Initiatives

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 ...

PATNA: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today announced a slew of development projects and schemes for youths, women and minorities to bring about economic and social development of the state. The chief minister also asserted that he will not compromise on the issue of “rule of law” and assured the ...

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will roll out ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) flagship crop loan waiver scheme on Thursday by handing over loan waiver certificates to a group of farmers in Lucknow. On April 4, the Yogi cabinet had approved this flagship scheme officially referred as ‘Rin Mochan ...

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 ...

High Court Judge and Karnataka State Legal Services Authority chairman Jayanth Patel will inaugurate the Senior Citizens Empowerment Scheme here on August 20. The launch will be held at zilla panchyat premises. Kolar has been selected as pilot district in Karnataka for implementation of the scheme, conceived by the National ...

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 ...

Bhopal: Benefit of Mukhyamantri Medhavi Vidyarthi Yojana is being extended to the students who have passed 12th examination from board of secondary education securing 75 per cent marks and above and 85 per cent marks and above from CBSE in 2016 also. It may be mentioned that only students who ...

Delhi government on Tuesday launched ‘merit cum means’ scholarship scheme in the national capital, with an aim to benefit the students from poor and moderate means of income group. Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, while making the announcement in New Delhi, said the scholarship scheme would be a fee waiver ...

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 commerce and industry ministry on Monday said it has proposed a Rs 2,000 crore credit guarantee scheme for startups to help them access funds. For the scheme, a corpus contribution of “Rs 2,000 crore is proposed keeping in mind the challenges faced by startups in accessing funds,” Commerce and ...