NEW DELHI: The government is staring at a fall in construction and widening of national highways (NHs) in the next two years as there has been a reduction in award of new projects in 2023-24 and the current financial year. However, going by the current trend, the road transport ministry is confident of surpassing the…
For such a tiny fish, the snail darter has haunted Tennessee. It was the endangered species that swam its way to the Supreme Court in a vitriolic battle during the 1970s that temporarily blocked the construction of a dam. On Friday, a team of researchers argued that the fish was a phantom all along. “There…
Dr. Manmohan Singh Memorial: भारत सरकार ने पूर्व प्रधानमंत्री मनमोहन सिंह के स्मारक को लेकर उनके परिवार को कुछ विकल्प दिए हैं. इन विकल्पों में राष्ट्रीय स्मृति स्थल समेत कुछ अन्य स्थानों का नाम शामिल है, जहां उनका स्मारक बनाए जाने की संभावना है. सरकारी सूत्रों के अनुसार, परिवार की ओर से स्मारक की जगह…
China Brahmaputra River Dam: On today’s episode of Crossfire we tell you how Beijing’s ambitious plan to build the world’s largest dam on the Brahmaputra river can trigger a water war between India and China. China’s plan to build the world’s largest dam on the Brahmaputra River in Tibet is raising alarms in India. Beijing…
One among multiple things that has changed amid the Israel-Hamas war is the radical swap in the labour workforce deployed in an Israeli building sector, where Indian workers have replaced Palestinian labourers.The construction sites, otherwise dominated by Arabic-speaking workers, are now overwhelmingly outnumbered by those speaking Hindi, Hebrew and even Mandarin, claimed news agency AFP.A…
Wearing a safety belt, helmet and work boots, Raju Nishad navigates the scaffolding, hammering blocks that will form part of a building in a new neighbourhood in central Israel’s town of Beer Yaakov. While he and other Indians working alongside him do not look out of place on the expansive construction site, they are relative…
The Taliban’s supreme leader has issued an order banning the construction of windows in residential buildings that overlook areas used by Afghan women and saying that existing ones should be blocked. According to a statement released late Saturday (December 29, 2024) by the Taliban government spokesman, new buildings should not have windows through which it…
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday announced the construction of Ram Temple in West Bengal to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the Ayodhya Ram temple. This came amidst row over the Trinamool Congress MLA’s remarks who said that the Babri Masjid was yet to be rebuilt 30 years after its demolition.“Ram Mandir should not…
NEW DELHI: A violent clash broke out in Uttar Pradesh’s Etah after a group of people opposed construction work on private land near Dargah, claiming it to be Waqf property.The incident took place on Sunday evening in Jalesar town and left several people injured.The clash occurred when individuals, allegedly led by accused Rafiq, attempted to…