New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved a proposal from the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare to establish the International Potato Centre (CIP)’s South Asia Regional Centre (CSARC) at Agra in Uttar Pradesh.
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the Rs 3,626.24 crore Pune Metro Rail Project Phase-2 in Maharashtra, comprising the Vanaz to Chandani Chowk Corridor and Ramwadi to Wagholi Corridor, as extensions of the existing Vanaz-Ramwadi corridor under Phase-1.
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) As the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban), or PMAY(U), completes a decade since its launch in June 2015, beneficiaries across India — from Uttar Pradesh’s Ballia, Saharanpur and Mainpuri to Chhattisgarh’s Jashpur and Madhya Pradesh’s Burhanpur — are expressing heartfelt gratitude to the Union government for turning their long-cherished dream of homeownership into reality.
Ahmedabad, June 25 (IANS) Adani Total Gas Ltd (ATGL) and Jio-bp (operating brand of Reliance BP Mobility) on Wednesday announced a key collaboration to redefine the auto fuel retail experience for the consumers in the country.
Angul, June 25 (IANS) Once confined to fragile thatched huts and leaky asbestos rooftops, thousands of urban poor families across Odisha now live in the safety of concrete homes -- thanks to the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the successful implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban).
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) The Israel-Iran ceasefire has paved the way for India's Basmati exports to resume to the Gulf region, which is a major market for the aromatic rice, with Iran accounting for as much as 35 per cent of the total shipments.
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) India is returning to space, Jai Hind, said astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, ahead of his historic mission to become the first Indian to reach the International Space Station, on Wednesday.
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said that 50 years ago, a nefarious attempt was made to strangle Indian democracy with the imposition of the Emergency, during which civil liberties were suspended and opposition leaders were jailed under the rule of then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said he was glad that his experiences during the anti-Emergency movement have been compiled into a new book titled 'The Emergency Diaries -- Years that Forged a Leader', which will be released by Union Home Minister Amit Shah on the 50th anniversary of the Emergency's imposition.
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) India is well on track to achieve a $5 trillion economy and the expectation is to reach this milestone within the next three years, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has stressed.
