Initiatives

Rajasthan government last week unveiled Rajasthan Start-up Policy 2015 which envisions to make this pink state into a start-up hub. The policy will focus on entrepreneurs and students – those ideas which can be converted into large scale employment opportunities. Rajasthan which has long been referred to as ‘BIMARU states’ ...

According to the financial budget 2014-2015, in a bid to improve the condition of small scale industries, the Micro and Small Scale Industries (SSIs) of Karnataka are eligible to get an interest subsidy for their loan availed at a rate of 6% from the Karnataka State Financial Corporation (KSFC). Benefit: ...

Rajasthan government launched this scheme in 2012 and since then, it has provided a great help for the poor meritorious students to pursue their higher studies in technical subjects. This scheme is implemented by Social Justice & Empowerment Department. Government Assistance: Scholarship is provided as fee compensation according to the ...

Gujarat students in their first year degree courses OR in their first year diploma courses, who are eligible as per the conditions of this scheme, can now make an online application to benefit from this scheme. To facilitate this, 91 help centers have also been set up. All relevant details about ...

3 city-based colleges have decided to adopt Matunga railway station here in a bid to covert it into a ‘world class station with the most modern facilities’. WeSchool Group Director Dr Uday Salunkhe said the aim of the project is to go beyond the basics and use thinking and intelligence ...

NHPC Ltd will set up a 50 MW solar power plant at an investment of over Rs 300 crore near Madurai in Tamil Nadu and expects it to get completed by March next year. Last year in October, NHPC had inked an agreement with Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy ...

To accelerate the growth of business eco-system, Karnataka has decided to come up with a more comprehensive startup policy. The main agenda is to make sure that Bangalore leads as the most preferred destinations for startups. Simultaneously, this new policy will develop other important cities as startup destinations on par ...

India is poised to overtake the U.S. as the second largest market in the next few years. Shipments to India grew 44 per cent to 26.5 million units in April-June, as per research firm IDC. Chinese handset company OnePlus said it has partnered Foxconn to commence local assembly operations in ...

By 2030, Gujarat will emerge as the second-most urbanised state in the country with urban population increasing to 66 per cent of the total population from the present 43 per cent. Gujarat has proposed a Rs 15,375 crore action plan to ensure basic infrastructure in 31 cities of the state ...

I4 policy stands for IT, ITES, Innovation Incentives Policy. India’s IT capital Bangalore today stands as the second largest IT hub in the world next only to Silicon Valley with over almost 11 lakh direct and over 27 lakh indirect employment. According to industry sources, by the year 2020 the ...