States
Financial City In Bangalore
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on 8 April 2012, laid the foundation stone for the country’s first financial city, being built by the state run IFCI Infrastructure Development Ltd ( IIDL) at the Hardware park near the International airport a Bagalur, about 30 km from Bangalore.
India’s Largest Solar Power Plant In Rajasthan
L&T Commissions India’s largest solar power plant (40 MWP) owned by Reliance power Limited at Dhursar village in Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan. The company officials said L&T Construction, as the largest (EPC) Engineering, Procurement & Construction player in solar power, executed the plant from concept, including detailed design to commissioning in 129 days.
4G Services Launched In Kolkata
Union Telecommunications Minister Kapil Sibal had Launched the country’s first ever fourth Generation Mobile services from Bharti Airtel in Kolkata on 10 April 2012.
Adarsh Judicial Commission Its Interim Report to Maharashtra Govt
The two member Adarsh Judicial Commission set up by the Maharashtra Government to probe into the scan-tained Adarsh Housing Society submitted its interim report to the state Government on 13 April 2012. The commission was formed under N.N.Kumbahar. It included the commissions findings on two issues – ownership of the land in Mumbai where the 31 storey Adarsh building stands and whether the land was reserved for Kargil war widows and their relatives.The commission refuses to rely on property card submitted by state as evidence. The army was not dispossessed of Khukari park by either the state or the Adarsh society.
Uttar Pradesh Government Scrapped The Post of Cabinet Secretary
The Uttar Pradesh Government on 27 April 2012 decided to scrap the post of cabinet secretary of the state. The cabinet also decided to withdraw a proposed amendment bill meant to give immunity to panchayat heads from no- confidence motion for two years. The decision to withdrew Kshetra Panchayat and district panchayat amendment bill 2011 proposed by previous Mayawati Government was taken in a cabinet.
State Owned Oil Companies Reduced Jet Fuel, Prices
State owned oil companies for the second time in the month of April reduced jet fuel prices by a marginal Rs. 312 per kilolitre on 30 April 20121. The price of aviation turbine fuel (ATF) jet fuel, in the reduction was announced in the wake of Rs. 169.3 per KL cut inrates effected from 16 April 2012.