Cabinet Highlights: Chandrayaan-4, 'One Nation, One Election' and more; Here are all the decisionsThe Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved several key space projects including the Venus Orbiter Mission and the Next ...
18 Sep, 2024, 05.25 PM IST
Banks and service providers need to raise capacity to keep pace with UPIUnless banks and other payment system operators raise the capacity, best customer experience may not be realised, he said.The RBI has been ...
06 Mar, 2023, 11.50 PM IST
Union Cabinet extends Swachh Bharat, AMRUT schemes by 5 yearsThe CCEA also cleared inclusion of potash derived from molasses under the nutrient-based subsidy scheme. The new rates will be applicable f...
13 Oct, 2021, 06.32 AM IST
Goa is first rabies-free state in the country: CM"We have now achieved 5,40,593 vaccinations against the rabies in dogs and educated nearly a lakh people in dog bite prevention across Goa ...
23 Jun, 2021, 04.10 PM IST
SEA undertakes Mustard Mission, develops 100 model farmsIn this direction, the association has developed 100 model farms in country’s top producing state Rajasthan, directly involving 2,500 farme...
06 Mar, 2020, 08.30 PM IST
Edible oil industry to launch 'Mission Mustard'Farmer field schools would be organised around the model farms with the objectives to demonstrate the results of good practices and technol...
20 Sep, 2019, 11.35 AM IST
Finance Ministry directs infra ministries to assess impact of demonetisationThe department of economic affairs has sought status reports from ministries of urban development, road transport and highways, power, ship...
30 Dec, 2016, 01.05 AM IST
Gujarat government to train locals in wetland conservationAs per the survey of ISRO on Wetlands in Gujarat 18 per cent area of the entire state, which adds to 1,50,174 sq km land are included in we...
03 Mar, 2014, 02.50 PM IST
- Maharashtra drought: NABARD to combine its projects with rural plan
"Lakhs of people in rural areas of the State seeking employment under MNREGS can get jobs in watershed development projects," official said.
27 Apr, 2013, 12.07 PM IST
- Maharashtra govt join hands with PepsiCo, Unilever and others to develop value chains for vegetable crops
The Maharashtra govt has joined hands with PepsiCo, Unilever and Jain Irrigation to enhance the efficiency of fund utilisation under variou...
03 Aug, 2012, 05.35 AM IST
- Indian chromite mines among US's secret interest: WikiLeaks
Two little known chromite mines in Orissa and Karnataka, besides a factory in Gujarat that manufactures critical chemotherapy drugs are amo...
07 Dec, 2010, 09.25 AM IST
- Grain output at all time high
Recent studies have projected a phenomenal growth in demand for food in later half of 11th Plan and beyond, up to 2020-21, at four times th...
08 Feb, 2008, 01.12 AM IST
- `Space technology can play vital role in food security issue'
Space research technology can play a vital role in addressing food security issues, said Dr. N. Vedachalam a distinguished Professor at Vik...
29 Jan, 2008, 09.18 PM IST
'Farmers need to be organised to achieve economies of scale'Abhijit Sen, member, Planning Commission, spoke on policy models to increase profitability of farming and the implications of the impending...
23 Jan, 2008, 03.36 AM IST
- Wheat imports may continue in '08-09 too on stagnant output
After MMTC & PEC, STC floats tender for unknown quantity of the foodgrain by April.
12 Dec, 2007, 03.42 AM IST
- Food security mission to get off the ground this season
The Rs 4,882.5-crore National Food Security Mission has finally become operationalised with the release of the first installment of funds f...
05 Nov, 2007, 12.00 AM IST
- National Food Security Mission gets operational
The much-vaunted Rs 4,882.5-crore National Food Security Mission (NFSM) has finally become operationalised with the release of the first in...
03 Nov, 2007, 06.17 AM IST