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Export of Organic Foodgrains

The National Centre for Organic Farming (NCOF), under the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, is the nodal organization for organic farming in the country. NCOF implements the National Project on Organic Farming (NPOF) to promote production, certification and marketing of organic products. The National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP), introduced by the Department of Commerce, is aimed at regulation ...

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FDI Inflow

During the current financial year 2021-22 (up to November, 2021) Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows worth USD 54.10 billion have been reported in the country. The details of total FDI inflows reported during the last three financial years are as under: S. No. Financial Year Amount of FDI inflows (in USD billion) 1. 2018-19 62.00 2. 2019-20 74.39 3. 2020-21 ...

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Total Coal Production in the Country & Efforts to Enhance Quantity

State-wise raw coal production in the country during 2020-21 and 2021-22(till December) is given below: PRODUCTION DATA (Figure in Million tonnes) STATE/Year 2020-21 2021-22 Upto Dec-21 (Provisional) ASSAM 0.036 0.000 CHHATTISGARH 158.409 98.558 JAMMU & KASHMIR 0.012 0.009 JHARKHAND 119.296 79.957 MADHYA PRADESH 132.531 98.236 MAHARASTRA 47.435 32.971 ODISHA 154.150 127.928 TELANGANA 52.603 48.171 UTTAR PRADESH 17.016 12.800 WEST BENGAL ...

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Ministry of Coal Auctions 32 Coal Mines So Far

Total of 32 coal mines have been auctioned by Ministry of Coal from FY 2016-17 onwards to till date. Details of coal mines auctioned may be found in the Annexure. Out of afore mentioned 32 coal mines successfully auctioned, four coal blocks having Annual production capacity of 21.6 Million Tonne are situated in the State of Odisha. Total of Rs.7,37,51,41,459/- has ...

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EXPANSION OF MSME SECTOR

Promotion and development of enterprises is a State subject. The Central Government supplements the efforts of the State/UT Governments through various schemes, programmes and policy initiatives for promotion, development and enhancing the competitiveness of MSMEs and to increase employment opportunities in the country. The Ministry of MSME implements various schemes and programmes for growth and development of MSME Sector in ...

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Employment opportunities in Drone sector

As per Drone Rules, 2021, any person who intends to obtain the authorisation to establish a Remote Pilot Training Organisation (RPTO) shall submit an application to the Director General of Civil Aviation in Form D5 on the Digital Sky Platform, along with the specified fees. As on 31 December 2021, nine remote pilot training organisations have been set up by ...

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SUMMARY OF UNION BUDGET 2022-23

India’s economic growth in the current year is estimated to be 9.2 per cent, highest among all large economies. The overall, sharp rebound and recovery of the economy from the adverse effects of the pandemic is reflective of our country’s strong resilience. This was stated by Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Smt Nirmala Sitharaman while presenting the Union ...

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Import of Low –ash- Coal

Demand of coal is higher than the current level of domestic supply of coal in the country. The entire demand of coal is not met from domestic production as the supply of high quality coal /coking coal (low-ash-coal) in the country is limited and thus no option is left but to resort to import of coking coal. Further, coal imported ...

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IMPORT DATA

The details of India’s overall (merchandise and services) imports along with percentage change from 2009-10 to 2021-22 are as given in the table below: Years Value of Overall Imports (in US$ Billion) 2009-10 348.40 2010-11 450.32 2011-12 567.55 2012-13 571.50 2013-14 528.95 2014-15 529.61 2015-16 465.64 2016-17 480.21 2017-18 583.11 2018-19 640.14 2019-20 602.98 2020-21 511.96 April-October, 2020 250.44 April-October, ...

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INDUSTRIAL CORRIDOR

Government of India has taken up implementation of various industrial corridor projects under National Industrial Corridor programme. The aim is to develop greenfield industrial nodes in India which can compete with the best manufacturing and investment destinations in the world. The objective for development of these nodes is to facilitate provision of plug n play infrastructure at the plot level and help ...

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