Government has taken various initiatives/steps to enable digitalisation of agricultural sector in the country and to promote agri-tech business, which are given below: Government has finalized an India Digital Ecosystem of Agriculture […]
The 12th Ministerial Conference of WTO is scheduled to take place from 30th November to 3rd December in Geneva. The World Trade Organization is the principal forum for setting the rules of […]
The Medical Termination of Pregnancy Amendment Act of 2021 amends the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act of 1971. The Amendment enhances the upper gestation limit from 20 to 24 weeks for special […]
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today gave its approval for continuation of the umbrella scheme “Atmosphere & Climate Research-Modelling Observing Systems & Services […]
National Automobile Scrappage Policy is mutual win-win policy for all the stakeholders. The policy aims at creating an ecosystem for phasing out unfit and polluting vehicles from the Indian roads and to meet […]
The first ever All India Survey on Domestic workers is being conducted by Labour Bureau, Chandigarh. Domestic workers (DWs) constitute a significant portion of total employment in the informal sector. However, there […]
The Ministry of Rural Development has reached an important milestone with the completion of Geographical Information System (GIS) plans for 2 lakh Gram Panchayats (GPs) out of 2.69 lakh GPs under Mahatma […]
Indo pacific region is one of the most Important regions of the world due to its resources, trade routes and strategic importance. The present special report is based on government’s initiative on […]
With recent announcement on new climate targets by the Prime Minister at COP26 under ‘Panchamrit Strategy’, India has taken a big step towards cementing its commitment to clean energy. Since coal has to play […]
India’s First Manned Ocean Mission Samudrayan was recently launched at Chennai. With the launch of this Unique Ocean Mission, India joins the elite club of nations such as USA, Russia, Japan, France […]
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