The Ministry of Coal has finalized an Agenda Document for the year 2021-22 which broadly focuses on the four areas of: 1.Coal Sector Reforms 2. Coal Transition and Sustainability 3. Institution Building 4. Futuristic Agenda. This is for the first time that an Agenda document for the ensuing year has been brought out in the … Continue reading The Future of Coal in India

There is a sharp rise in India’s elderly population and thrust is on creating an ecosystem that supports their needs more holistically. There are 110 million elders in this country, who are above the age of 60. As per the latest industry reports, the share of elders, as a percentage of the total population in … Continue reading Senior Ageing Growth Engine

The government is all set to launch Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0 and Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation 2.0. SBM-U 2.0 and AMRUT 2.0 have been designed to realize the aspiration to make all our cities ‘Garbage Free’ and ‘Water Secure’. These flagship Missions signify a step forward in our march towards effectively addressing … Continue reading Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0 and Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation 2.0.

Indian Elephant (Elephasmaximus) is a keystone species and an integral component of ecosystems playing a crucial role in maintaining forest ecosystem and biodiversity. It has been recognized as National Heritage Animal of India and highest degree of protection has given under Indian Wildlife Protection Act (1972). India has the largest population of Asian Elephants with 30000 wild and about … Continue reading Minimising Human-Elephant Conflict

The government recently launched the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission. Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister said that the campaign of strengthening health facilities that have been going for the last seven years is entering a new phase today. “Today we are launching a mission that has the potential of bringing a revolutionary change in … Continue reading Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission

Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman has said that India needs four or five more banks like SBI. She said that we need to scale up banking to meet the changing requirements in light of shifting recent realities of economy and industry. “The way in which the economy is shifting to a … Continue reading Way Forward for the Banking Sector

Important Data Point - 2.82 crore households have been electrified since the launch of SAUBHAGYA. These figures are till March 31st of 2021.  SAUBHAGYA is one of the largest household electrification drives in the world. SAUBHAGYA was announced by the Government on 25th September 2017. The objective of the scheme was achieving Universal Household Electrification in … Continue reading Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana – Saubhagya