Categorisation of CPSEs including conferring ‘Ratna’ status government reallocated the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) to the finance ministry from the ministry of heavy industries. The Finance Ministry will now have six departments
Read Morea separate ‘Ministry of Co-operation’ has been created by the Central Government for realizing the vision of ‘Sahkar se Samriddhi’ (Prosperity through Cooperation) and to give a new push to the cooperative movement. The Government has signaled its deep commitment to community based developmental partnership. It also fulfils the budget announcement made by the Finance Minister in 2021. Key Points Significance of Ministry of […]
Read MoreSchemes of Digital India programme: Diksha: It stands for Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing. It serves as National Digital Infrastructure for Teachers. All teachers across the nation will be equipped with advanced digital technology. eNAM: It was launched on 14th April 2016 as a pan-India electronic trade portal linking Agricultural Produce Market Committees (APMCs) across the States. eSanjeevani: It is […]
Read MoreIn an independent appraisal report released today,United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) India has lauded the Aspirational Districts Programme (ADP) as ‘a very successful model of local area development’that ‘should serve as a best practice for several other countries where regional disparities in development status persist for many reasons’. The report said due to concerted efforts […]
Read MoreAbout Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM) Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has launched a Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM) in 2014-15 with the objectives of increasing the reach of farm mechanization to small and marginal farmers and to the regions & difficult area where farm power availability is low. To boost up mechanization in […]
Read MoreProgress in Industry in 75 years INDUSTRY@75Industrial Growth: Historical Background• The advent of Britishers in India led to the decay of the Indian handicraft industry and machinemade goods started flooding into the Indian markets post-Industrial revolution.• But soon after Independence, through the subsequent five-year plans, government shifted itsfocus on industrialisation.• The First Five-year Plan mainly […]
Read MoreThe Uttarakhand government has a target to certify 31% of the total agricultural land as organic in 2021 to expand the area under organic farming, seminar on State Focus Paper 2021-22 by the National Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development (NABARD) with a theme of collectivisation of agricultural produce for enhancing farmers’ income.“At present, the […]
Read MoreOnly 16 economies had a GDP higher than $1 trillion, with the US by far the biggest economy at more than $21 trillion – making up just under a quarter of the global total of almost $88 trillion.China was the second largest at more than $14 trillion and Japan was in third place with just […]
Read More30th anniversary edition of the Human Development Report, The Next Frontier: Human Development and the Anthropocene India dropped two ranks in the United Nations’ Human Development Index this year, standing at 131 out of 189 countries. However, if the Index were adjusted to assess the planetary pressures caused by each nation’s development, India would move […]
Read Moreस्वच्छ महोत्सव में तीसरा ‘‘बेस्ट परफॉर्मिंग स्टेट’’ बना उत्तराखण्ड**‘‘स्वच्छ सर्वेक्षण – 2020’’ के परिणाम जारी, उत्तराखण्ड के निकायों का शानदार प्रदर्शन**मुख्यमंत्री श्री त्रिवेन्द्र सिंह रावत एवं शहरी विकास मंत्री श्री मदन कौशिक ने प्राप्त किये राष्ट्रीय स्तर के पुरस्कार* ‘‘स्वच्छ सर्वेक्षण -2020’’ में उत्तराखण्ड राज्य द्वारा राष्ट्रीय स्तर पर तीन पुरस्कार प्राप्त किए गए। उत्तराखण्ड […]
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