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Mumbai: Mumbai's ambitious pod taxi project in the Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) is set to redefine urban mobility in one of the city's busiest commercial hubs, promising faster, seamless and technology-driven commuting for thousands of daily travellers. Planned as India's first automated pod taxi network, the project, officially termed the Automated Rapid Transit System (ARTS), will run along an approximately 8-9 km elevated corridor connecting Bandra and Kurla stations via BKC. The system will f ...Read More >
BENGALURU: The Karnataka government's Public-Private Partnership (PPP) dialysis programme received a boost with the introduction of an AI-enabled monitoring system aimed at improving patient safety and treatment quality. Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao said the initiative would enhance clinical oversight and bring public dialysis services on par with private healthcare standards. The system, introduced by NephroPlus at KC General Hospital in Bengaluru, enables real-time tracking of critical di ...Read More >
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], April 2 (ANI): Sharp exchanges, pointed questions, and even a touch of humour defined the Himachal Pradesh Assembly as members debated the ambitious ₹3,500 crore expansion of Gaggal Airport in Kangra district on Thursday. The legislators across party lines pressed the government on land acquisition, rehabilitation, and regional connectivity in the region. The issue was raised through a Legislative Question by BJP MLA Pawan Kajal, who flagged concerns about 80 ...Read More >
Shimla, Apr 2 (PTI) Himachal Pradesh Assembly on Thursday witnessed a minor argument between the ruling party and the opposition during the Question Hour, after the speaker disallowed the leader of the opposition to ask a supplementary question. As Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu was answering a question related to the expansion of Gaggal Airport in Kangra, Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Jai Ram Thakur rose to ask a supplementary question. Speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania remarked that 20 m ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Apr 2 (PTI) The introduction of an AI-enabled monitoring system will significantly enhance patient safety and treatment quality under Karnataka's public-private partnership dialysis programme, Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao said on Thursday. Launching the AI-based smart monitoring system at KC General Hospital in Bengaluru, the minister said such technological innovations bring dialysis services delivered under the PPP model on par with private healthcare standards. "The introduct ...Read More >
Mumbai : For travellers rushing through departures, a forgotten charger, a quick snack or even a bottle of water can now be a tap away. Adani Airport Holdings Limited (AAHL), India's largest private airport operator, in partnership with Blinkit, India's leading quick commerce platform, has launched India's first in-terminal quick commerce service at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA), Mumbai. The service is now live at Terminal 2, domestic departures, bringing app-based d ...Read More >
BENGALURU: The Cubbon Park police arrested a 26-year-old man from Jharkhand and his four juvenile accomplices for stealing several mobile phones during the IPL match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on March 28. They recovered 21 mobile phones estimated to cost around Rs 18 lakh from them. The 26-year-old has been identified as Shubham Kumar from Sahibganj in Jharkhand. The five accused, wearing team jerseys, entered the stadi ...Read More >
At least 30 phones have been reported stolen so far, said DCP (Central Division) Akshay Hakay. Bengaluru: The Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) fans, who had come to watch the opening IPL match, were met with disappointment after their phones were stolen from amid massive crowds at and around the M Chinnaswamy stadium. According to police and multiple victim accounts, the thefts largely occurred inside the stadium stands during peak crowd movement, particularly i ...Read More >
It started with small, almost routine moments. A spectator stepped away from his seat near the P-3 stand water counter at M Chinnaswamy Stadium during the IPL match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad on March 28. Minutes later, he realised his iPhone 14 Pro Max was missing. "It happened around 9.30-10 pm. I stepped out to get a bottle of water, and when I came back, my phone was gone. Around me, several others were reporting the same," said the spectator. Among them wa ...Read More >
Hyderabad/New Delhi: Union Coal Minister Kishan Reddy assured the Rajya Sabha that India's coal sector remains resilient despite global geopolitical tensions. Responding to unstarred questions, he emphasised that domestic production has crossed one billion tonnes for the second consecutive year, ensuring energy security and minimising dependence on imports. With 165 million tonnes of coal stock at mines and 54 million tonnes at thermal power plants, an uninterrupted supply to power and industria ...Read More >
