Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) has planned the use of large deposits of Thorium available in the country as a long-term option. A three-stage nuclear power programme has been chalked out to use Thorium as a viable and sustainable option, right at the inception of India’s nuclear power programme. The three stage nuclear power programme aims to multiply the domestically ...
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Power Generation Through Nuclear Energy
Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) set up in 1958, is the apex body regarding use of nuclear energy, it formulates policy of the Department of Atomic Energy in all matters concerning nuclear energy. The targets for nuclear power generation are set on an annual basis, as a part of Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL)’s annual Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) ...
Read More »Production of Milk, Milk Products, Egg and Poultry Meat
The Estimated Production of Milk, Egg and Poultry Meat during the last three years is given below: – Year Milk Production (in Million Tonnes) All India Egg Production (In Million Nos.) All India Poultry Meat Production (In 000 tonnes) All India 2015-16 155.49 82928.44 3263.81 2016-17 165.40 88136.96 3463.65 2017-18 176.34 95217.00 3766.94 The milk production in the ...
Read More »Projects sanctioned under Swadesh Darshan and Prashad Schemes of Ministry of Tourism
The Ministry of Tourism under its schemes of Swadesh Darshan and PRASHAD provides Financial Assistance to State Governments/Union Territories/Central Agencies for developing tourism infrastructure in the country. The State Governments/Union Territories Administrations regularly submit utilization certificates for the funds released to them by the Ministry based on which the next installment of funds are released in conformity with the GFRs ...
Read More »4 Plastic Parks approved for implementation in Phase-I
Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers, Shri D.V. Sadananda Gowda, while giving a written reply to a question on Plastic Parks, in Lok Sabha today, stated that there is a scheme in place to establish Plastic Parks across the country. Shri Gowda stated that in phase-I of the scheme, four Plastic parks in the States of Assam (Tinsukia), Madhya Pradesh ...
Read More »7.23 Crore Connections released under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana
The Salient features of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala YojanaScheme are as under :- (i) LPG connection is released in the name of adult woman of the poor family, subject to the condition that no LPG connection exists in the name of any family member of the household and fulfilling other terms and conditions. (ii) Initially, the beneficiaries under PMUY were ...
Read More »National Policy on Bio-Fuel
The National Policy on Biofuels-2018 notified on 8.6.2018, inter-alia, allows production of ethanol from damaged food grains like wheat, broken rice etc. which are unfit for human consumption. The policy also allows conversion of surplus quantities of food grains to ethanol, based on the approval of National Biofuel Coordination Committee. Use of damaged foodgrains and surplus foodgrains for production of ethanol will ...
Read More »Plan to increase the number of MSMES in the country
The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprisesis striving to increase the number of micro and small industries in the country on a sustainable basis through implementation of various schemes andprogrammes. The Ministry provides better credit facility, technology upgradation and skilling to boost the entire MSME eco-system. Followings are the major schemes being implemented by Ministry of MSME: (i) ...
Read More »Investment Policy
The Government is constantly taking various initiatives to boost investment in the economy, including economically backward area, which, inter-alia, include; measures to improve ease of doing business, comprehensive reforms in the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Policy, various facilitation measures under the flagship programmes like Make-in-India, Start-up India, reduced Corporate Tax rate of 25 per cent for companies with turnover up ...
Read More »Public Sector Banks
To strengthen the Public Sector Banks (PSBs), over the last four financial years, the Government of India has taken comprehensive steps under its 4R’s strategy of recognising NPAs transparently, resolving and recovering value from stressed accounts through clean and effective laws and processes, re-capitalising banks, and reforming banks through the PSB Reforms Agenda. Over ...
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