Thanks to diverse cargo growth along with arrival of additional cargo, Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port (SMP) of Kolkata has handled record Carto Traffic during April 2022 to January 2023. P. L. Haranadh, Chairman, Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata informed SMP, Kolkata handled rail-borne traffic of 28.823 MT (KDS-4.92 MT, HDC-23.903 MT) compared to 24.974 MT…
The Food Corporation of India (FCI) sold out 3.85 LMT wheat through e-auction with aim to address the rising price of wheat flour all across the country. The FCI generated Rs. 901 Cr through the e-auction. The Govt. of India has revised the price of wheat to Rs 21.50/Kg with instructions that sale of wheat…
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has come out with Consultation Paper on Introduction of Digital Connectivity Infrastructure Provider Authorization under Unified License (UL). Digital infrastructure and services are emerging increasingly as critical determinants of a country’s growth as well-being and key enablers. Significantly contributing to economic development, a robust Digital Connectivity Infrastructure (DCI)…
Direct Tax collections up to 10th February, 2023 continue to register steady growth. The gross Direct Tax collections up to February 10 has been Rs. 15.67 lakh crore and it’s 24.09% higher than the tax collected during the corresponding period last year. The growth rate in terms of gross revenue collection for Corporate Income Tax…
Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs, Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep S Puri has announced that the Global Biofuel Alliance is one of the priorities under India’s G20 Presidency. India, Brazil, and the United States will lead biofuel producers and consumers and work jointly to forge alliance with interested countries for the development of a…
The budget 2023-24 has seven priorities called ‘Saptarishi’ and these include: inclusive development, infrastructure, investment, unleashing the potential, reaching the last mile, unleashing the potential, youth power, financial sector and green growth. • In order to boost availability of disease-free clean planting material to achieve high-value horticultural crops atmanirbhar clean plant program with an outlay…
Over the last few years, Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) through FASTag has witnessed constant growth. In December 2022, the average daily toll collection through FASTag on NH fee plazas was Rs 134.44 crore. It was on 24th December 2022 that the single day highest collection reached Rs 144.19 crore. The collection in comparison to 2021,…
In the two-and-a-half years of Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) implementation the agriculture sector has witnessed more than Rs.30,000 crore. The amount was provided for agriculture infrastructure sector together with a sanctioned Rs.15,000 crore amount under AIF. Launched in 2020, Agriculture Infra Fund (AIF) is a financing facility intended for the creation of the infrastructure for…
A national level Inter-University Research and Innovation festival “Shodh Shikhar 2023” is all set to be hosted by Rabindranath Tagore University (RNTU) from the AISECT Group . The festival aims to boost the research talent and the innovation towards national development. The students interested to participate in this can visit the website: www.shodhshikhar-agu.aisect.org for registrations…
The Network Planning Group (NPG) in its 41st session held in New Delhi, evaluated and recommended three projects comprising the creation of multi-modal logistics park facilities, intermodal infrastructure and terminal infrastructure related to railways and roadways. The meeting witnessed participation of the senior officials deliberating on new rail connectivity projects between Barejadi Nandej to Sanand…
