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Industry leaders hail West Bengal Budget’s push on infrastructure, land reform and health

Industry leaders hail West Bengal Budget’s push on infrastructure, land reform and health

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 Prominent industry leaders of West Bengal on Monday (June 22, 2026) welcomed the first budget of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in the State presented by Finance Minister Swapan Dasgupta, lauding its emphasis on industry, reconsidering land ceiling, infrastructure and healthcare. Mehul Mohanka, chairman, Confederation of Indian Industry Eastern Region, called it “a forward-looking roadmap for infrastructure-led growth and industrial competitiveness,” adding that litigation-free land was critical to large investments. “The emphasis on metro rail expansion, including studies for new metro rail projects in Durgapur, Asansol and Siliguri, is a welcome step, as improved urban mobility will support workforce movement, ease congestion and strengthen productivity in key industrial centres,” Mr. Mohanka said. Mr. Dasgupta in the budget proposed deep-sea port at Dadanpatrabar in Purba Medinipur on a public-private basis, a greenfield airport on 1,000–1,500 acres near Kalyani to ease congestion at Kolkata airport, and a feasibility study for metro links between Durgapur–Asansol and Siliguri–Jalpaiguri. Harshavardhan Neotia, chairman, Ambuja Neotia Group said that what is particularly encouraging about this Budget is that it looks at …

Focus laid on tech-driven solutions for Anganwadi infrastructure in Rajasthan

Focus laid on tech-driven solutions for Anganwadi infrastructure in Rajasthan

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Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Diya Kumari. | Photo Credit: ANI The strategies for evolving technology-driven solutions to improve the infrastructure of Anganwadi centres in Rajasthan with the corporate social responsibility (CSR) funds were discussed at a workshop here on Friday. Representatives of corporate houses highlighted their innovations for helping out the community hubs for maternal and child health services. Deputy Chief Minister Diya Kumari, who holds the women and child development portfolio, said the CSR funds could play a crucial role in modernisation of Angawandi centres. These centres could be constructed in a few weeks by utilising modern technology for prefabricated structures and containers, she said. “Tech-driven solutions can facilitate the desired transformation of the infrastructure of dilapidated Anganwadi centres in a short span of time, enabling them to provide grassroots-level services,” Ms. Kumari said. The State government’s Women and Child Development Department organised the workshop to mobilise the CSR support under “Mission Saksham Anganwadi Evum Poshan 2.0”. The participants threw light on the light gauge steel frame (LGSF) prefabricated structures and container-based formation for …

Pune rail infrastructure to get Rs 600-crore boost, six new platforms planned

Pune rail infrastructure to get Rs 600-crore boost, six new platforms planned

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Pune railway station will get six new platforms as part of a Rs 600 crore railway expansion plan announced by Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. The project includes yard remodelling, a new station entry point, terminals, and coaching facilities Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

SpaceX Passes Amazon in Market Value as AI Infrastructure Bets Surge

SpaceX Passes Amazon in Market Value as AI Infrastructure Bets Surge

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SpaceX’s valuation has moved faster than its enterprise roadmap. The company briefly passed Amazon in market value on June 16, 2026, after a post-IPO rally pushed investors toward a sweeping bet on launch services, Starlink, defense work, and AI infrastructure. For enterprise technology buyers, the immediate case still rests on products they can evaluate today: connectivity, launch capacity, contracts, service terms, and vendor concentration risk. Why investors are pricing SpaceX like an AI infrastructure company SpaceX’s record IPO bundled several businesses into one market story: launch services, satellite broadband, defense work, and AI infrastructure. The company priced its IPO at $135 per share, raising $75 billion before beginning Nasdaq trading under the ticker SPCX on June 12. By June 16, SpaceX had briefly surpassed Amazon in market capitalization. Amazon generated $78 billion in net income on $717 billion in revenue in 2025. SpaceX, by comparison, reported a roughly $4.9 billion net loss on $18.7 billion in revenue. SpaceX is being valued less like an aerospace company than an AI infrastructure platform. Investors are pricing it …

Devendra Fadnavis meets PM Modi, discusses Maharashtra growth and infrastructure

Devendra Fadnavis meets PM Modi, discusses Maharashtra growth and infrastructure

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Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi and discussed various issues related to the state’s development. In a post on social media platform X after the meeting, Fadnavis said he briefed the Prime Minister on the progress and status of several projects and development works underway in Maharashtra. The Maharashtra Chief Minister also said he sought guidance from PM Modi on a range of matters concerning the state. “Called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi today. Sought his guidance on various subjects pertaining to Maharashtra’s development. I also briefed him on the progress and status of many works and projects of Maharashtra,” Fadnavis said in the post. Fadnavis says meeting with PM was encouraging Fadnavis described the meeting as motivating and expressed gratitude to the Prime Minister. “Meeting the Prime Minister is always motivating and invokes positive energy. Very grateful,” he added. No further details regarding the projects discussed during the meeting were immediately disclosed. Maharashtra CM Fadnavis meets Amit Shah On Wednesday, Maharashtra Chief …

Focus on infrastructure, agricultural productivity, developing clusters for export: U.P. State Transformation Commission CEO

