NEW DELHI: ‘Lakhpati tribal kisans’ have started emerging in Jharkhand, Gujarat, Odisha and Maharashtra in the last two years, thanks to the farm initiatives of Tata Trusts in 450 villages. The boost in farm income has been possible with the Trusts educating and training tribal households in small groups on ...
Read More »Maharashtra announces scheme to increase farmers’ income
Mumbai: Amidst demands of farm loan waiver in Maharashtra, the State government has announced ‘Advanced Farming – Enriched Farmer’ scheme, with an aim to increase farmers’ income by cutting production cost and increasing the output. The scheme will be launched in the upcoming kharif season. Under the initiative, the government ...
Read More »No cap on rooftop solar plants
Ahmedabad: State govt removes cap on installation of solar plant at 50 per cent of sanctioned load; now, households with single phase power connection can also install solar power plant; green energy initiative to get big boost In a bid to promote clean energy generation, the state government has decided ...
Read More »India’s first Startup and Innovation Policy for Students: Gujarat
Gujarat government has come up with India’s first student startup and innovation policy, which aims to provide- Rs. 200 crore in the form of grants to ideas developed by them. To support over 1,000 innovation per year and create pre-incubation support in all universities of the state. The policy will ...
Read More »Vibrant Gujarat Summit, 2017: PM Modi to be the Chief Guest
Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit is an example of the visionary approach of the Government of Gujarat towards inclusive and sustainable development Having successfully organized seven constructive summits, Government of Gujarat, as part of its journey towards sustainable long-term growth and inclusive development is organizing the 8th edition of the Vibrant ...
Read More »Meal for just Rs. 5: “Annapurna Rasoi Scheme”: Rajasthan
Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje launched “Annapurna Rasoi Yojana” at the Jaipur Municipal Corporation by flagging off vans which will sell meals, including breakfast, lunch and dinner for Rs 5 to Rs 8. Close on the lines of Amma Canteens, which worked wonders, Annapurna Rasoi aims at providing good quality, subsidised ...
Read More »“Fly Ash Utilisation Policy”- A kind of Best out of waste Policy: Maharashtra
Maharashtra has become the first state to adopt Fly Ash Utilisation Policy, paving way for prosperity by generating “wealth from waste”, and environment protection. “Maharashtra Cabinet approves a policy for 100 per cent use of fly ash generated from thermal power plants and biogas plants for construction activities“. This fly ...
Read More »Vision Sugarcane Policy: 2025
PM inaugurated International Conference and Exhibition on Sugarcane Value Chain – Vision 2025 Sugar – at Pune. The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, inaugurated the International Conference and Exhibition on Sugarcane Value Chain – Vision 2025 Sugar – at Pune. Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister said that we ...
Read More »Get subsidy upto Rs. 20,000: Scheme for residential rooftop solar plants: Gujarat
Government of Gujarat, Energy and Petrochemicals Department to Scale up the development of Grid connected solar plants has this scheme for residential sector. Objective To promote large scale rooftop solar systems on private residential rooftops. Eligibility The beneficiary must be a resident of the state. Only first 1,00,000 consumers will ...
Read More »Mahashtra First State To Launch Cyber Police Stations In All Districts
MUMBAI: Maharashtra is converting forty-two state-of-the-art cyber crime labs into cyber police areas, as part of the BJP-led government’s programme to take on hackers or cyber criminals. “Maharashtra is the first state in the country which will have a cyber police station in each district simultaneously”, Home Department told to ...
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