The combined Index of Eight Core Industries increased by 12.7 per cent (provisional) as compared to the Index of June 2021. The production of Coal, Cement, Electricity, Refinery Products, Fertilizers, Steel, and Natural Gas industries increased in June 2022 over the corresponding period of last year. ICI measures combined and individual performance of production in selected eight core industries viz. Coal, Crude ...

The Ministry of Food Processing industries incentivizes setting up of Mega Food Parks and Agro Processing Clusters (Mini Food Parks) through credit linked financial assistance (capital subsidy) in the form of grants-in-aid under relevant component schemes of Central Sector Umbrella scheme “Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana”. State-wise details of Mega Food Parks and Agro Processing Clusters approved in PMKSY are ...

The Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shri Rameswar Teli in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today informed that the Retail Outlets (ROs) are set up by Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) at identified locations based on field survey and feasibility studies. Locations having sufficient potential and which are economically viable are ...

Government of India launched the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) scheme in January 2015 to address the issue of decline in Child Sex Ratio (CSR) and related issues of empowerment of girls over a life cycle continuum. The objectives of BBBP scheme are to prevent gender biased sex selective elimination, to ensure survival and protection of the girl child, and ...

Over 4.59 crore FASTags have been issued till 31st January, 2022. The total quantum of user fee collection through FASTag on National Highways in the last two years, is as under: Financial Year 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22  (upto January, 2022) User Fee Collection  (in Rs Crores) 10728.52 20837.08 26622.93   As on 5th February, 2022, approximately 12.5 lakh refund cases have ...

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 ...

Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Bhupender Yadav, today released the ‘India State of Forest Report 2021’ prepared by the Forest Survey of India (FSI) which has been mandated to assess the forest and tree resources of the country. Sharing the findings, the Minister informed that the total forest and tree cover of the country is 80.9 million ...

The Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shri Rameswar Teli in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today informed that the details of contribution of petroleum sector to Central exchequer during the last five years are given below: Rs./Crores             Particulars 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 Contribution to Central Exchequer   3,35,175   3,36,163 ...

The Office of the Economic Adviser, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) is releasing index numbers of wholesale price in India (Base Year: 2011-12) for the month of November, 2021 (Provisional) and for the month of September, 2021 (Final) in this press release. Provisional figures of Wholesale Price Index (WPI) are released on 14th of every month ...

Overall exports in first 8 months of current FY (April-November 2021) jumped by 37.21%, imports shot up by 61.02% over the same period last year India’s overall exports (Merchandise and Services combined) in November 2021* are estimated to be USD 50.36 Billion, exhibiting a positive growth of 22.80 per cent over the same period last year and a positive growth ...