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Centre to award new road projects on PPP, hybrid model: Gadkari

In the hybrid model for road projects, along with providing all the approvals and clearances, the government will share 40 percent of the cost and the remaining will be contributed by the developer

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LED lights to help India save $2billion: Goyal

The plan is to cut down energy demand by nearly 10,000 MW in peak hours by changing to LED lights in street and homes by 2019, says Power, Coal & MNRE Minister

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UD Ministry wants revenue share from GST pie

The Urban Development Ministry has asked for a specific share of revenues from the proposed Goods and Services Tax (GST) for the urban local bodies in different states to improve their dismal financial condition

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Govt inks $400m loan pact with World Bank for TN project

The total size of the project is $600m, of which $400m would be financed through the World Bank arm - the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

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Smart Cities Mission: Policy Roadmap from Vision to Reality

The core objective function of the Smart Cities Mission will be to create a policy and regulatory design that dynamically sets nation-wide standards on urban living

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Maha cabinet approves policy on renewable energy

Maharashtra Cabinet has approved a composite policy on renewable energy, setting a target of achieving 14,400 MW of installed capacity in a period of five years along with attracting an investment of Rs one lakh crore

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Maha District Collectors to facilitate transfer of land

With the decentralisation of power to transfer land, Collectors and Revenue Commissioners can now transfer land worth Rs 2.5 lakh and Rs 12.50 lakh, respectively, in Maharashtra

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Internet of Things market to triple to $1.7 trillion by 2020: IDC

The new report by International Data Corporation (IDC), is one of the three recently-published reports defining the Internet of Things market and identifying opportunities in the IoT ecosystem

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AP cabinet approves constitution of Economic Development Board

Economic Development Board, to be constituted by the Andhra Pradesh government, aims at attracting approximately Rs 2 lakh crore investment into the state in the next five years

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Crowdsourced PMO Mobile App features finalised

The campaign will now move to Phase Two, the wireframe phase, where teams can submit mock-ups and designs based on the blueprint highlighting the features of the app that will allow citizens to engage with the Prime Minister's Office

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