(HT) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually inaugurate 103 redeveloped Amrit Stations on Thursday during a special event in Bikaner, Rajasthan. These stations developed under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme at a cost of over ₹1,100 crore are across 86 districts in 18 states. PM Modi wrote on X, “Tomorrow, 22nd May is a landmark day for India’s railway infrastructure. The Amrit Stations will boost comfort, connectivity and celebrate our glorious culture!” In Bikaner, the PM will inaugurate Deshnoke station under the Amrit Bharat Station scheme and flag-off Bikaner-Mumbai express train. He will lay the foundation stone, inaugurate and dedicate to…
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(HT) Chief minister Rekha Gupta on Wednesday said dairies and gaushalas across the Capital will be upgraded and new ones built, where necessary, following a review meeting on stray cattle and dairy colonies, the government said in a release. She said that basic infrastructure, such as drinking water, drainage, sanitation, and sewage facilities will be built at all authorised dairies, and shelter, sanitation, fodder, and medical care will be ensured for the animals. To implement the plans effectively, the government will maintain a continuous dialogue with dairy operators. The CM said that the Delhi government is committed to implementing a…
(HT) A new cultural hub called Kalagram—meaning village of art—is set to come up in Dwarka’s Sector 7 within the campus of the Centre for Cultural Resources and Training (CCRT), officials said. The Central Public Works Department (CPWD) will develop the complex, themed as a village habitat, to showcase traditional and contemporary art forms of India. Artistically designed huts dedicated to different states and regions, a culinary centre, an amphitheatre for performances and screenings, and open spaces for exhibitions will be part of the elaborate setup. The ₹1 crore project, sanctioned by the Union ministry of culture in 2023, is…
(HT) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked the Delhi government to explore the feasibility of geo-tagging trees while conducting the tree census in the national capital. The green body was hearing a matter regarding the illegal tree felling in the green belt near Naharpur village in Delhi. In an order dated May 15, a bench of NGT chairperson justice Prakash Shrivastava noted the submissions of the counsel for the Delhi government that a tree census was being undertaken in the national capital in line with a Supreme Court order. The court noted the counsel’s submission that digitalisation of the…
(HT) At least 3,000 Agniveers — barely 20 years old and recruited during the last two years — manned critical weapons and systems integral to the army’s hardy air defence (AD) shield activated during Operation Sindoor, which Pakistan couldn’t punch through despite launching wave after wave of missile and drone attacks on multiple Indian military installations, airbases and cities during the May 7-10 clash between the two nuclear-armed neighbours, people aware of the matter said on Wednesday. The young and gritty soldiers, recruited under the Agnipath model, made their training count at a pivotal moment and acquitted themselves honourably in…
(ET) JSW Energy would invest around Rs 14,000 crore to expand renewable energy capacity of recently acquired O2 Power to 4.7 gigawatt (GW) by 2027, and in FY26 it looks to spend up to Rs 18,000 crore to complete ongoing projects, senior company officials said. Its arm JSW Neo Energy Ltd (JSW Neo) has acquired 4,696 MW renewable energy platform of O2 Power Pooling Pte Ltd (O2 Power) for an enterprise value of Rs 12,468 crore. Of the total, 2,259 MW will be operational by June 2025, while 1,463 MW is under construction, and an additional 974 MW are in…
(The Hindu) In view of the retirement of senior and experienced officers over the next three years, the Singareni Collieries Company Ltd (SCCL) has decided to mould the young managers and deputy managers to help them slip into the shoes of the retiring officers smoothly without causing any aberration in the company’s functioning and production targets. Chairman and Managing Director of the company N. Balaram, Directors of the company and other senior executives held a virtual meeting with the SCCL’s 762 manager and deputy manager rank officers on Tuesday and explained to them about the company’s work culture and what…
(Business Line) The government has decided to establish three new multi-state cooperative societies, one each for ‘animal feed production, disease control and artificial insemination’, ‘developing cow dung management models’ and ‘circular use of dead cattle remains’. The decision was taken at a meeting convened by Union Cooperation Minister Amit Shah and attended by Cooperation Secretary Ashish Bhutani, Animal Husbandry Secretary Alka Upadhyaya among others. Addressing the meeting, Shah said: “As we move towards White Revolution 2.0, our goal should not only be to expand dairy cooperatives and make them efficient and effective but also to create an ecosystem of dairy…
(Mint) The output of eight core infrastructure sectors, which account for two-fifths of India’s industrial output, expanded by 0.5% in April, its lowest in the last eight months, from 4.6% in March. It was recorded at 6.9% in April 2024. The growth in March 2025 was revised from 3.8% to 4.6%. Only two of the eight core industries—coal and natural gas—reported a sequential rise in production during April, according to the provisional data released by the ministry of commerce and industry on Tuesday. Core sector output contributes 40.27% to the Index of Industrial Production (IIP). To be sure, India’s industrial…
(ET) The Ministry of Coal has stepped up efforts to promote coal gasification as part of the government’s policy to switch to cleaner fuels , greener technologies, and a long-term vision for sustainable and inclusive growth. “Coal gasification transforms solid coal into syngas – a mix of carbon monoxide, hydrogen, and carbon dioxide – unlocking cleaner fuels, chemicals like methanol and ammonia, and reducing emissions,” the Coal Ministry said on Tuesday. The Ministry sees coal gasification as “a step toward energy self-reliance and a cleaner industrial future” as it produces cleaner fuels, chemical feedstocks and lower emissions. Coal is one…