News As part of promoting Andhra Pradesh as an investor-friendly state across the globe, several global players are showing up their interest in Andhra Pradesh. Here’s the first list of some companies and the investments they have made in Andhra Pradesh: PepsiCo: In April 2015, Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu naidu & ...
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Cabinet Secretary, Scientific Advisor to Raksha Mantri, New DG, DRDO appointments
Appointments The Prime Minister has approved the appointment of Shri Pradeep Kumar Sinha, IAS (UP:77), as the next Cabinet Secretary, with effect from June 13, 2015. He succeeds Shri Ajit Seth. The Prime Minister has also approved that Shri P.K. Sinha may be appointed as OSD in the Cabinet Secretariat ...
Read More »‘Technology Mission’ for Indian Railways to be set up
News The Ministry of Railways has decided to set up the ‘Technology Mission for Indian Railways’(TMIR) as a consortium of Ministry of Railways, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Ministry of Science and Technology and Ministry of Industries on an investment sharing model for taking up identified railway projects for applied ...
Read More »‘Malaviya Chair’ for Railway Technology to be set up at IIT (BHU), Varanasi
News The Ministry of Railways has decided to set up the “Malaviya Chair” for Railway Technology at IIT (BHU) to help in development of new materials to b e used in all assets of Railways. The project formulation and implementation in the fields of development of new materials for use ...
Read More »Framework for Revival and Rehabilitation of MSMEs
News The Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises has notified a Framework for Revival and Rehabilitation of MSMEs, in exercise of the powers conferred under section 9 of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006. In India, the existing mechanism for addressing revival, rehabilitation and exit of ...
Read More »Technology Development for Capital Goods: Constraints & the way Forward
News Anant Geete Inaugurates DHI-FICCI Workshop on “Technology Development for Capital Goods: Constraints & the way Forward” Urges Industry to make use of Capital Goods Scheme to Bridge Technology Gaps & Acquire Technologies Valued at Rs 1000 Crore the DHI Capital Goods Scheme to Promote Make in India Initiative of ...
Read More »Manipur to get 400 KW Power Project soon
News On the last day of his three-day tour of the Northeast, Dr Jitendra Singh held a detailed meeting with Chief Minister of Manipur, Okram Ibobi Singh and senior officers of the State administration in Imphal today. Later addressing media persons Dr Jitendra Singh said the 400 KW power project ...
Read More »Andhra Pradesh Innovation and Start up Policy: Vision
Vision The State of Andhra Pradesh shares a collective dream of a new India where new generation software products would be manufactured creating multiplier effects in growth of the state and nation, employment creation, and social transformation. Through the Innovation and Start-up Policy, the government intends to create an ecosystem that produces ...
Read More »Five poorest families in every village may soon get extra government attention
News Identifying five most deprived families in every village and providing them assistance through direct intervention is expected to be one of the recommendations of Niti Aayog’s panel set up to suggest ways to eliminate poverty in the country. The beneficiaries would be identified by the panchayats and would be ...
Read More »Asian Development Bank to give $300 million loan to improve urban healthcare service
News The Asian Development Bank(ADB) today said it will lend USD 300 million to support India’s National Urban Health Mission (NUHM). “India has made good progress toward improving health services in rural areas, but over 77 million urban poor and vulnerable still have limited access to basic health services such ...
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