A flyover sliced through the balcony of a Nagpur resident. A railway overbridge in Bhopal had nearly 90-degree turns. And a bridge in Pune collapsed under the weight of tourists.
Twelve people died in the Gambhira bridge collapse on Thursday. But incidents like this have been happening for years, pointing to a larger problem plaguing our infrastructure projects.
India's record on stampedes is bleak. Even with repeated occurrences and deaths, there has been no significant shift in the public administration’s approach to crowd control.
Urban Infrastructure Development Fund aims to help bridge gap in essential services in Tier-2 & 3 cities. Till Dec 1st week, 'project proposals worth roughly Rs 650 cr' submitted for 2023-24.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said it was time to move forward with the mantra of ‘minimum environment degradation, maximum national security, maximum welfare’.
In a meeting with PM Modi, the ADB president announced the 'multifaceted' support for the country over 5 years for an infrastructural push, including a connectivity plan among others.
We are in the middle of an incredible infrastructure-building spree that occurs once in several generations in most countries, and we must keep it going.
Sometimes, we end up embroidering the truth as we overthink and overanalyse a fastidious lady’s personal wardrobe preferences for significant occasions.
Two sides also announce signing of a Security & Defence Partnership, launch negotiations for an intelligence sharing agreement & explore India’s addition to Horizon Europe programme.
Overall, President Droupadi Murmu has approved Gallantry awards to 70 armed forces personnel, including six posthumous, on the eve of 77th Republic Day.
No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.
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