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The southern state of Tamil Nadu has bagged the top position in the composite ranking for good governance index (GGI), followed by Maharashtra and Karnataka, according to data provided by the Personnel Ministry. Chhattisgarh … READ FULL STORY
Noida’s plan to replace 74,000 street lamps with LED bulbs has been selected as a joint winner for a central government-affiliated agency’s award in the energy efficiency category, officials said on December 24, 2019. … READ FULL STORY
Delhi chief metropolitan magistrate Arul Verma, on December 23, 2019, sent to 14-day judicial custody the property owner, his brother-in-law and the co-owner, and the manager of the four-storey building housing illegal manufacturing units … READ FULL STORY
The highest abundance of macro and micro-plastic contaminants have been found on beaches in Maharashtra at the high tide line, as compared to Karnataka and Goa says a study conducted by the Goa-based National … READ FULL STORY
In a bid to build a robust electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, state-run Energy Efficiency Service Ltd (EESL) and the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC), on December 14, 2019, inaugurated the first electric vehicle … READ FULL STORY
British billionaire Richard Branson, on December 12, 2019, met Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray, to clear ‘misunderstandings’ and gauge the new administration’s interest in the USD 10 billion Mumbai-Pune Hyperloop project. Branson met the … READ FULL STORY
In a major thrust to infrastructure development in Karnataka, the Road Transport and Highways Ministry, on December 10, 2019, gave the nod for 22 green express highways in Karnataka, worth Rs 1.5 lakh crores. … READ FULL STORY
The district administration has handed over 71 hectares to the National Highways Authority of India for the construction of the Delhi-Meerut expressway here, an official said on December 8, 2019. The chief secretary of … READ FULL STORY
Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on December 7, 2019, inaugurated Gurgaon’s ambitious Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC), developed as the nerve centre to provide multifaceted online smart services to people. Khattar inaugurated … READ FULL STORY
Five Chinese firms intend to get land in Uttar Pradesh’s Greater Noida for setting up their manufacturing units, with an investment of Rs 800 crore, officials said on December 5, 2019. The development comes … READ FULL STORY
A decision to allow a ‘zero period’ benefit to builders, has been taken at a meeting of the Uttar Pradesh cabinet chaired by chief minister Yogi Adityanath, on December 3, 2019. Under the benefit, … READ FULL STORY
Senior advocate Rajiv Nayar, appearing for Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd (IBHFL), on November 29, 2019, informed the Delhi High Court that the company was not being lent money by any bank, on the grounds … READ FULL STORY
The director of a real estate company has been arrested on November 29, 2019, for defaulting on payments amounting to Rs 254 crores, the Noida administration said. Amit Chawla of Pan Oasis realty group … READ FULL STORY
