MoRTH embarks upon taking concrete steps to strengthen contractors’ payment system

Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has undertaken settling of contractors’ issues, including dues, through arbitration in big way to not only ensure ease of doing business but also to boost stakeholder confidence in building quality road infrastructure in country. Conciliation Committees have been formed consisting of Independent Experts (CCIEs) for this purpose. All contractors are … Read more

Cabinet approves asset monetization of subsidiaries of Power Grid Corporation of India limited through infrastructure investment trust

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, in a path breaking reform, has approved monetisation of assets of POWERGRID, a  Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) under Ministry of Power, through Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvIT) model. This is the first time any PSU in Power Sector will undertake asset recycling by monetising … Read more

Weather Status for August, 2020 & its verification and Outlook for September, 2020

According to the National Weather Forecasting Centre/Regional Meteorological Centre, New Delhi of the India Meteorological Department (IMD):   Salient features of August, 2020 5 low pressure systems formed over north Bay of Bengal during 4-10, 9-11, 13-18, 19-26 and 24-31 August 2020. All these systems moved nearly west-northwestwards across central India upto West Madhya Pradesh/Rajasthan. … Read more

English rendering of PM’s address at the inauguration of Patrika Gate in Jaipur via video conferencing

Namaskar! Rajasthan’s Governor Kalraj Mishraji, Chief Minister Shri Ashok Gehlotji, Gulab Kothariji of Rajasthan Patrika, other employees of the Patrika Group, friends in media, ladies and gentlemen!!! Warm greetings to Gulab Kothariji and the Patrika Group for Samvad Upanishad and Akshar Yatra books. These books are unique gifts to both literature and culture. Today, I … Read more

India scales a new peak of 5 cr total COVID tests

Aggressive and widespread TESTING has essayed an important role in India’s fight against the COVID pandemic. India has scaled another peak- the cumulative tests have surpassed 5 crore today. India has come a long way from conducting just one test from the lab at National Institute of Virology, Pune in January 2020 to 5,06,50,128 today. 10,98,621 tests were conducted … Read more