West Jaintia Hills witnessed the first-of-its-kind Fly-Off Event to demonstrate the ue of novel and innovative Drone/UAV technology for payload delivery, that could serve as a model of solving the 1st mile connectivity issues for Lakadong Turmeric farmers from the hinterland. Lakadong Turmeric has been identified under The One District, One Product (ODOP) Initiative under the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, as a product with excellent potential for growth and export for West Jaintia Hills. ODOP partnered with AGNIi Mission, one of the nine technology missions…
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Senior BJP leader and former MP C Janga Reddy died at a hospital in Hyderabad today, while undergoing treatment for lung-related problems. Reddy who was born in 1935, had his early grounding as a Jan Sangh worker. Between 1967 and 1984, he also had stints as an MLA, three times, representing the Parakal and Sayampet Assembly segments in erstwhile Andhra Pradesh Assembly. He was the first Jana Sangha MLA in the united Andhra Pradesh state and also was the first BJP MP in southern state.Reddy was one of the two MPs who reached Parliament in 1984 after winning the election…
Government has taken several initiatives to enhance collaboration between small business and e-commerce platforms. Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), Department of Revenue has exempted sellers of specified handicraft goods made by craftsmen from obtaining compulsory registration under GST Act, thus enabling collaboration between small businesses and e-commerce platforms. According to a reply given by Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Som Parkash in Rajya Sabha, the Department for Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade (DPIIT) has actively engaged with various large e-commerce platforms to onboard artisans and handicraftsmen, including those engaged in manufacture…
Thirty-Nine (39) Towns have been recognized as Towns of Export Excellence (TEE) under the Foreign Trade Policy 2015-20 (extended up to 31.03.2022). The list of Towns of Export Excellence (TEE) . Towns of Export Excellence (TEE) can avail benefits under Para 1.35 (b) of Foreign Trade Policy i.e., (i) Recognized associations of units in Towns of Export Excellence can avail financial assistance under Market Access Initiative (MAI) scheme, on priority basis, for export promotion projects for marketing, capacity building and technological services. (ii) Common Service Providers in the Towns of Export Excellence are entitled for Authorisation under Export Promotion Capital…
The global ocean advocacy. Group, Oceana analyzed e-commerce packaging data and found that Amazon generated 599 million pounds of plastic packaging waste in 2020. This is a 29% increase of Oceana’s 2019 estimate of 465 million pounds. The report also found that Amazon’s estimated plastic packaging waste, in the form of air pillows alone, would circle the Earth more than 600 times. By combining the e-commerce packaging data with findings from a recent study published in Science, Oceana estimates that up to 23.5 million pounds of Amazon’s plastic packaging waste entered and polluted the world’s waterways and oceans in 2020, the equivalent…
Results have been declared for best tableaux and best marching contingents of Republic Day parade 2022. Three panels of judges were appointed for assessing the performance of marching contingents from the three Services, Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF)/other Auxiliary forces and tableaux from various States/Union Territories (UTs) and Central Ministries/Departments. On the basis of the assessment of the panels, the Indian Navy marching contingent has been adjudged as the best marching contingent among the three Services. Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has been named the best marching contingent among CAPF/other auxiliary forces. The tableau of Uttar Pradesh has been selected…
As part of the Aatmanirbhar Bharat Initiative, Ministry of Food Processing Industriesis implementing a Centrally Sponsored PM Formalisation of Micro food processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme for providing financial, technical and business support for setting up/ up gradation of 2 lakh micro food processing enterprises through credit linked grant during five years from 2020-21 to 2024-25 with an outlay of Rs. 10,000 crores. According to the information provide Minister of State for M/o Food Processing Industries, Prahlad Singh Patel in a written reply in Rajya Sabha, the scheme envisages supporting micro enterprises through increased access to credit, integration with organized supply…
A team of Indian Scientists in collaboration with an industry partner have developed a self-disinfecting ‘Copper-based Nanoparticle-coated Antiviral Face Mask to fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The mask exhibits high performance against the COVID 19 virus as well as several other viral and bacterial infections, is biodegradable, highly breathable and washable. Public mask wearing is most effective in reducing the spread of the virus COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2, an enveloped positive sense single-stranded RNA virus, where the mode of transmission is via respiratory particles that are mainly airborne. With the science around the use of masks to impede transmission is advancing rapidly,…
Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) tableau is selected as the best central ministry tableau for Republic Day 2022. The tableau of Ministry of Civil Aviation showcased Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) – UDAN (Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik) and the rich dividends it has been yielding. Conceptualized by the Ministry and implemented by AAI, the scheme has the objective of enhancing regional connectivity in an economically sustainable and affordable manner. Launched in 2016, UDAN scheme aims to fulfil the aspirations of the common man by following the vision of ‘Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik’ with an enhanced aviation infrastructure and air connectivity…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has welcomed Union Budget 2022-23, presented by finance minister Nirmala Sitaraman in the Parliament on Febravary 1, terming it as a “thoughtful policy agenda” for India. IMF Managind Director Kristalina Georgieva observed that this being conditioned on a number of factors, including that in the COVID-19 pandemic they continue to function better and should the pandemic continue to be around, and that the tightening of financial conditions would be done with clear forward guidance and in a prudent manner, not creating any more significant shock. She welcomed that the Budget puts a great deal of…