New Delhi: The number of LPG connections for household kitchens in the country has more than doubled to 32.83 crore, as of November 1, 2024, from 14.52 crore in 2014, according to the year-end review of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas released on Tuesday. As many as 10.33 crore LPG connections have been … Read more
New Delhi: A total of 16.15 lakh electric vehicles (EVs) have been incentivised under the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles in India (FAME India)-II scheme, the government said on Thursday. It includes 14.27 lakh electric two-wheelers (e-2Ws), 1.59 lakh e-3Ws, 22,548 e-4Ws and 5,131 e-buses. Additionally, 10,985 EV public charging stations … Read more
New Delhi: The Centre plans to construct additional two crore rural houses during FY2024-25 to FY 2028-29 under the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) flagship scheme that is being implemented to provide “housing for all” in the country, according to the year-end review of the Ministry of Rural Development released on Tuesday. As on December … Read more
New Delhi: Under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban (PMAY-U) a total of 1.18 crore houses have been sanctioned by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), out of which 1.14 crore have been grounded and 88.32 lakh are completed/delivered to the beneficiaries including homeless across the country, the Parliament was informed on Thursday. … Read more
New Delhi: NITI Aayog on Thursday released a comprehensive report on the crucial role of secure, affordable, flexible, and efficient (S.A.F.E.) accommodations for industrial workers in boosting India’s manufacturing sector. India is poised to elevate its manufacturing sector’s contribution to GDP from the current 17 per cent to 25 percent as part of its long-term … Read more
Two Brockton brothers are accused of simulating a bank robbery scenario Tuesday as an excuse for the one who worked in the Boston bank to take $200,000 from the vault. “We’ve seen time and time again employees hatching what they think is a clever plan to steal from their workplace, and then we see those … Read more
