In an aim to further enhance the significance and need to maintain River Ganga, the government of India has approved Namami Gange Mission-II, till 2026, with a financial allocation of Rs 22,500 crore.

This budget includes the project expenditure for existing liabilities amounting to Rs 11,225 crore, and additional Rs 11,275 crore financial allocations for new interventions through the mission.

A total of 409 projects have been taken up at an estimated cost of Rs 32,912 crore till 31 December 2022. Out of this, 232 projects are complete and made operational.

A total of 177 sewerage infrastructure projects have been taken up at a cost of Rs 26,673 crore for creating a capacity of 5,269.87 million litres per day (MLD) for sewage treatment plants (STP) and laying of around 5,213 km sewerage network.
#Water #Rivers #Environment #Infra

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Land mapping surveys using #drones have been completed in 2.15 lakh villages, facilitating the preparation of over 1 crore property cards as on 2022, the government said in the Economic Survey 2023 released on January 31. #Reforms

https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/budget/economic-survey-2023-drones-helped-in-creation-of-over-1-crore-property-cards-in-65000-villages-9971041.html

First Look of Shree Sarveshvar Mahadev... 🙏🏻 Sursagar Lake, Vadodara, Gujarat - India. World's first Gold idol of Bholenath..

North India's first nuclear power plant is coming up in Gorakhpur, Haryana, about 150 km north of the national capital, said Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday.
#Infra #Energy
https://livemint.com/industry/energy/northern-india-s-first-nuclear-plant-to-come-up-in-haryana-s-gorakhpur-jitendra-singh-11676717190746.html

Jindal Group lays foundation stone for their New Steel Processing unit in Pulwama - "The heart of Kashmir" #MakeInIndia

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/in-the-heart-of-kashmir-sajjan-jindal-tweets-pics-of-jsw-steel-project-in-jammu-and-kashmir-3792603

Remembering a great leader who is an inspiration for his bravery and nationalism.

Wishing everyone a very happy Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti!

#India

"The Delhi Metro will install the i-ATS system for operations on other corridors and the upcoming independent corridors of the Phase – 4 Project as well. The Preventive Maintenance modules will also be introduced in the Phase 4 corridors using i-ATS" #Metro #MakeInIndia

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Kanpur based MKU, a leading defence and homeland security company, and French Dassault Aviation have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the sidelines of the recently concluded Aero India 2023.

Under this agreement the two companies will be working together to identify and explore opportunities in defence and security both in India and also internationally leveraging their expertise and experience.

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Air India SATS will set up an integrated multimodal cargo hub at the upcoming Jewar airport in Uttar Pradesh in partnership with Zurich Airport, Tata Group Chairman N Chandrasekaran said on Friday #Aviation #Infra

https://www.outlookindia.com/business/-air-india-sats-zurich-airport-to-build-integrated-multimodal-cargo-hub-at-jewar-news-261087

Kalyani Strategic Systems Limited (KSSL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bharat Forge, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Rolls-Royce Marine North America to develop naval propulsion systems for the Indian market.
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The agreement includes a partnership between KSSL and Rolls-Royce for the licensed manufacturing, design and development, pre-sales and sales support, installation, testing, commissioning, and aftermarket services and support of the propulsion systems. #MakeInIndia #Defence

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Operation Dost: Final NDRF team returns from Turkey

Around 50,000 people dead in Turkey and Syria

#ForeignAffairs

Pak defence minister: Pakistan is not about to default, Pakistan has already defaulted. #IndianSubcontinent

TCS not considering layoffs, hiring impacted employees from startups #Jobs

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Liger Mobility showcased India's first self-balancing scooter in January! #EV #Startups

https://t.co/42YRhpTVF0

#Defence #ForeignAffairs

🇮🇷 Iran enriches uranium at 84%, just 6% below nuclear weapon level of 90% - Bloomberg report

#Geopolitics
Source 👇

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-02-19/iran-nuclear-inspectors-detect-uranium-enriched-to-84-purity

By 2026, Indian industry will be able to manufacture solar modules worth 100 gigawatts (GW) annually, and help the country be a net exporter of solar power. This would significantly aid India’s target of installing 500 GW of electricity capacity from non-fossil sources by 2030, Bhupinder Bhalla, Secretary, Ministry for New and Renewable Energy, told.

#India #Energy #Economy

https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/india-to-be-net-exporter-of-solar-modules-by-2026-says-ministry-for-new-and-renewable-energy-official/article66528527.ece

Homegrown #telecom gear and hardware maker VVDN Technologies on Friday said it has expanded with a new factory in Tamil Nadu’s Pollachi, and a dedicated antenna manufacturing and assembly facility in Manesar, Haryana.

#MakeInIndia
https://telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com/amp/news/vvdn-commits-to-investing-100-mn-for-manufacturing-expansion-in-india/98002754