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A pilot project to implement the common mobility card, to facilitate travel in Hyderabad Metro rail, Road Transport Corporation (RTC) buses and other transport services in the city, will be taken up by the … READ FULL STORY
Giving the green signal for the much-awaited Phase II of the Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS), the Madras High Court, on December 19, 2018, dismissed an appeal against a single judge bench’s order, directing … READ FULL STORY
Delhi Development Authority (DDA) vice-chairman Tarun Kapoor, has revealed that several flats are under construction and by the next six months, about 25,000 flats would be ready. “However, not all have water connections and … READ FULL STORY
A large number of farmers, on December 17, 2018, appealed to the district administration to prevail upon the Tamil Nadu government, to cancel the proposal of a greenfield project to make the highway between … READ FULL STORY
Chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar, on December 17, 2018, approved a proposal for laying of 95 kms of railway lines, to connect Rohtak, Jhajjar, Farukhnagar, Patli, Manesar, Sohna, Asaoti and Garhi Harsaru and fulfil … READ FULL STORY
The Karnataka government, on December 17, 2018, informed the assembly that it was mulling creating an industrial node, in association with the centre, in about 12,000 acres of abandoned land of Bharat Gold Mines … READ FULL STORY
Five years after it was proposed, the decks have been cleared, for the construction of an elevated six-lane corridor that would start at Delhi’s Mayur Vihar and end at Mahamaya flyover on the Noida-Greater … READ FULL STORY
Central probe agency, the Enforcement Directorate (ED), on December 15, 2018, in a statement, said that it has taken action against Shravan Gupta, the former MD of realty major Emaar MGF, under the Foreign … READ FULL STORY
New coal power plants in regions like Uttar Pradesh, in close proximity to ‘heavily polluted’ Delhi-NCR, are financially ‘risky, unnecessary and pose a health risk to millions’, even as cheaper electricity is available from … READ FULL STORY
The Karnataka government, on December 13, 2018, said not even a penny would be spent on the proposed upgradation of the Brindavan Gardens adjoining the Krishnarajasagara Dam (KRS), or the installation of a mammoth … READ FULL STORY
Karnataka’s minister for urban development and housing, UT Khader, on December 12, 2018, said that Rs 91.34 crores have so far been spent on seven cities in the state that have been selected under … READ FULL STORY
The Supreme Court, on December 10, 2018, issued notices to five states, seeking their responses on a plea challenging the validity of certain amendments made by them, to a central law of 2013 on … READ FULL STORY
The Air Quality Index (AQI) in densely populated north Kolkata remained ‘severe’ for the third day in a row. The AQI at the West Bengal Pollution Control Board’s (WBPCB’s) air monitoring station at Rabindra … READ FULL STORY
