Month: January 2019

Paint Your Toilet

open view web desk Unique Countrywide Exercise by Swachh Bharat Mission In an effort to promote ownership and sustained usage of toilets and also provide a facelift to the crores of toilets built under the Swachh Bharat Mission, the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation has launched a […]

Army Chief Visits Chainpur

open view web desk The Army Chief General Bipin Rawat, along with Mrs Madhulika Rawat (President Army Wives Welfare Association) and other top military brass visited Chainpur in Gumla District in Jharkhand on 04 Jan 2019. Chainpur is the native village of war hero Lance Naik Albert Ekka, […]

DIPP Clarification regarding Press Note 2 (2018)

open view web desk FDI policy on e-commerce, first pronounced through Press Note 2 of 2000, permitted 100% FDI in B2B e-commerce activities. With a view to clarify the already existing policy framework, after extensive stakeholder consultations, Press Note 3 was issued by DIPP in 2016. B2C e-commerce, […]

Revised List of Defence Items Requiring Industry License

Items Requiring License for Manufacturing and/or Proof Testing of Arms and Ammunition (A) LIST OF DEFENCE ITEMS REQUIRING INDUSTRIAL LICENCE UNDER INDUSTRIES (DEVELOPMENT AND REGULATION) ACT, 1951 The list of Defence items as at Annexure-I, finalized by Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence, will require licence for manufacturing […]

4677 PMBJP Kendras functional in 35 States/UTs of the country by end of year 2018

open view web desk PMBJP resulted in the saving of approximately Rs. 1668 crores to the citizens of country: Shri Mansukh Mandaviya Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways, Shipping and Chemicals and Fertilizers, Shri Mansukh L. Mandaviya, while giving a written reply to a question in Rajya […]

Revival of Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore Limited (FACT)

open view web desk Minister of State for Planning (IC) and Chemicals & Fertilizers, Shri Rao Inderjit Singh, in a written reply to a question on revival of Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore Limited (FACT), in Rajya Sabha today, informed that Government of India has given financial support to FACT from […]

Procurement of Crops Under MSP

open view web desk Agriculture Marketing is a State subject and concerned States/Union Territories regulate and facilitate marketing of agriculture produce under their respective State regulations.  No specific study has been conducted by Government providing statistics about the quantity of his produce a farmer is selling on MSP […]

Implementation of Rashtriya Gokul Mission

open view web desk Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries has been implementing Rashtriya Gokul Mission with the aim of development and conservation of indigenous bovine breeds. The details of the projects approved/implemented in various States since inception of the mission is given at Annexure-I. Statement referred […]

Integration of Mandis With e-NAM

open view web desk 585 wholesale regulated markets/ Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC) Markets have been so far integrated with e-market (e-NAM) platform in 16 States and 2 Union Territories (UTs), who have carried out requisite reforms in their State Agriculture Produce Marketing Committee Act (APMC Act).  The […]

PM inaugurates Integrated Check Post at Moreh, other infrastructure projects at Imphal

open view web desk The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, visited Imphal today. At a large public meeting, he inaugurated the Integrated Check Post at Moreh. He also inaugurated the Dolaithabi Barrage Project, the FCI Food Storage Godown at Sawombung, and projects related to water supply and tourism. […]

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