Sydney April 2016

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The NSW Government has today announced the start of the tender process to build the new twin metro railway tunnels under Sydney Harbour and through the CBD for Stage 2 of Sydney Metro – Australia’s biggest public transport project. Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Andrew Constance made the announcement at an industry briefing in Chatswood, […]

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India’s leading handset manufacturer Micromax, which opened its new manufacturing facility here on Thursday, plans to invest Rs.2,000 crore for expansion over the next five-six years. Rajesh Agarwal, co-founder, Micromax, told reporters that the company will expand its operatios to two to three countries this year. Already present in SAARC countries and Russia, it is […]

As political parties are split over moves to have simultaneous assembly and Lok Sabha polls, a Group of Ministers (GoM) led by Home Minister Rajnath Singh has decided not to take a final call on the issue for now. “There is no consensus among political parties. Some regional parties like Akali Dal, AGP and AIADMK […]

India, with a 7,500-km long coastline, is set for a gigantic leap in maritime sector with water-based trade, commercial and transport activities, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday. Inaugurating the first Maritime India Summit (MIS) 2016 here, Modi said it was the government’s endeavour to revive and restore India’s position of eminence in the […]

Environment Minister Mark Speakman today marked the Thai New Year by announcing the pregnancy of Taronga Zoo’s Thai elephant, Pak Boon. The new calf will be the fourth born at the zoo as part of Taronga’s regional conservation breeding program. The first calf, a male called Luk Chai, was born at Taronga in 2009. The […]