Medical tourism emerges as a huge money spinner
India is giving Thailand stiff competition in healthcare services for overseas patients with costs of surgery lower by over 30%, and in fact, cheapest in the entire Southeast Asia. Medical tourism is fast emerging as a big opportunity for India, with its low-cost advantage, high quality healthcare providers and an …
As new Gurgaon shines; rural areas left in dark
Two decades ago, nobody could have imagined that Gurgaon will turn into an eye-soothing landscape. The city, enshrined in the country's development story, has emerged as a leading IT and software hub of India. It has made strides in all areas, be it infrastructure creation, or power. Earlier, the district …
Valparai pinning hopes on tourism
With the tea industry facing a crisis for the past few years, Valparai town in the Anamalais is pinning its hopes on tourism. Thousands of estate workers have started moving to the plains and business activities have hit an all-time low. "We have a salubrious climate and various attractions in …
TN finalising master plan for Chennai
The Tamil Nadu Government is in the process of finalising a new master plan for Chennai, which will incorporate features to permit development of hotel projects in suitable locations, said the Chief Minister, Ms J. Jayalalithaa. Inaugurating the annual convention of the Federation of Hotels & Restaurants Association, she said …
Hitachi eyes Delhi monorail project
Japanese company Hitachi presented its bid for the Capital's monorail system Chief minister (CM) Sheila Dikshit has asked the company to conduct a technical feasibility study and present cost estimates for the project. Hitachi made it's presentation before Delhi government officials. The company's officials said that monorail similar to the …
3 states high agreement for highway upgradation
The National Highways Authority of India has signed three agreements for four-laning of nearly 200 km of highways on BOT (build, operate, transfer) basis in Maharashtra, Rajastan and Chhattisgarh at an investment of over Rs 1000 crore. The four-laning of the 100-km high traffic stretch between Vadape and Gonde in …
Water restructuring project to be completed soon
The Minister for Water Resources Anup Mishra reviewed the progress of Rs 1919 crore World Bank aided Water Restructuring Project. The Minsiter directed that every phase of the project should be completed within the stipulated time limit, as it is a time bound project. He said that in case of …
Water restructuring project to be completed soon
The Minister for Water Resources Anup Mishra reviewed the progress of Rs 1919 crore World Bank aided Water Restructuring Project. The Minsiter directed that every phase of the project should be completed within the stipulated time limit, as it is a time bound project. He said that in case of …
55 remote villages to be developed in Anantapur
Development of 55 remote and under-developed villages in the district will be taken up with the special funds to be released under the Remote Area Development Project. Proposals for the development and welfare works from the selected villages in 12 mandals will be submitted to the State Government by Octber …
Kerala not to permit reiver-linking project
Kerala Minister for Water Resources and Forests Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan has said the Union Government cannot take a unilateral decision on the proposed Pampa-Achencoil-Vaipar Link Project (PAVLP), which will have disastrous ecological impact in the State.
Bank of India to adopt 101 villages
The Bank of India will adopt 101 villages with a view to making them 'model' villages, said Mr P.L Gairola, Executive Director of the bank, here today. The bank plans to open branches in Sirsa, Kaithal, IMT Manesar and DLF Gurgaon. At the national level, the bank has a proposal …
Delhi monorail plans to take final shape on Friday
The Delhi government will discuss the floating of multimodal transport special purpose vehicle (SPV) on October 14 for the proposed elevated monorail system in the capital. The SPV will prepare the plan for the monorail system. The transport department, in alliance with its global consultant -Rites, will collect the raw …
Govt likely to synergise funds for better use of water resources
The government has plans to synergise allocations of funds made under different ministries and departments and eyes maximum recovery of operation and maintenance (O&M;) costs for water resources development and management. The centre is in consultation with the states for implementing these strategies for bringing 10 million hectare under assured …
Call to set up authority to monitor Master Plan
PHDCCI has called for setting up an implementation authority to carry out the objectives of Master Plan Delhi (MPD)-2021. In a representation to the Delhi Development Authority, PHDCCI said no provision has been made to make a specific authority responsible for implementing various provisions of the MPD in a time …
Rs 500 cr risk fund for rural housing proposed
The new National Urban Housing and Habitat Policy is set to recommend the setting up of a Rs 500 crore National Risk Fund by the government to mitigate the risk factors in the rural market. This will also encourage housing finance companies and banks to increase their lendings to rural …
World Bank to lend $4 bn to Indian water sector
World Bank has announced its decision to step up by five times its lending for water-related projects to $4 billion in the next four years. "The World Bank will increase water lending to India from $200 million a year to about $1 billion a year for the next four years', …
Cabinet puts off decision on urban mission plan
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) deferred a decision on the National Urban Renewal Mission by referring it to a Group of Ministers. The GoM will submit a report soon on finetuning the framework of the Mission and extending its tenure from five to seven years. In its present …
Govt puts urban mission on hold
The Union cabinet deferred a decision on the ambitious National Urban Renewal Mission (NURM) for improving infrastructure in 60 cities, including the metros. The decision was understood to have been taken on account of differences in approach and caution about investing Rs 1,00,000 crore on urban development so soon after …
