Day: 16 February 2024

On February 16, 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated NTPC Green Energy Limited's 300 MW Nokhra Solar Project through video conferencing and dedicated it to the nation. Located on 1550 acres in Bikaner district of Rajasthan, the project is part of the CPSU Scheme (Phase-2), representing an investment of Rs 1803 crore, which aims to supply green energy to Telangana. Estimated to generate 730 million units of electricity annually, the Nokhra solar project will light more than 1.3 lakh homes while curbing 6 lakh tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions…

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Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari today inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of 28 National Highway Projects worth Rs 6,600 crore through video conferencing in Shri Jagannath Puri, enhancing better connectivity for the prosperity of Odisha. Union Minister Shri Ashwini Vaishnav and Bharatiya Janata Party's National Spokesperson Shri Sambit Patra along with MPs, MLAs and officials were also present in this inauguration and foundation stone laying program. The projects inaugurated today include 6-laning work under Chandikhol to Bhadrak section of National Highway-16 and 4-laning work…

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Addressing a function at Kalughat near Parmanandpur in Saran district in Bihar, Mr Sonowal said waterways are a very important resource and Prime Minister Narendra Modi has stressed on harnessing it. He said that this will boost trade and commerce in the country. He also said that inland waterways can also boost tourism which was successfully demonstrated during the visit of MV-Ganga Vilas river cruise last year. Inaugurating the newly constructed Kalughat Inland Waterway Transport (IWT) Terminal on National Waterway-1 (NW-1), the Union Minister said that cargo transportation is cheaper…

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Union Minister for Civil Aviation and Steel Shri Jyotiraditya M Scindia inaugurated the new terminal building of Dehradun Airport from New Delhi on 14 February. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami also participated in this program from Dehradun. In his inaugural address he said, “To ensure uninterrupted airport operations, the construction of the new terminal building was planned in two phases. After the commissioning of 28,729 square meters in Phase I and 14,047 square meters in Phase II, the overall area of the terminal has increased to 42,776 square meters…

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REC Limited, a Maharatna Central Public Sector Enterprise and leading NBFC under the Ministry of Power, has signed agreements worth Rs 588 crore with Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) to strengthen infrastructure and energy projects in the Damodar Valley region. The objective of these agreements is to strengthen the partnership between REC and DVC for development of tube coal mines. These also include a term loan agreement, an escrow agreement and a deed of hypothecation. These agreements were signed by Mr. Santosh Kumar Sahu, Senior Chief Project Manager, REC Regional Office,…

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Secretary, Social Justice and Empowerment flagged off a vehicle dedicated to NMBA from DAIC, New Delhi today (February 14, 2024) to spread awareness about drug abuse. Such exhibition based and dynamic models attract the crowd (be it youth, children in schools, public present at outdoor places like market places, train stations etc.) and they hear and see the NMBA awareness message. Besides, exhibitions related to de-addiction are also visible all around the vehicle. Secretary, SJE congratulated Brahma Kumaris for launching the NMBA vehicle and successfully conducting various awareness programs aimed…

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