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Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s flagship programme Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) on the completion of its three years. The PMJDY and the other schemes were not only the first step towards financial inclusion and providing security to the poor, but these ...

Solar Energy is being harvested through solar panels and is now used in most of the government offices and commercial premises as a step towards use of clean energy for protecting the environment. The schools/educational institutions consume a lot of electricity for their daily functioning which is presently sourced from ...

The government will launch a new scheme, named Aajeevika Grameen Express Yojana (AGEY), to provide an alternative source of livelihood to members of Self Help Groups (SHGs). This scheme will be launched under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM).  Replying to a question in the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Rural Development ...

NEW DELHI: Acting swiftly on PM Narendra Modi’s Independence Day promise to take steps to rein in healthcare costs, the government on Wednesday said it is placing knee implants under price control. The government has slashed the prices of knee implants by between 59% and 69% using a special provision in the drug ...

The Indian solar market added 1,869 megawatt (Mw) in the second quarter of 2017, bringing installations in the first half of the year to 4,765 Mw. This figure surpasses the 4,313 Mw installed in all of 2016. Mercom India Research shows that in the first half of 2017, large-scale solar ...

New Delhi: India is expected to add 9.4 gigawatts (GW) of solar power capacity in 2017 but rising competition is squeezing investor returns, said a report released by Bridge to India (BTI) on Monday. It added that “it is still an unnerving time for project developers and investors as rising competition ...

Wishing the nation on its 71st Independence Day celebrations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi graced the occasion as he gave the customary speech from the ramparts of Red Fort. This is Modi’s fourth Independence Day as Prime Minister. Let us have a quick recap of what he said. * Neither abuse ...

Generation Based Incentive (GBI) was announced by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) for Grid Interactive Wind and Solar Power Projects with the main aim to broaden the investor base, facilitate the entry of large Independent Power Producers and to provide level playing field to various classes of ...

Innovation is the key for every nation who is in developing stage. To get the idea is easy but for implementation we need collaboration of research institutes and industry.Seeing the depth of concern, Ministry of Information Technology initiated a scheme called ” Multiplier Grant Scheme” where grants will be provided ...

The Ministry of Law and Justice has launched the ‘Tele-Law’ initiative in collaboration with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to provide legal aid services to the marginalized communities and citizens living in rural areas through the Common Service Centres (CSC) at the panchayat level, spread across the country. Salient Highlights Tele Law initiative would ...