Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shri Radha Mohan Singh has said research and development projects in horticulture crops have yielded encouraging results, as a result, the production of horticulture crops have been more than food grains irrespective of adverse climatic conditions
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Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises is providing special incentives for promotion and introduction of Khadi & Village Industries products in international markets. Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has obtained the status of Deemed Export Promotion Council (DEPC) from the
“Don’t ask me about my childhood. I won’t be able to narrate that time,” said 83-year-old Jagdish Lal Ahuja, in a voice choked with emotion. In 1947, a 12-year-old boy born in Peshawar, Pakistan, came over to this side during the Partition. The event not only took away his birthplace from him, but
Rajasthan has taken a number of steps for ensuring the welfare and social and economic upliftment of the specially disabled persons. Efforts in the field of education, employment, medical and health services, social security, rehabilitation and redressal of their grievances have set new milestones
The Union Cabinet has approved a special package for employment generation in leather and footwear sector. The package involves implementation of Central Sector Scheme "Indian Footwear, Leather & Accessories Development Programme" with an approved expenditure of Rs. 2600 Crore over the three
Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation Limited (IRSDC), is a Special Purpose vehicle and a Joint Venture company of IRCON International Limited (IRCON) (A Govt. of India Undertaking, under Ministry of Railways) and Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA) (a statutory authority under the
West Bengal Chief Minister has announced that all pilgrims coming to Gangasagar for the 'mela' next year will be covered by a life insurance cover of five lakh Rupees each. The entire premium amount for this insurance cover will be borne by the state government. This is for the first time that such
Things change when you become an ISO-certified household, as the Suranas will tell you. Actually, it's only the Suranas who can tell you because they are, in all likelihood, the only household in the country with an ISO 9000 certification. In this ISO-certified home in Chennai, grandpa is designated
Union Minister of State for Labour & Employment (I/C), Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar announced that the ESI Scheme is on the path of sustained growth with its presence now in over 461 districts of the country providing benefit to around 10% of India’s population while addressing 172nd Meeting of the
The Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage under UNESCO has inscribed ´KumbhMela´ on the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity during its 12th session held at Jeju, South Korea from 4-9 December 2017. This inscription is the
Removing the income ceiling of Rs 5 lakh per annum, the Centre has opened its scheme meant to encourage inter-caste marriages to all couples where either the bride or the bridegroom is a Dalit. The ‘Dr Ambedkar scheme for social Integration through inter caste marriage’ was started in 2013, with a
A study of Natural Resource Management Component under MGNREGS (on which minimum 60% is spent since 2015) and its impact on Sustainable Livelihoods carried out by the Institute of Economic Growth, New Delhi (November 2017), was carried over 30 districts in 29 states covering 1160 households. The