A flagship programme under the state’s 5T initiative, foundation of the Rs 6,225 crore project was laid on 1 January. Odisha govt has set a four-year deadline to complete Line 1.
Report by IIT-Delhi & Infravision Foundation also found that Delhi metro ridership was equal to 47% of projected ridership as against 25-30% for other operational metro rail networks.
Lack of planning & absence of regulations dissuading use of privately-owned vehicles in cities are some of the important factors responsible for slow implementation of the policy in cities.
Urban affairs ministry officials say guidelines for standardisation will 'not be binding' on metro corporations & norms for electro-mechanical components in 'advanced stages'.
House panel last yr flagged that almost all metro networks are in losses. Centre has received 21 proposals & approved 2, is working on guidelines to standardise construction & lower cost.
Two trains collided on Metro Line 3 in Mexico City Saturday between La Raza and Potrero stations, El Universal reported citing the head of government of Mexico City Claudia Sheinbaum.
Speaking virtually at a BJP mayors’ conference in Gujarat, the Prime Minister also lauded the fact that the metro network in the country had more than tripled since BJP came to power in 2014.
Union housing ministry is studying proposals for Metro Lite & Metro Neo projects from Nashik, Gorakhpur and Delhi before taking it to the cabinet for final approval.
The issue of inequality has assumed the blazing limelight at a time when inequality in India is said to be higher than it was in the British Raj. It's a ripe situation for half-truths and incendiary statements.
Speaking at launch of economist Surjit Bhalla’s book, S Jaishankar also highlights Gen Z’s engagement with ‘reel culture’, which has 'promoted awareness, created interest in many subjects'.
Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.
A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.
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