Infrastructure
Government sanctions a major power transmission scheme for Arunachal Pradesh & Sikkim to bring them fully into the grid The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, approved the Comprehensive Scheme for Strengthening of Transmission & Distribution (T&D) Systems (CSST&DS) in Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim at an 
Priority to Coastal Vessels New Guidelines have been issued under which Major Ports will have to give priority berthing to dry bulk/general cargo coastal vessels irrespective of the origin and final destination of the cargo. The
Railways’ Revenue Earnings up by 12.53 Percent During April 2014 - August 2014 The total approximate earnings of Indian Railways on originating basis during 1st April 2014 to 31st August 2014 were Rs. 61324.64 crore compared to Rs. 54496.73 crore during the same period last year
Oil and Gas Discoveries Under NELPGovernment has so far awarded a total of 282 exploration blocks (28 under Pre-NELP and 254 under NELP) in on land and offshore areas of the country. Out of these, 131 exploration blocks have been awar
Financial Performance of Railways in 2013-14 The Minister of Railways Shri D. V. Sadananda Gowda, while presenting the Railway Budget for 2014-15 in Parliament on 8th July,2014, said that the financial position of Railways has undergone a change
Government of India announced the guidelines for extension of validity of Industrial License through a press note on 2 July,2014Guidelines for Extension of validity of Industrial License
Note:-These guidelines are applicable for extension of validity of Industrial license in cases where the license holder has not commenced 
Government Approves Rs. 12,500 Crore Transmission Projects In a bid to fast track building of high capacity inter-state transmission lines, the Ministry of Power has approved 9 new projects with an aggregate cost of over Rs.12,500 crore.These transmissio
Commodity-Wise Freight Revenue by Railways goes up by 7.05 Per Cent During April-May 2014The Indian Railways have generated Rs. 16405.26 crore of revenue earnings from commodity-wise freight traffic during April-May 2014 as compared to Rs. 15324.25 crore during the corresponding period la
Storage Position of Water in Important Reservoirs in the Country as on June 05, 2014 Live storage available in 85 important reservoirs spread all over the country as on June 05, 2014 was 42.148 BCM which is 27% of total live storage capacity of these reservoirs. Th
Government abolishes all GoMs and EGoMs for greater accountability and empowermentIn a major move to empower the Ministries and Departments, the Prime Minister today decided to abolish all the existing nine Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoMs) and twenty-one Groups of Ministers (Go
Oil and GasDiesel Under-Recovery decreases to Rs 2.80/litre for the fortnight commencing 02.06.2014
Combined Daily Under-Recovery on sale of Diesel, PDS Kerosene and Domestic LPG is Rs 262 crore with effect fro
Declaration of about 7,200 kms State Roads as new National HighwaysThe Union Cabinet gave its approval for declaration of about 7,200 kms of State Roads as new National Highways (NHs). Keeping in view the estimated allocations likely to be made available for dev
Operation, Management and Transfer of Six Airports through PPPFollowing the Inter-Ministerial Task Force recommendations for Operation, Management and Development of select airports on Public Private Partnership (PPP) basis, the Request For Qualification (RFQ) f