Navi Mumbai, March 30: The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) on Monday presented its budget for the financial year 2026-27, with Standing Committee Chairman Ashok Patil tabling estimates of Rs 6,704.43 crore in receipts and Rs 6,689.43 crore in expenditure before the general body for approval. Financial estimates and balances The civic body has projected a closing balance of Rs 15 crore, with an opening balance of Rs 1,265.83 crore carried forward into the new financial year. Alongside ...Read More >
Appointed CEO in 2020, Schnellmann has overseen the Jewar airport's development through multiple phases As the Noida International Airport prepares for its inauguration on Saturday, all eyes are on Christoph Schnellmann, the Swiss aviation executive leading one of India's most ambitious airport projects. From Zurich to Jewar Schnellmann brings decades of global aviation experience to the role. Before taking charge as CEO of Noida International Airport (NIA), he was associated with Flughafen Z ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): India's Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) is expanding into states and strengthening its public-private partnership model to boost women-led development, as it builds on its original mandate of bridging information gaps and moves into emerging areas such as artificial intelligence, Anna Roy, Principal Economic Advisor to NITI Aayog and Mission Director of WEP told ANI on Wednesday. "When it was established and launched on the International Women's Day ( ...Read More >
The political face-off over the Chandrababu Naidu government's move to develop medical colleges under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model has escalated into a full-blown political war between the ruling NDA and the YSR Congress party. While the YSRCP launched protests across the state and collected 1 crore signatures against the PPP move, TDP MP raised strong counterarguments in Parliament on Monday. Former Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy is scheduled to submit the signatures to the ...Read More >
Amravathi/Hyderabad, Dec 17 (Maxim News): Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday defended the decision to develop medical colleges under the Public Private Partnership mode, saying it will ensure efficient services. Here To Join Us On WhatsApp Speaking at the fifth collectors conference at the secretariat here, the Chief Minister addressed the politically sensitive issue of developing 10 medical colleges under the PPP model, a move vehemently opposed by the YS Jagan Mohan Reddy-led ...Read More >
Bengaluru Airport Parking Rules: Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) has introduced new parking rules at Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport, in an effort to curb traffic congestion, unsafe halts, and confusion at the kerbside. However, the changes have drawn strong criticism from both passengers and cab drivers. While passengers complain that the new system forces them to walk long distances with their luggage, cab drivers have expressed their discontent by planning a protes ...Read More >
VIJAYAWADA: Health Minister Satya Kumar Yadav has strongly criticised the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP), alleging that its one-crore signature campaign against the government's Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model for medical colleges had turned into a 'drama marked by meaningless scribbles.' Speaking to the media at the State Secretariat on Tuesday, the Minister said the coalition government decided to run ten new medical colleges under the PPP model to improve public healthcare and ensure bett ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Hundreds of taxi drivers staged a protest near Sadahalli toll plaza on the Bengaluru-Hyderabad highway Tuesday morning, demanding rollback of the parking and pick-up rules for pre-booked private cabs at Kempegowda International Airport (KIA).They alleged that the "skewed" policy -- which seems to unduly favour app-based aggregators -- is negatively impacting the livelihood of 30,000 independent and traditional taxi drivers, who have been servicing the airport for decades, including th ...Read More >
The decision was taken at the cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. The CM posted on X, "In order to bring Bihar into the league of developed states, we have decided to implement Saat Nishchay-3 programme for the coming five years 2025-2030." He said that Saat Nischay-3 includes - double employment, double income; prosperous industries, empowered Bihar; prosperity of the state through progress in agriculture; bright future through quality education; accessible healthcare, sec ...Read More >
Patna: CM Nitish Kumar on Tuesday announced the implementation of the 'Saat Nischay 3.0' (Seven Resolves-3.0) programme for 2025-30, aimed at bringing Bihar into the category of developed states.Announcing the details, Nitish said his govt has set a target to secure at least Rs 50 lakh crore in private investment over the next five years. "Since our govt was formed on Nov 24, 2005, there has been rule of law in the state, and work has been carried out continuously for 20 years for the developmen ...Read More >
