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First phase of Chennai metro flagged off
The first phase of the much-anticipated, multi-crore Chennai Metro Rail was flagged off by Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, with the inaugural service steered by a woman driver
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Beat traffic with Google Maps in 12 Indian cities, national highways
With the new traffic layer option on Google Maps, commuters can see real-time traffic information on routes, mapped out in different colors, indicating the different speed of traffic on roads
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Delhi Budget: Subsidies, saplings for cleaner Delhi
The Delhi Government has proposed subsidy on battery operated two and four wheelers, a Treatment Storage and Disposal Facility for disposal of hazardous waste and plantation of 12 lakh saplings by all concerned government agencies for a cleaner Delhi
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50 nations, including India, sign agreement on China-led AIIB
The agreement for Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, designed to finance infrastructure construction in the continent, specifies members’ shares, governance structure and policy-making mechanism
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Indian solar power equipment market to cross $4 bn by 2020: Report
According to TechSci Research, growing demand for renewable sources of energy, increasing technological advancements and favorable government incentives will drive India's solar equipment market through 2020
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Delhi govt to set up DUDA for execution of projects
To avoid multiplicity of agencies, the Delhi Government proposes to set up the Delhi Urban Development Agency to work as central agency for execution of developmental projects and maintenance of public assets
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Seven crore LED bulbs to be distributed to domestic consumers in Maharashtra
As part of energy conservation, the Maharashtra Government has set a target of distributing seven crore LED bulbs to domestic consumers in the next one year
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Prime Minister to launch Digital India Week on July 1
The government is expecting investments to the tune of billions of dollars during the launch of Digital India week where the Prime Minister Narendra Modi will also unveil various government schemes like Digital Locker, e-eduction and e-health
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DDA signs MoU with NBCC for Lake project; to build cycle park
Delhi Development Authority, which will undertake the Lake View redevelopment project in east Delhi with National Buildings Construction Corporation, has announced its twin projects of transforming Dwarka into a smart sub-city and setting up a first-of-its- kind adventure cycle park in the city
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Baton of urban transformation passed on to States: Naidu
Minister of Urban Development and Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation has urged the State Governments to strengthen Urban Local Bodies by transferring funds and functionaries and enhancing their administrative, planning and technical capacities
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