Japan’s huge infra investment in N-E
New Delhi: Japan has huge investment in infrastructure projects in the Northeast and is collaborating with several States in the region in areas like forest, sewerage and disaster management, the Centre said on Wednesday. The issue was discussed threadbare when a delegation led by Japanese Ambassador Satoshi Suzuki called on Union Minister for Development of North Eastern Region Jitendra Singh, an official statement said.
Govt to unveil action plan to boost economy
New Delhi: The Government will unveil its “plan of action” to boost the economy in the Union Budget to be presented on February 1, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said asserting that economic fundamentals remain very strong.
43 flights screened for novel coronavirus
New Delhi: A total of 43 flights and 9,156 passengers were screened for novel coronavirus till Tuesday at the seven identified airports including Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata, Union Health Ministry said on Wednesday. Till now, no cases have been detected through these screening efforts, the Ministry added.
MoRD signs MoU with Bill Gates Foundation
New Delhi: The Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana — National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM), for furthering their mutual objectives of strengthening grassroots institutions of the rural poor.
CBI arrests 2 engineers for taking bribe
New Delhi: The CBI on Wednesday arrested an assistant garrison engineer and a junior engineer from the Garrison Engineer’s office in Dehradun for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 40,000 for clearing bills.