Govt tightens biosecurity rules as bird flu spreads beyond poultryThe government urges poultry farms to improve hygiene, enforce strict biosecurity measures, and register with authorities to control bird f...
04 Apr, 2025, 11.23 PM IST
Not just biogas, explore all possibilities in dairy sector to push circular economy: Amit ShahCooperation Minister Amit Shah stressed the importance of scaling up NDDB’s cowdung biogas generation models to 250 district dairy cooperat...
03 Mar, 2025, 04.42 PM IST
Govt plans FMD-free zones in eight states to enhance animal product exportsThe government will establish Foot and Mouth Disease-free zones in eight states to enhance animal product exports, according to a senior of...
31 Aug, 2024, 04.43 PM IST
Govt appoints new DPIIT, MoRTH secretaryThe Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) also appointed MoRTH secretary Alka Upadhyaya as secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry ...
20 Apr, 2023, 09.12 PM IST
Road Ministry to construct 12,500 km of highways in FY24: Official"MoRTH has put plans in place to maintain the pace of highway development, with a strong pipeline of projects across the country. "For 2023...
19 Apr, 2023, 06.43 PM IST
India, Russia to put in place intelligent transport system & logistics in placeThe deliberations during the meeting showcased the various initiatives taken by both the countries related to intelligent transport systems...
04 Apr, 2023, 01.24 PM IST
Norms rejig on cards to draw private players to highways"The focus is on project implementation to reduce encumbrances. Various steps have already been taken such as acquiring 90% of the land req...
28 Feb, 2023, 12.00 AM IST
MoRTH confident of achieving highway construction target of 12,000 km this fiscal: Secretary Alka UpadhyayaThe ministry has constructed 4,766 km of National Highways up to November 2022-23 compared to 5,1.18 km constructed till November 2021-22. ...
08 Jan, 2023, 12.03 PM IST
NHAI to now accept electronic bank guaranteesA Bank Guarantee (BG) is a commercial instrument used as a legal contract in which a bank acts as a guarantor and undertakes an obligation ...
02 Nov, 2022, 05.04 PM IST
NHAI confident of awarding highways contracts for 6,500-km this fiscal, say officialsThe National Highways Authority of India had awarded projects for a total length of 6,306 kilometres in the last financial year, while the ...
31 May, 2022, 08.40 PM IST
Assam flood: Six more die, 7.2 lakh affectedThe death toll due to the flood and landslides this year has now gone up to 24 across Assam.
23 May, 2022, 09.49 AM IST
NHAI optimistic about meeting asset monetisation target of Rs 20,000 crore in FY'23: ChairpersonIn the previous fiscal, NHAI had raised Rs 8,000 crore for five projects accounting for 400 km through the first tranche of InVIT. InvITs a...
18 May, 2022, 01.30 PM IST
NHAI plans to award contracts for road projects worth Rs 25,000 cr for Bengal in FY23In a bid to reduce congestion from Vidyasagar Setu in the state, it has decided to construct a 6.5-km six-lane elevated road on the existin...
17 May, 2022, 11.12 PM IST
Centre effects major bureaucratic reshuffle, Alka Upadhyaya appointed NHAI chiefUpadhyaya, a 1990-batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre, is currently Additional Secretary, Department of Rural Development.
04 Dec, 2021, 07.07 PM IST
Covid-19: School principals not in favour of postponing board examsThe school principals believe that the postponement of board exams will not be a right move as it will impact the schedule of higher educat...
02 Nov, 2020, 03.24 PM IST
Teaching up to class 5 in mother tongue, regional language: School principals have varied viewsAs per the new National Education Policy (NEP), the medium of instruction until at least class 5, but preferably till class 8 and beyond, w...
31 Jul, 2020, 11.11 AM IST
Women want to do more, but access to credit is still missing: Alka UpadhyayaAs per World Bank’s Findex data, 42% of women’s accounts are dormant, 23% are excluded from formal financial services and 35% are non dorma...
04 Mar, 2020, 06.57 PM IST