs 4,900 crores. The Authority also announced releasing its share in the funding … READ FULL STORY
The Rajasthan government has decided not to charge stamp duty on transfer of immovable property from a husband to his wife as a gift, according to an official statement. Till now, 1 per cent … READ FULL STORY
After over two weeks of sit-in demonstrations, some farmers in Noida have launched an indefinite fast to press for their demands, including enhanced compensation in lieu of their land acquired by the Noida Authority … READ FULL STORY
Railway minister Piyush Goyal, on February 25, 2019, announced that 45 acres of surplus land adjoining Dharavi, would be given on a 99-year lease to the Dharavi Redevelopment Authority, helping in developing the area … READ FULL STORY
Navi Mumbai town planning authority, the City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO), is planning to build a coastal road to connect Kharghar with Belapur, at an estimated cost of Rs 273 crores. The 9.5-km … READ FULL STORY
Decks have been cleared, for the implementation of the two-decades-old suburban railway project for Bengaluru, with contentious issues being sorted out at a meeting jointly chaired by railway minister Piyush Goyal and Karnataka chief … READ FULL STORY
The Haryana government has decided to go ahead with its plan to develop five new cities along the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal Expressway. After announcing a new city near Manesar, the Haryana State Industry and Infrastructure Corporation … READ FULL STORY
The construction of the proposed Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj memorial off the Mumbai coast will remain stayed for the time being, as the Supreme Court, on February 21, 2019, turned down the Maharashtra government’s plea … READ FULL STORY
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, on February 19, 2019, approved Rs 46,000 crores for the rural solar scheme KUSUM and rooftop solar schemes, to promote adoption of solar power among farmers and the … READ FULL STORY
The Supreme Court has sought responses from the centre and the Uttar Pradesh government, on a plea challenging the National Green Tribunal’s (NGT’s) order, which refused to declare the low-lying areas in and around … READ FULL STORY
The Central Information Commission has pulled up the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for ‘perfunctory handling’ of an RTI application, seeking records of its board meetings where the issue of demonetisation was deliberated and … READ FULL STORY
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Shaktikanta Das, on February 18, 2019, reiterated the need for banks to cut interest rates, saying that ‘transmission of monetary policy decisions is important’. “Transmission of rates … READ FULL STORY