Hamirpur, (HP) Dec 16 (PTI) Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) has become the first state transport undertaking in the country to introduce the 'National Common Mobility Card' facility, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh said on Tuesday. Sukhu, while flagging off the Nadaun-Hamirpur-Ghumarwin-Delhi Volvo (luxury) bus service of the HRTC, said with this card, passengers can travel across the country, including in the Delhi Metro, Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) buses, in Haryana Roadways ...Read More >
Patna, Dec 16 (PTI) The Nitish Kumar government on Tuesday approved the 'Saat Nishchay-3' programme to bring Bihar into the category of most developed states. The decision was taken at the cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. The CM posted on X, "Saat Nishchay-1 (2015-20) and Saat Nishchay-2 (2020-25) were based on the concept of development with justice and the third edition is the continuation of the same." He said that the programme includes double employment, double inco ...Read More >
Patna: The Nitish Kumar government on Tuesday approved the 'Saat Nishchay-3' programme to bring Bihar into the category of most developed states. The decision was taken at the cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.The CM posted on X, "Saat Nishchay-1 (2015-20) and Saat Nishchay-2 (2020-25) were based on the concept of development with justice and the third edition is the continuation of the same."He said that Saat Nischay-3 includes double employment, double income; prosperous ...Read More >
Patna (Bihar) [India], December 16 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday announced the 7 Nischay-3 program, set to be implemented in Bihar. This is the third instalment in the program. The first instalment of 7 Nischay was completed between 2015 to 2020, and 7 Nischay-2 was completed between 2020 to 2025. Also Read | Delhi-Agra Expressway Accident: PM Narendra Modi Announces INR 2 Lakh Ex Gratia for Families of Victims. Taking it to X, the Bihar CM wrote, "Since our government w ...Read More >
Vijayawada: Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu on Monday launched a sharp political attack on the previous YSRCP government, accusing it of hatching a "big conspiracy" in the name of three capitals and leaving Andhra Pradesh without a functional capital, while asserting that his government has restored Amaravati's primacy. Addressing the Amarajeevi Potti Sriramulu Self-Sacrifice Day programme at Tummalapalli Kalakshetram here, Naidu said the three-capitals proposal had pushed the state into ...Read More >
Pune: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday announced that Pune's Kondhwa area will soon be connected to the city's Metro network, improving connectivity with other parts of the city. He also assured that the long-pending Katraj-Kondhwa road project would be completed at the earliest. Fadnavis said approval has been granted for the Shivajinagar-Yewalewadi Metro corridor, while the Swargate-Katraj Metro line will be extended up to Kondhwa. The proposed corridor, for which a detailed project ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, Dec 15: Minister of Science & Technology Dr Jitendra Singh today introduced the landmark Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India Bill, 2025 , that is "SHANTI" Bill 2025, in Parliament on Monday. The Bill aims to repeal both the Atomic Energy Act, 1962 and the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, 2010 and open India's highly restricted nuclear power sector to private participation. Last week, the Union Cabinet gave nod to the landmark atomic ...Read More >
Lower battery storage tariffs seen boosting renewable integration; govt outlines global partnerships. The cost of battery energy storage systems (BESS) in India has declined sharply, with tariffs discovered through competitive bidding falling to as low as Rs 2.1 per unit (kWh), the government said in Parliament on Monday, signalling a major improvement in the economics of renewable power integration. In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, the Ministry of Power said that earlier battery storage ...Read More >
Vijayawada, Dec 15 (PTI) Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Monday paid tribute to Potti Sriramulu, who sacrificed his life for the formation of the separate state of Andhra Pradesh, during a meeting here marking his death anniversary. Naidu hailed Sriramulu for his fight against British colonial rule and for the self-respect of the Telugu people. "Sriramulu fought for the independence of the country and later for the self-respect of the Telugu people," Naidu said, adding that Andhra Prades ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 15 (PTI) Batter energy storage system (BESS) cost has fallen steeply to Rs 2.1 per unit from about Rs 10.18 per unit discovered through tariff-based competitive bidding during 2022-23, Parliament was informed on Monday. The cost of BESS discovered through tariff-based competitive bidding during 2022-23 was about Rs 10.18/kWh, if the storage is used for two cycles daily, a power ministry statement said. According to the statement, the cost of BESS discovered through competitive b ...Read More >
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