Month: December 2018

Setting up of Steel Plant in YSR Kadapa District of Andhra Pradesh

  open view web desk Preparation of feasibility report for establishing an integrated steel plant in Kadapa District in the State of Andhra Pradesh has been engaging the attention of the Government of India at the highest level. Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) have prepared the feasibility […]

Production and Consumption of Standard Quality Steel

open view web desk Government of India has recently issued an updated order to ensure that quality steel is produced and consumed in the country.Theorder namely, Steel and Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2018 covers 53 products (47 carbon and alloy steel and 6 stainless steel products) where […]

Production of High Nitrogen Steel

open view web desk Mishra Dhatu Nigam (MIDHANI) is having production capacity to manufacturehigh-nitrogen steel (HNS) for armour applications. This steel is planned to be produced in commercial scale as part of transfer of technology from Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory (DMRL). They have claimed that HNS is having […]

Steel Production and Export

open view web desk Export and import are dynamic situation which keep fluctuating based on factors like cost of raw material, exchange rate, domestic demand, international price of steel, inventory stocking/destocking, demand in global market and competitiveness. India’s exports declined by 23.1 percent to 0.598 million tonnes as […]

Operational National Waterways in the Country

open view web desk Out of the 111 National Waterways (NWs) declared under the National Waterways Act, 2016, 13 NWs are operational for shipping and navigation and cargo/passenger vessels are moving on them.  The details of operational NWs are as follows: Details of Operational National Waterways Sl. No. […]

Development of Waterways in Karnataka

open view web desk The details and status of development of the five National Waterways in Karnataka is as follows STATUS OF DEVELOPMENT OF 5 NATIONAL WATERWAYS IN KARNATAKA Sl. No. River/Canal (NWs) Length (km) Status 1. KABINI RIVER (NW-51) 23 Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) are under finalization […]

Revamping of Pension Schemes

open view web desk Ministry of Rural Development has set up a National Social Advisory Committee to address the policy issues. On directions of the Committee, for taking informed decision for revamping the NSAP scheme by way of changes in admissible rates and the criteria, Ministry of Rural […]

Implementation of PMGSY

open view web desk The Union Finance Minister in his Budget Speech for the year 2018-19 announced that “Task of connecting all eligible habitations with an all-weather road has been substantially completed, with the target date brought forward to March, 2019 from March 2022. It is now time […]

Gram Parivahan Yojana

open view web desk The Ministry is implementing Aajeevika Grameen Express Yojana (AGEY), the sub-scheme under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) to facilitate transport facilities in the rural areas and also provide job opportunities to members of Self Help Groups (SHGs) under DAY-NRLM. The scheme was […]

Work Days Guaranteed Under MGNREGS

open view web desk The details of employment provided to households and expenditure reported by States/UTs in Management Information System (MIS) under the Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the last three years and current year (as on 21.12.2018) is given at Annexure. Schedule-I of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural […]

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