Japan-India Coordination Forum to steam ahead with infrastructural projects in the North-East
The Dollar Business Bureau The first meeting of the Japan-India Coordination Forum (JICF) for Development of North-Eastern Region was held at Delhi. This is a part of the Indo-Japan strategy to contain China’s marauding moves in the region. The JICF is being set up to focus on connectivity, road development, especially inter-State roads and major district roads, disaster management, food processing, organic farming, and tourism. The Secretary, Ministry of Development of North-Eastern Region (DoNER), Naveen Verma led the Indian side while the Japanese delegation was led by the Japanese Ambassador to India, Kenji Hiramatsu. Senior Officers of the Ministry of Home Affairs, External Affairs, Department of Economic Affairs, and line Ministries of Government of India including Road Transport & Highways, Agriculture, Power ...
India to become full member of SCO; Modi departs to attend summit on June 8-9
The Dollar Business Bureau Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for Kazakhstan on Thursday to attend the two-day summit of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). During the summit to be held on June 8-9 in Astana, the capital city of Kazakhstan, India is set to become a member of the SCO. The Prime Minister will also attend the inauguration of the Astana Expo 2017 on Friday which is based on the theme of ‘Future Energy’ this year. “At this meeting, on completion of the process, India will become a full Member of the SCO upon which SCO will represent over 40% of humanity and nearly 20% of global GDP,” the PM wrote. “We launched the process of full membership in Tashkent meeting of the SCO last year. I look forward to deepening India’s ...
BSNL will lay 2700-km of cable to improve services in Assam
Source: PTI For better network and connectivity, the BSNL Assam Telecom Circle plans to lay 2,747 km cable to cover 1,010 gaon panchayats (GP) in 91 blocks and 19 districts of Assam. "Under the National Optical Fiber Network (NOFN) Project we have planned to lay 2,747 km of cable to cover 1,010 gaon panchayats (GP) in 91 blocks and 19 districts of Assam", BSNL Assam Telecom Circle Chief General Manager M K Seth said here. "As on date we have already laid 1,850 PLB pipes and more than 1,570 km of Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) completing more than 200 GPs for very high-speed data services," he said at a at a press conference . For improving the services various new equipment ...
