Giving a boost to farmers’ income, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the increase in the Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for all Rabi crops for 2018-19 to be marketed in 2019-20 season. The farmer friendly initiative will give additional return to the farmers of Rs 62,635 crore by
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Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Prakash Javadekar conferred Swachhata Ranking Awards 2018 for higher educational institutions in New Delhi on Monday . Best 51 higher educational institutions (HEIs) have been selected for Swachhata Ranking Awards in 8 different categories. The Union
Gram Sabhas across the country have been asked to inform the farmers about the enrollment and benefits of Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojan (PMFBY) at the beginning of the Rabi Season today. The Gram Sabhas will also inform the farmers on how they can insure their crops under the Scheme. The Ministry
Ekal's Gramotthan Resource Centres have been set up to empower women by enabling them to participate in the mainstream economy. The idea is to create women micro-entrepreneurs in rural and tribal villages and connect them to urban consumers. Ekal has established a model to impart tailoring training
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Information & Broadcasting and Sports & Youth Affairs Col. Rajyavardhan Rathore (Retd.) launched All India Radio’s Streaming Services on Amazon’s Alexa Smart Speakers in New Delhi on Friday. Chairman Prasar Bharati A Surya Prakash, CEO Prasar Bharati
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, under the aegis of Swachh Bharat Mission – Urban (SBM – U), has partnered with Google to launch the Loo Review campaign to encourage all local guides in India to rate and review public toilets on Google Maps. This campaign is part of a feature which allows
Tribes India and TRIFED under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs launched “Punch Tantra Collection and Ms. Mary Kom as Brand Ambassador of Tribes India” at a function in New Delhi on Thursday. Union Minister for Tribal Affairs, Jual Oram, introduced the Indian Sporting Legend and the World Boxing
Airports Authority of India’s Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Airport, Indore and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, Ahmedabad were conferred with the prestigious National Tourism Awards 2016-17 at a glittering award function on World Tourism Day. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport
Union Cabinet has approved providing central assistance of Rs. 620.42 Cr. and Rs. 205.758 Cr. for implementation of relining of Rajasthan Feeder Canal and Sirhind Feeder Canal respectively over five years (2018-19 to 2022-23). Impact: Implementation of these twin projects would help in addressing
Around 3.2 crore Insured Persons (IPs) will benefit from newly launched scheme of ESIC ‘Atal Bimit Vyakti Kalyan Yojna’. The ESI Corporation has approved ‘ ATAL BIMIT VYAKTI KALYAN YOJNA ’ for Insured Persons (IP) covered under the Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948. This scheme is a relief
U P gets over 2.34 Lakh Houses; A P gets more than 1.4 Lakh & MP gets over 74,000 Houses; Bihar, Chattisgarh, Gujarat, Maharashtra,Tamil Nadu & Odisha gets substantial aprovals Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs has approved the construction of 6,26,488 more affordable houses for the benefit of
Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, launched the health assurance scheme: Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan ArogyaYojana (PMJAY) - at Ranchi, Jharkhand on Sunday. Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister said that this launch has been done with a vision to provide the poorest of the poor, and the