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Government to approve policy on 100 GW solar power soon

With the aim of achieving the energy generation target of 175 GW by 2022 from renewable sources, the government has already approved 19 solar power parks

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Maharashtra begins digitisation of land records

Under the National Land Record Modernisation Programme, the state government has started the digitisation in all 358 talukas of the state

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Malaysian team to visit India to explore road projects

A Malaysian team is visiting India for discussions about modalities of procurement and participation in the bidding process for highway projects

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PPP projects got Rs 596.39 crore as VGF in 2014-15

Under the Viability Gap Funding (VGF) scheme, the government provides financial support to public private partnership projects in the infrastructure sectors to make them commercially viable

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Smart cities can create $30-40 bn biz opportunity: Nasscom

A report prepared by Nasscom on the Information and Communications Technology framework assumes that the total ICT spending for smart cities can account for 10-15 per cent of the overall budget

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CCEA approves changes in exit policy, fund infusion for highway projects

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved two major policy initiatives to accelerate growth in the highway sector and pave the way for private sector participation

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23% of urban India borrowed to finance healthcare expenses: Govt

As per one analysis of NSSO 2004 data, around 63.22 million people were impoverished due to healthcare expenditure in 2004, Parliament has been told

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TRAI extends public consultation on mobile data services rules

TRAI had issued draft rules following the receipt of several complaints from consumers relating to anomalies in charging of data services

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New MSMEs to get 100% VAT, CST, SGST exemption in AP

The state's new MSME policy also assures uninterrupted 24x7 quality power supply with power cost reimbursement at Rs 1 per unit for 5 years from commencement of commercial production

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Surat, Allahabad, Vizag selected for IBM's smart cities plan

IBM's Smart Cities Programme will help the selected cities address the challenges like waste management, disaster management and citizen services

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