NEW DELHI: Kerala has become the third Open Defecation Free (ODF) state in the country. The announcement was made on the state’s foundation day. Earlier, Himachal Pradesh and Sikkim had declared themselves Open Defecation Free. “Kerala has become an ODF state,” Drinking Water and Sanitation Secretary Parameswaran Iyer said. He ...
Read More »Government to promote new technologies to reduce food wastage
In order to reduce post harvest food losses, estimated at Rs 1,00,000 crore, the government said that it will promote new technologies that help increase the shelf life of pulses and other grains. Efforts are also being made, it said, to strengthen storage infrastructure with modern silos by giving huge ...
Read More »Banks Asked To Use Banking Correspondents For Atal Pension Scheme
New Delhi: The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has asked banks to employ their banking correspondents for increasing coverage of the Atal Pension scheme among low income groups. The objective of the government’s flagship Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan scheme is to provide banking facilities to the unbanked, not ...
Read More »National Project for Cattle and Buffalo Breeding (NPCBB)
National Project for Cattle and Buffalo Breeding (NPCBB) by Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries envisages genetic upgradation and development of indigenous breeds on priority basis. Objectives To arrange delivery of vastly improved artificial insemination service at the farmers doorstep. To progressively bring under organized breeding through artificial ...
Read More »Scheme for 2000 MW Grid-Connected Solar PV Power Projects
This Scheme is under National Solar Mission (NSM) was launched in January 2010 by Government of India with a target of 20,000 MW of solar power. The scheme will be implemented by Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), New Delhi. Several States have taken initiatives following the Central Government and ...
Read More »Rashtriya Gokul Mission Scheme
Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries to enhance the productivity of the indigenous breeds of India through professional farm management and superior nutrition has formulated this mission. Objectives To undertake breed improvement programme for indigenous cattle breeds so as to improve the genetic makeup and increase ...
Read More »Funding Support for Setting up of Common Facility Centers
Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises, Govt of India has a scheme of providing financial assistance for Setting up of Common Facility Centers (CFCs). This Scheme is under the scheme for Micro & Small Enterprises Cluster Development Programme (MSE-CDP). Objective: The support programs aims to set up CFCs including tangible ...
Read More »Solar Park Scheme
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Govt of India has a Solar Park Scheme. The solar parks will be developed in collaboration with the State Governments and their agencies. Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) would be MNRE’s Agency for handling this Scheme. The choice of implementing agency for developing ...
Read More »Now You Can Apply online for Affordable Houses under Urban PMAY
Ministry of HUPA (Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation) and Common Services Centre SPV signed a MoU to initiate e-KYC enabled online submission of applications by the urban poor for affordable houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana(Urban). Out of the over two lakh Common Services Centre across the country, about ...
Read More »Funding Support for Preparing Cluster Level Diagnostic Study Report
Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises, Govt of India has a scheme of providing Financial Assistance for Preparing Cluster Level Diagnostic Study Report. This Scheme is under the scheme for Micro & Small Enterprises Cluster Development Programme (MSE-CDP). Objective: This support programs aims at conducting Diagnostic Study Reports (DSRs) to ...
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