Government to Open 12 Airports Under UDAN This Year

Uttarakhand Approves Rs 3.5 Bn Development Push

The Chief Minister of Uttarakhand has approved Rs 3.5 billion under the MLA Fund Scheme for 2025-26, covering development projects in all seventy constituencies with a focus on sustainability and equitable growth. Each Member of the Legislative Assembly will receive Rs 50 million to lead key infrastructure initiatives.Funds are allocated proportionally: seventy-eight per cent for General constituencies, nineteen per cent for Scheduled Caste constituencies, and three per cent for Scheduled Tribe constituencies.Notable projects include Rs 37.1 million for a motor road connecting Dehalchori to th..

Pune to Launch Tree Ambulance to Preserve Urban Greenery

The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) will launch a ‘Tree Ambulance’ on World Environment Day, 5 June, as part of its “Save Trees” campaign to protect Pune’s urban ecology amid rapid development.The ambulance will provide year-round medical care for old and damaged trees, many centuries old, threatened by pollution, construction, and neglect. Equipped with tools to treat infected branches, remove nails and posters, prune dead limbs, and spray pesticides, the unit will include a 30-metre ladder, gas welding machine, hammer, and treatment pumps. A team of five trained technicians will m..

Title: Hindustan Aeronautics Reports Eight Per Cent Drop in Q4 Profit

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) reported an eight per cent decline in its fourth-quarter profit, affected by delays in supplying its Tejas light combat aircraft. The fighter jet manufacturer’s consolidated profit fell to Rs 39.77 billion in the quarter ending 31 March, down from Rs 43.09 billion a year earlier.HAL’s quarterly revenue dropped 7.2 per cent to Rs 137 billion, slightly above Elara Securities’ estimated 8 per cent decline. Despite delays, ordering activity in the defence sector remained steady throughout the quarter.Following recent border tensions between India and Pakis..