Achieving a commendable feat three universities of India has accomplished top-200 position in QS World University Rankings 2022. In these rankings, IISc Bengaluru secured 186th position in universities rankings and it ranked 1st in the world for research. IIT Bombay secured 177th position in these rankings and IIT Delhi secured 185th rank in it. The…
Despite pandemic, India’s Agriculture and Allied products exports have jumped to USD 41.25 billion during 2020-21 registering an increase of 17.34%. According to Dr Anup Wadhawan, Secretary, Department of Commerce, the balance of Agriculture trade has improved by 42.16% to USD 20.58 billion from USD 14.51 billion. The country has taken advantage of the increased…
IREDA (Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd) a PSU under Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE), has once again extended bid submission date for setting up of 12000 MW grid-connected solar projects under Central Public Sector Undertaking (CPSU) scheme phase-II. Earlier the bids was scheduled to be submitted on 30th May but cancelled. Under…
Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Agriculture Minister, launched Seed Minikit Programme and distributed higher yielding varieties of seeds, “Seed Minikits” to farmers. Addressing the farmers, he mentioned that the Central government together with states has been implementing various initiatives to enhance the productivity of pulses and oilseed under the National Food Security Mission. He said the…
Boosting the sentiment towards entrepreneurship, Startup India, a flagship initiative of the Government of India, has successfully been able to spread recognized startups across 623 districts. Currently, at least one startup is present in each state and UT. While specific startup policies have been announced by 30 states and UTs to support startups, Delhi, UP,…
To alleviate Covid-19 pains, public sector banks have announced a series of support measures besides various loan products. Among the measures also include unsecured loans of upto five lakh rupees to the individuals to meet their as well as their family member’s cost of COVID-19 treatment. The State Bank of India jointly with the Indian…
Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) has reported annual Profit Before Tax (PBT) of 570 crore rupees in the FY 2020-21. Earlier in the last financial year as well the company had registered massive growth of 61% by posting Rs 346 crore Profit After Tax against Rs 346 crore as against Rs 215 crore despite…
To create ample opportunities for Khadi artisans and help them fight the financial distress that they are facing in the prolonged lockdown phase as a fall out of COVID-19, the government has released Rs 45 crore worth purchase orders to the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC). The orders have been issued from Indian Railways,…
In order to develop and regulate financial products, services and financial institutions in International Financial Service Centres (IFSCs), International Financial Service Centres Authority (IFSCA) has been established in the country. IFSCA has constituted an expert committee in its endeavour to develop a consistent regulator and a comprehensive framework encompassing global best practices. The Committee will…
The Government of India has been facilitating free of cost COVID vaccines to states and UTs by allowing direct procurement of vaccines for them. In this process, every month fifty per cent of the vaccine doses produced by any manufacturer would be procured by the Central government and made available to states and UTs free…
