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Cabinet Okays 8 New Rail Line Projects Covering 14 Districts In 7 states
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved eight railway projects with total estimated cost of Rs 24,657 crore, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Friday.
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Six Multi Tracking Rail Projects Worth Rs 12,343 Crore Approved By Cabinet
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved six projects of the railway ministry with an estimated cost of around Rs 12,343 crore, the government said in a statement on Thursday.
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"No Dearth Of Money": Centre On Panel's Concern Over Budget Cut In Rural Jobs Scheme
The Standing Committee on Rural Development, which submitted its report in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, said the budget estimates for MGNREGS have been reduced by Rs 29,400 crore for 2023-24.
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Cryptocurrencies Can Result in Dollarisation of Indian Economy, RBI Officials Said to Warn Parliamentary Panel
Cryptocurrencies can lead to dollarisation of a part of the economy which would be against India’s sovereign interest, top officials of the RBI are said to have warned to a parliamentary panel. Briefing the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance, top officials of the RBI pointed out that cryptocurrencies have the potential to be a medium of ...
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Outrage Over Hyderabad Civic Officials Trying To Gift Themselves iPhones
An eye-popping order for 17 specced-out iPhones, each costing Rs 1.6 lakh, for senior municipal officials in Hyderabad has been put on hold after outrage. The outgoing standing committee of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, headed by the mayor, had gifted themselves the flashy devices for having approved the annual budget estimates of th...
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BJP Lawmakers Face-Off With Murli Manohar Joshi On GDP Growth Report
BJP members of the Parliament's Estimates Committee are at loggerheads with a veteran of their own party - Dr Murli Manohar Joshi - over a report on calculating the growth of India's Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
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To Support 5G, Panel Estimates Rs 1,600 Crore Within 4 Years Of Rollout
The Select Committee on 5G deployment roadmap has estimated a budgetary support of around Rs 1,600 crore from the Central government in the first four years of its rollout in the country.
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For Flood-Hit Kerala, UAE Government Offers Rs 700 Crore Assistance
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday announced that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has extended Rs 700 crore as financial assistance to rebuild the flood-ravaged state.
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Air India Expected To Narrow Net Loss For 2017-18
Projected net loss of Air India in the budget estimates for 2017-18 (provisional) stood at Rs 3,579 crore as against Rs 3,643 crore (provisional) for the year 2016-17, said government.
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Mumbai's Versova-Bandra Sea Link Gets Approval From Maharashtra Government
The Maharashtra government today accorded administrative approval to the Versova-Bandra sea link (VBSL) project, eight years after the state cabinet committee on Infrastructure (SCCI) cleared it. In a Government Resolution, the state has pegged the project cost to be around Rs 7,502 crore and its length is estimated to be about 17.17 km. The SCCI h...
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The Committee On Estimates (Lok Sabha) To Examine 'Education'; Invites Memoranda On Higher Education
The Committee on Estimates (Lok Sabha) headed by Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi, M.P. is examining the subject 'Education' and will present thereon to Lok Sabha.
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Government Okays Rs 1,000 Crore Projects To Ease Delhi, Gurgaon Traffic
To ease traffic in Gurgaon and Delhi, the government on Friday approved projects at an estimated cost of Rs 1,000 crore under which underpasses and overbridges would be constructed at three junctions including Rajiv Chowk.
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Cabinet Committee Approves 908 Kilometre Rail Line Expansion Plan
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs today approved the construction of six rail lines and a railway bridge at an estimated cost of Rs 10,700 crore to cater to increased passenger and freight needs.
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Rafale Deal on Track, PM Modi to Take Final Call
French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drain and his Indian counterpart Manohar Parrikar appear to have sorted out one of the key issues holding up the estimated $15 billion deal to buy 126 Rafale fighter jets for the Indian Air Force. A final decision is expected to be taken before Prime Minister Narendra Modi visit to France in April.
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New Poverty Line: Rs 32 Per Day in Villages, Rs 47 in Cities
A panel headed by former RBI governor C Rangarajan has dismissed the Tendulkar Committee report on estimating poverty and said that the number of poor in India was much higher in 2011-12 at 29.5 per cent of the population, which means that three out of 10 persons are poor.
