By Nitin SrivastavaMumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 7: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will hold its seventh Apex Council meeting on April 16 and some of the major points that are on the agenda are discussing the forthcoming domestic season, the upcoming T20 World Cup in India and BCCI’s stand on including cricket in Los Angeles 2028 ...

Aurangabad, In view of the ongoing row over the renaming of Aurangabad in Maharashtra, the Railway Police Force has stepped up security at the city”s railway station to prevent any untoward incident, an official said on Tuesday. The issue of renaming Aurangabad to Sambhajinagar has come to the forefront of state politics over the last few days. Personnel from the ...

Priyanka Chaturvedi urges Rajnath Singh to rethink corporatisation of 219-year-old Defence Ordnance Factory Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India]: Rajya Sabha MP and Shiv Sena leader Priyanka Chaturvedi wrote a letter to Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and urged him to rethink the corporatization of the 219-year-old Defence Ordnance Factory which has 82000 employees.She also added that there has also been an “unfortunate attempt to ...

The project implementing agency National High-Speed Rail Corporation (NHSRCL) has been entrusted by the railways to prepare Detailed Project Reports (DPR) for seven new high-speed rail corridors. The national transporter has also begun feasibility studies on seven other potential high-speed corridors to gauge their financial viability and estimated traffic they will attract. The Indian Railways is exploring whether the corridors ...

The corporation wants to build skill development & industrial training centres The Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) wants to develop industrial training centres and skill development centres along the Samruddhi Mahamarg which is also known as the super communication -expressway from Nagpur to Mumbai. A tender regarding the same has been issued inviting interested agencies to bid for the ...

Dubai-based Seclink Technologies Corporation has decided to rebid for the project to recreate Dharavi. Undeterred by the cancellation of the bid for the redevelopment of Asia’s largest slum at Dharavi, Dubai-based Seclink Technologies Corporation has decided to rebid for the project whenever the bids are reinvited. The Maharashtra government has decided to scrap the earlier bids and reinvite fresh tenders ...

The government is planning to amend the Coal Bearing Act (CBA), 1957 to allow land acquisition for commercial coal mining by private sector players. Most of the mines earmarked for commercial auctions are located in Madhya Pradesh (11), followed by Chhattisgarh (9), Jharkhand (9), Odisha (9) and Maharashtra (2). The government is planning to amend the Coal Bearing Act (CBA), ...

The Maharashtra government on Thursday announced a partnership with Google that will enable 2.3 crore students and teachers to access the technology giant’s blended learning programmes that combine classroom approach with online learning. The Maharashtra government on Thursday announced a partnership with Google that will enable 2.3 crore students and teachers to access the technology giant’s blended learning programmes that combine classroom approach with online learning. As ...

The last date for the submission of bids is July 17, 2020 The Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has issued a request for proposal (RfP) for implementing grid-connected rooftop solar projects at its buildings in different parts of Maharashtra under the RESCO model. The RESCO (Renewable Energy Service Company) model is a system where the developer owns the solar project, ...