Initiatives

The state government of Andhra Pradesh is all set to train 1.5 lakh farmers in organic farming in the coming three years and the train farmers will be awarded with a certificate which will declare them as organic farmers. This training will facilitate the cultivators to sell their produce at ...

Andhra Pradesh became the first state in the country to announce its retail policy – offering a much greater relaxation in labour laws in working hours for ease of doing business in the retail sector. The state has also moved a step ahead by including food and grocery retail enterprises ...

With a view to ensure more participation in the UPSC (Union Public Service Commission) civil services examination, the state government of Maharashtra has come up with a new initiative to provide Rs. 10,000/- monthly scholarship to aspirants. According to sources, the state has six active coaching centres in Mumbai, Nagpur, ...

The Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Mr. Chandrababu Naidu has revealed that the state government is soon going to establish a fibre grid (broadband) in order to connect every household by coming March.  Mr. Naidu revealed the proposal of connecting homes in his keynote address during the second day session ...

The Bengal Global Business Summit of 2016 began on Friday in the City of Joy, Kolkata and the grand affair has seen the presence of industry moguls right from Mukesh Ambani (Reliance Group) to Niranjan Hiranandani (Hiranandani Group), ITC’s Y C Deveshwar to Subhash Chandra of Essel Group and from ...

India is going to get her first space park in the IT capital of India- Bengaluru. The park will be set up by Indian Space Research organization (ISRO) in the Whitefield area of the city and private industries will be permitted to use the park for manufacturing facilities and satellite ...

Ministry of DONER (Development of NE Region) plans scheme of Capacity Building and Technical Assistance aims to provide funding for skill development, enhancing employability and promoting entrepreneurship amongst the youth in the region. Target Groups: Youth from the North East Region residing within or outside the region. Special focus on ...

Arunachal Pradesh has launched the Arunachal Pradesh Public Private Partnership Policy- 2011 with the PPP (Public-Private Partnership) approach. The PPP approach is best suited for the infrastructure sector as it supplements scarce public resources. The approach creates a more competitive environment and helps to improve efficiencies and reduce costs. Objectives: ...

The Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS), earlier launched in 1993, directly fulfills the requirements of the public at large in the field of infrastructure development, drinking water, education, roads, health, sanitation, etc. and is governed by the Guidelines on MPLADS. The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation is ...

Around 13,800 villages and 200 major cities in the state of Gujarat will soon have free Wi-Fi connectivity at all the public places and free or at very minimal rates internet connectivity at homes/work places. The state government has planned to lay 1 lakh km long fibre optic network in ...