Madhya Pradesh
Promotion of Water Transport
Promotion of Water Transport The Government undertakes studies on Inland/ National Waterways (NWs) from time to time. Some of the recent studies are as follows: i) Under the Jal Marg Vikas Project...
Development of Inland Waterways in Goa
Development of Inland Waterways in Goa Six waterways in Goa have been declared as National Waterways (NWs) under the National Waterways Act, 2016. These are : Mandovi River (NW-68) – from Bridge at...
Plan to Expand Coastal Shipping
The Government has plans to increase the share of coastal shipping in modal cargo mix to 10% by 2020 from the current share so as to reduce the overdependence on...
Strengthening Capacity of Chennai Port Trust
Chennai Port Trust is taking several initiatives to strengthen its capacity and gear itself up to face competition from other ports. The Major activities being undertaken/ proposed include the following...
Expansion of Visakhapatnam Port
Expansion of Visakhapatnam Port Visakhapatnam Port has taken significant steps to increase its capacity. These include construction of new berths and terminals , modernising berths with state of the art loading/unloading...
Shri Nitin Gadkari takes a road trip from San Francisco to Los Angeles: experiences latest techniques in highway engineering and road safety
Shri Nitin Gadkari takes a road trip from San Francisco to Los Angeles: experiences latest techniques in highway engineering and road safety Minister of Road Transport, Highways & Shipping Shri Nitin...
Funds For Road Safety
Funds For Road Safety The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is primarily responsible for development and maintenance of National Highways (NHs). Apart from this, the Ministry also allocates funds to...
Use of Municipal Solid Waste for Construction of NHS
Use of Municipal Solid Waste for Construction of NHS National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is likely to utilise Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) from nearby site in Gazipur, East Delhi for...
Steps to Tackle Vehicular Pollution
Steps to Tackle Vehicular Pollution The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has taken the following steps to tackle the problem of vehicular pollution: I.Introduction of alternate fuels:- Flex Fuel ethanol notified vide G.S.R....
Steps to Reduce Road Accidents
Steps to Reduce Road Accidents During the year 2015, 5.01 lakhs road accidents were reported in India out of which 1.46 lakhs caused deaths. The cause of road accidents along with...
Installation of Safety Devices on Public Transport Vehicles
Installation of Safety Devices on Public Transport Vehicles The Government of India has issued draft notification number G.S.R. 478(E) dated 2nd May 2016, regarding fitment of Vehicle Location Tracking Device, CCTV...
Auction of Discovered Small Fields of Oil and Gas
Auction of Discovered Small Fields of Oil and Gas The Minister of State (I/C) for Petroleum & Natural Gas Shri Dharmendra Pradhan informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply today...
Criteria for LPG Distributorships
Criteria for LPG Distributorships The Minister of State (I/C) for Petroleum & Natural Gas Shri Dharmendra Pradhan informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply today that recently, the Government has...
India’s Gas Share is 6.5% Country’s Fuel Basket
India’s Gas Share is 6.5% Country’s Fuel Basket The Minister of State (I/C) for Petroleum & Natural Gas Shri Dharmendra Pradhan informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply today that...
Bonded Labour
Bonded Labour The Bonded Labour System has been abolished by law throughout the country with effect from 25th October, 1975 under the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Ordinance which was replaced by the...
शासकीय अस्पतालों के शिशु वार्ड में कम होगी पलंग की ऊँचाई
भोपाल : सोमवार, जुलाई 18, 2016, 16:17 IST लोक स्वास्थ्य एवं परिवार कल्याण मंत्री श्री रुस्तम सिंह ने सभी शासकीय अस्पताल में भर्ती होने वाले बच्चों के लिये पलंग की ऊँचाई...
कूलर, जल-भराव में तेल डालकर नष्ट करें डेंगू-मलेरिया लार्वा
13 लाख 70 हजार मेडीकेटेड मच्छरदानी का होगा वितरण स्वास्थ्य मंत्री श्री रुस्तम सिंह ने दिये डेंगू-मलेरिया उन्मुख जिलों की वीडियो-कान्फ्रेंसिंग में निर्देश भोपाल : सोमवार, जुलाई 18, 2016, 16:11 IST डेंगू-मलेरिया का...
श्रीमती गंगा उईके राज्य महिला आयोग की सदस्य नियुक्त
भोपाल : सोमवार, जुलाई 18, 2016, 15:45 IST राज्य शासन ने श्रीमती गंगा उईके को राज्य महिला आयोग का सदस्य नियुक्त किया है। बैतूल जिले के ग्राम भौरा निवासी श्रीमती उईके...
Cooking cost under the Mid Day Meal Scheme
Cooking cost under the Mid Day Meal Scheme The Mid Day Meal Scheme is implemented in partnership with States/UTs. As per the Scheme, the Central Government provides food grains at the...
Autonomous status to colleges which have been granted the highest grade
Autonomous status to colleges which have been granted the highest grade The University Grants Commission(UGC) has informed that it has decided, in its 514th meeting, held on 12th April, 2016, to grant autonomous...