infrastructure projects

PM Modi inaugurated Shivamogga Airport and launched Development projects in Karnataka

February 27, 2023

Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently inaugurated the Shivmogga airport in the state of Karnataka. The airport was built for Rs 450 crores. The Passenger Terminal of the airport’s main building is in the form of a lotus. It can accommodate ..

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Shipping Ministry Marine Logistics Portal

January 28, 2023

The Government of India launched the PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan to increase the execution time of infrastructure projects in India. To achieve this in the shipping industry, the ministry recently launched the Marine Logistics Portal. The portal will ..

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10th Infrastructure Committee Meet held

January 25, 2023

The Infrastructure Committee was formed in 2009. The main objective of the committee formation is to speed up the government’s decision on infrastructure projects. The tenth meeting of the committee was recently chaired by the Union Minister of Road Transport ..

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India Infrastructure Project Development Fund Scheme

November 8, 2022

India Infrastructure Project Development Fund Scheme (IIPDF) was notified by the Indian Government on November 3, 2022. About India Infrastructure Project Development Fund Scheme (IIPDF) The India Infrastructure Project Development Fund Scheme (IIPDF) was launched by the Department of Economic ..

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China’s funding CPEC reduced by 56%

August 19, 2022

In first half of 2022, China’s funding in Pakistan for China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) had reduced by around 56% in the first half of 2022. Other countries like Russia, Egypt and Sri Lanka also witnessed a reduction by 100% ..

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MoSPI report on Cost Overruns of Infrastructure Projects

January 28, 2021

The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) recently released its report on Cost Overruns of the Infrastructure Projects. The ministry monitored the infrastructure projects worth Rs 150 crore. Key Findings of report As per the report, around 450 infrastructure ..

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March 10: CISF Raising Day

March 10, 2020

Every year, the Central Industrial Security Force Raising Day is celebrated on March 10. The CISF works under Ministry of Home Affairs. It was set up in 1969 under the CISF act, 1968 passed in Parliament of India. About CISF ..

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Budget 2020: Economic Development-Commerce, Industries and Infrastructure

February 2, 2020

The Union Budget 2020 was presented by the Finance Minister Shrimati Nirmala Sitaraman. The budget was presented under three themes namely Aspirational India, Economic Development and Care Giving. The Economic Development includes industries, commerce and manufacturing. The Finance Minster referred ..

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Centre sets up Task Force for drawing up National Infrastructure Pipeline

September 8, 2019

Central government constituted a task force for drawing up a roadmap for ‘National Infrastructure Pipeline’ (NIP) of Rs.100 lakh crore from financial year 2019-20 to 2024-25. The Task Force is headed by Economic Affairs Secretary Atanu Chakraborty would cover greenfield ..

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Project Sampark: Defence Minister inaugurates Ujh and Basantar Bridges in J&K

July 22, 2019

Union Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh inaugurated 1 km long Ujh bridge in Kathua district and 617.40 m long Basantar bridge in Samba district of Jammu & Kashmir. Both of these bridges have been constructed by Border Roads Organisation (BRO) ..

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