Meghalaya
Boost to Rail Electrification over HDN in North East Region
Infrastructure
October 11, 2021
Boost to Rail Electrification over HDN in North East Region
Indian Railways has embarked upon an ambition plan of electrification of its complete Broad Gauge network by 2023-24 which would…
VP Naidu asks NEC to accelerate development of Northeast
Power
October 5, 2021
VP Naidu asks NEC to accelerate development of Northeast
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu advised the North-Eastern Council (NEC) to propel the region on a resurgent phase of accelerated…
PFC distributes LED bulbs to create efficiency awareness
Sustainability
October 4, 2021
PFC distributes LED bulbs to create efficiency awareness
Power Finance Corporation Ltd (PFC), the leading NBFC in India's power sector, celebrated 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav' marking 75 years…
Coal mining leases granted to Meghalaya after 7 years ban
Coal
September 25, 2021
Coal mining leases granted to Meghalaya after 7 years ban
Mining leases for three coal blocks were granted in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills by the Union Coal Ministry in a…
PGCIL begins work on first EV charging station in Meghalaya
Power
September 5, 2021
PGCIL begins work on first EV charging station in Meghalaya
Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) on Saturday said it has started work to set up the first electric…
Navy continues operation to find trapped Meghalaya miners
Coal
June 19, 2021
Navy continues operation to find trapped Meghalaya miners
Indian Navy divers have recovered one body after six days of operations to find five miners trapped in a flooded…
NDRF joins effort to search for trapped miners in Meghalaya
Coal
June 5, 2021
NDRF joins effort to search for trapped miners in Meghalaya
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on Thursday joined the rescue efforts at the illegal coal mine in Meghalaya's East…
6 illegal miners feared trapped in Meghalaya coal mine
Coal
June 1, 2021
6 illegal miners feared trapped in Meghalaya coal mine
Six miners from Assam, allegedly involved in illegal rat-hole mining in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district, were feared trapped inside…
ADB commits record $3.92 billion loan to India for 13 projects
Power
May 15, 2021
ADB commits record $3.92 billion loan to India for 13 projects
The Asian Development Bank has committed a record USD 3.92 billion in sovereign loans for 13 projects to India in…
95 arrested, 250 cases filed so far over illegal coal mining
Coal
March 16, 2021
95 arrested, 250 cases filed so far over illegal coal mining
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Monday said 95 persons have been arrested and 250 cases registered so far…
PM lays foundation stone of two bridges in Assam
Infrastructure
February 18, 2021
PM lays foundation stone of two bridges in Assam
Prime Minister, Narendra Modi launched ‘Mahabahu-Brahmaputra’ and laid the foundation stone of two bridges in Assam.
Meghalaya government reduces petrol, diesel prices by Rs 7
Oil & Gas
February 17, 2021
Meghalaya government reduces petrol, diesel prices by Rs 7
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma has informed that the prices of petrol and diesel will be reduced by Rs 7…
Meghalaya government to reduce tax on petrol & diesel
Oil & Gas
February 8, 2021
Meghalaya government to reduce tax on petrol & diesel
The Meghalaya government has decided to reduce the tax on petrol and diesel in the state by Rs 2 per…