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The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has given its 'in-principle' approval for setting up a Major Port at Vadhavan near Dahanu in Maharashtra. Total cost of the project is likely to be Rs.65,544.54 crore. Vadhavan port will be developed on "land lord model". A Special Purpose

With a vision to bring together the stakeholders of the food processing and agriculture sector in India, Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog (AIM) today started a series of innovation demo days where start-ups, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), entrepreneurs, corporate partners and sector

The Soil Health Card scheme launched by the Modi Government during the financial year 2014-15 with a view to address the decline of soil nutrients, has started reaping fruit. In the second phase of the scheme 11.69 crore Soil Health Cards have been distributed to farmers in the last two years. Under

Ministry of Railways has planned for redevelopment of railway stations through Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation Limited (IRSDC), Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA) and other Central Government agencies, through simplified procedures and for longer lease tenure. Accordingly, IRSDC

Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, G Kishan Reddy, in a written reply in Lok Sabha to a question regarding the establishment of a new Advanced Forensic DNA Analysis Lab, said that a State-of-the-art DNA Analysis Centre has been set up in Central Forensic Science Laboratory, Chandigarh under

In order to implement the vision of the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi to convert each district into an export hub the Finance Minister in her Budget 2020-21 speech said that each district should develop as an export hub. She further said that efforts of the Centre and State Governments are

In order to provide an impetus to tourism, the Ministry of Tourism, under its schemes of Swadesh Darshan and PRASHAD, provides financial assistance to State Governments / UT Administrations, including J&K and Ladakh, for development of tourism infrastructure. The Ministry has sanctioned 7 projects

Today, electronic waste poses a significant challenge for the society. With the introduction of innovative features and upgradation, people are changing their devices by discarding the old ones, thereby contributing in generation of electronic waste significantly. An effective collection and

The government wants to promote business and economic opportunities in the second phase of its developmental push in 112 of the country’s poorest districts it is developing as aspirational districts, according to officials aware of the matter. These 112 districts are home to roughly 150 million

कोलकाता के बऊ बाजार के इलाके में सार्वजनिक सुविधा केन्‍द्र (सीएफसी) बनाने के लिए 30.01.2020 को आयोजित एक अभूतपूर्व समारोह में वाणिज्‍य और उद्योग मंत्रालय में आर्थिक सलाहकार रूप दत्‍ता, रत्‍न और आभूषण निर्यात सवंर्धन परिषद (जीजेईपीसी) के अध्‍यक्ष प्रमोद अग्रवाल और वाणिज्य और उद्योग मंत्रालय

The ground-breaking ceremony for a Common Facility Centre (CFC) in Bow Bazar, Kolkata took place on 30.01.2020 in the presence of Rupa Dutta, Economic Adviser, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Pramod Agrawal, Chairman, Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) and senior officials from the

The Ministry of Tourism, under the Swadesh Darshan scheme is developing thematic circuits in the country in planned and prioritized manner. Under the scheme fifteen thematic circuits have been identified for development namely; North-East Circuit Buddhist Circuit Himalayan Circuit Coastal Circuit