Focus on infrastructure, agricultural productivity, developing clusters for export: U.P. State Transformation Commission CEO

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Farmers process harvested wheat using combine harvester in a field in Prayagraj. File | Photo Credit: PTI Uttar Pradesh is focusing on infrastructure development, agricultural productivity, developing dedicated clusters for export, bringing two-three big projects in each low-income district of Eastern U.P. and Bundelkhand along with export of agricultural commodities and strengthening human capital, said Manoj Kumar Singh, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of State Transformation Commission, Uttar Pradesh to The Hindu. “With the present Chief Minister, the issue of law and order has been resolved firmly. It generated confidence among investors, we seeing unprecedented investment intends which are also materialising on the ground across the State in the last 8-9 years. Presently we are focusing high on infrastructure development. We recently got inaugurated Ganga expressway and Noida International Airport at Jewar, we are eyeing to develop Jewar airport as a cargo hub for export of agricultural and horticulture items. In coming few weeks, you will see foundation lying ceremony of 4-5 mega infrastructure projects like expressway. Infrastructure and human resource, these are two strengths we …

Why 300 Million Users See Binance as the Foundational Infrastructure of Crypto

Why 300 Million Users See Binance as the Foundational Infrastructure of Crypto

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In the fast-moving world of global finance, labels often fail to keep pace with reality. For the better part of a decade, “crypto exchange” was the standard term used to describe any platform where digital assets changed hands. But as we move further into 2026, that definition feels increasingly narrow. For the 300 million users now registered on the platform, Binance has evolved into something far more structural. It has become a foundational set of rails—a global infrastructure—that the crypto economy relies on for liquidity, security, and real-world utility. With 300 million users, Binance has become essential infrastructure for the crypto economy, focusing on liquidity and security. (Binance) This transition from a simple trading hub to a piece of sovereign infrastructure isn’t just a matter of corporate growth; it is a reflection of where the industry’s “plumbing” actually lives. Reaching a milestone of 300 million users is a massive vote of confidence in the underlying systems that keep the digital economy moving. In a joint year-end address, Binance Co-CEOs Yi He and Richard Teng noted …

Sholinganallur candidates promise piped water supply, infrastructure development

Sholinganallur candidates promise piped water supply, infrastructure development

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AIADMK candidate for Sholinganallur K.P. Kandan interacting with residents at the ‘meet your candidate’ event organised by FOMRRA on Saturday. | Photo Credit: R. Ravindran With just a few days left for election campaign to end,  residents of OMR  interacted with candidates contesting in the Assembly polls for the Sholinganallur constituency on Saturday.  Aravind Ramesh, sitting MLA and DMK candidate; K.P. Kandan, former MLA and AIADMK candidate; Jayalakshmi Raman of the NTK, and ECR P. Saravamamoorthy of the TVK hit the pause button on their campaigns to meet the voters, and listed promises and proposals for the constituency,  at the ‘meet your candidate’ event organised by Federation of OMR Residents Associations (FOMRRA). Published – April 20, 2026 05:00 am IST Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

World Athletics VP Adille Sumariwalla makes shocking claim on athletics infrastructure in country

World Athletics VP Adille Sumariwalla makes shocking claim on athletics infrastructure in country

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4 min readApr 18, 2026 08:41 PM IST Athletics Federation of India (AFI) spokesperson Adille Sumariwalla has made a startling claim that 90 percent of the synthetic tracks used in the country currently are substandard in terms of material, laying and marking. Sumariwalla added that the governing body was unhappy with the infrastructure quality that has been certified in India, adding that the federation would look to ensure that all requirements are met. “I’m not going to name the tracks, but I can tell you 90% plus tracks in India are substandard material-wise, laying-wise, marking-wise. We had a meeting with World Athletics in Tokyo (last year during World Championships), they showed us some data, which was quite shocking,” Sumariwalla said during a virtual press conference. “The material used is substandard, the process is substandard, the granules used are substandard, the laying methodology is substandard.” During the Annual General meeting of AFI in Kohima on April 14 and 15, the federation decided to get involved in the track certification. “They (World Athletics) were not happy with …

Anaicut: Predominantly tribal constituency long plagued by neglect of basic infrastructure

Anaicut: Predominantly tribal constituency long plagued by neglect of basic infrastructure

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M. Duraisamy, a tribal headsman in Kurumalai hills, said they feel helpless watching their children trek through forests to reach their schools | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Tribals are at the core of Anaicut Assembly constitutency that encompasses hillocks like Peenjamanthai, Jarthankollai, Kurumalai and Palampattu in Jawadhu Hills in Vellore district. Basic civic needs like bitumen roads, water supply, electricity connection and a government hospital still remain a distant dream for residents in the hills. Formed in 1977, Anaicut Assembly seat covers more than 70 farming and tribal villages, mostly in the hills that come under Vellore and Anaicut panchayat unions. Residents of many tribal hamlets in these hills have to walk on muddy pathways to reach towns and villages in the plains. “A proper bitumen road is a pre-requisite to envisage other basic amenities like water supply, power connection and fair price shop. Raw materials to build these civic amenities could be transported only when there is a proper road,” said M. Annamalai, president, Athiyur village panchayat. Published – April 10, 2026 12:34 am …