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Cabinet Okays 8 New Rail Line Projects Covering 14 Districts In 7 states
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved eight railway projects with total estimated cost of Rs 24,657 crore, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Friday.
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Six Multi Tracking Rail Projects Worth Rs 12,343 Crore Approved By Cabinet
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved six projects of the railway ministry with an estimated cost of around Rs 12,343 crore, the government said in a statement on Thursday.
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"No Dearth Of Money": Centre On Panel's Concern Over Budget Cut In Rural Jobs Scheme
The Standing Committee on Rural Development, which submitted its report in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, said the budget estimates for MGNREGS have been reduced by Rs 29,400 crore for 2023-24.
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Cryptocurrencies Can Result in Dollarisation of Indian Economy, RBI Officials Said to Warn Parliamentary Panel
Cryptocurrencies can lead to dollarisation of a part of the economy which would be against India’s sovereign interest, top officials of the RBI are said to have warned to a parliamentary panel. Briefing the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance, top officials of the RBI pointed out that cryptocurrencies have the potential to be a medium of ...
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Outrage Over Hyderabad Civic Officials Trying To Gift Themselves iPhones
An eye-popping order for 17 specced-out iPhones, each costing Rs 1.6 lakh, for senior municipal officials in Hyderabad has been put on hold after outrage. The outgoing standing committee of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, headed by the mayor, had gifted themselves the flashy devices for having approved the annual budget estimates of th...
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BJP Lawmakers Face-Off With Murli Manohar Joshi On GDP Growth Report
BJP members of the Parliament's Estimates Committee are at loggerheads with a veteran of their own party - Dr Murli Manohar Joshi - over a report on calculating the growth of India's Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
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To Support 5G, Panel Estimates Rs 1,600 Crore Within 4 Years Of Rollout
The Select Committee on 5G deployment roadmap has estimated a budgetary support of around Rs 1,600 crore from the Central government in the first four years of its rollout in the country.
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For Flood-Hit Kerala, UAE Government Offers Rs 700 Crore Assistance
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday announced that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has extended Rs 700 crore as financial assistance to rebuild the flood-ravaged state.
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Air India Expected To Narrow Net Loss For 2017-18
Projected net loss of Air India in the budget estimates for 2017-18 (provisional) stood at Rs 3,579 crore as against Rs 3,643 crore (provisional) for the year 2016-17, said government.
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Mumbai's Versova-Bandra Sea Link Gets Approval From Maharashtra Government
The Maharashtra government today accorded administrative approval to the Versova-Bandra sea link (VBSL) project, eight years after the state cabinet committee on Infrastructure (SCCI) cleared it. In a Government Resolution, the state has pegged the project cost to be around Rs 7,502 crore and its length is estimated to be about 17.17 km. The SCCI h...
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The Committee On Estimates (Lok Sabha) To Examine 'Education'; Invites Memoranda On Higher Education
The Committee on Estimates (Lok Sabha) headed by Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi, M.P. is examining the subject 'Education' and will present thereon to Lok Sabha.
-
Government Okays Rs 1,000 Crore Projects To Ease Delhi, Gurgaon Traffic
To ease traffic in Gurgaon and Delhi, the government on Friday approved projects at an estimated cost of Rs 1,000 crore under which underpasses and overbridges would be constructed at three junctions including Rajiv Chowk.
-
Cabinet Committee Approves 908 Kilometre Rail Line Expansion Plan
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs today approved the construction of six rail lines and a railway bridge at an estimated cost of Rs 10,700 crore to cater to increased passenger and freight needs.
-
Rafale Deal on Track, PM Modi to Take Final Call
French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drain and his Indian counterpart Manohar Parrikar appear to have sorted out one of the key issues holding up the estimated $15 billion deal to buy 126 Rafale fighter jets for the Indian Air Force. A final decision is expected to be taken before Prime Minister Narendra Modi visit to France in April.
-
New Poverty Line: Rs 32 Per Day in Villages, Rs 47 in Cities
A panel headed by former RBI governor C Rangarajan has dismissed the Tendulkar Committee report on estimating poverty and said that the number of poor in India was much higher in 2011-12 at 29.5 per cent of the population, which means that three out of 10 persons are poor.
