CMRL opens two stations in Phase-1 extension

Rs 178.65 Bn Supplementary Budget to Push Power, Infrastructure

With focus on power sector and infrastructure development, the Yogi Adityanath govt tabled its second supplementary budget of this fiscal worth Rs 178.65 billion. This includes fresh proposals worth Rs 7.9 billion. The Yogi government had presented its main budget over Rs 7.36 trillion in Feb this year. Later, on July 30, a supplementary budget of Rs 122.09 billion was tabled. The second supplementary budget thus accounts for 2.42% of the original budget. Presenting the budget in the presence of CM Yogi Adityanath, finance and parliamentary affairs minister Suresh Khanna highlighted the govern..

18,714 Km Highways Constructed Under Bharatmala Pariyojana

Highway projects covering a total length of 26,425 km have been awarded and 18,714 km have been constructed as of October 31, 2024, under the Bharatmala Pariyojana scheme, the Parliament was informed. Bharatmala Pariyojana was approved by the government of India in 2017 covering a length of 34,800 km to improve connectivity and reduce logistic cost in the country. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has invested Rs 4.72 lakh crore under Bharatmala Pariyojana up to October 30 this year, Minister of Road Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari said in a written reply in Rajya Sabha. He al..

Tata Steel Launches Carbon Bank

Private steel major Tata Steel recently launched a carbon bank, a virtual repository through which carbon dioxide will become a value-creating asset for future usage, a company statement said here on Wednesday. CO2 is widely recognized as a harmful substance emitted due to the use of various fossil fuels in industry and transportation. The steel industry, in particular, often relies on coal and other fossil fuels in its production line, resulting in the release of large quantities of CO2. The carbon bank is aimed at measuring and managing carbon dioxide savings generated from various sustain..