India Positive - January 10, 2020
- January 10, 2020
800 FPOs registered on Farmer Connect Portal of APEDA
Over 800 Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) have registered on the Farmer Connect Portal that is set up by APEDA for providing a platform for FPOs and Farmer Producer Companies (FPCs) to interact with exporters.
India climbed to third spot in number of science and engineering publications in the world: Dr Harsha Vardhan
The Prime Minister, Mr Narendra Modi inaugurated the 107th Indian Science Congress (ISC) at Bengaluru. Delivering the inaugural address, the Prime Minister said, "The growth story of India depends on its achievements in the Science & Technology sector. There is a need to revolutionize the landscape of Indian Science Technology and Innovation."
Government of India's UJALA & Street Lighting National Programme Complete Five Successful years of Illuminating India
Government of India's zero subsidy Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All (UJALA) and LED Street Lighting National Programme (SLNP), marked its fifth anniversary.
In Phase-II to Fame India Scheme 2636 EV Charging Stations sanctioned
The Department of Heavy Industries has sanctioned 2,636 charging stations in 62 cities across 24 States/UTs under FAME India (Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles in India) scheme Phase II.
All Room Air Conditioners to have Default Temperature Setting of 24 Degrees Celsius from Jan 1, 2020
The 24-degree Celsius default setting has been made mandatory from Jan 1, 2020 for all room air conditioners covered under the ambit of Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) star-labelling program.
AI & machine learning will contribute US$ 1 trillion to Indian economy by 2035; government committed to ensuring stable environment for investors and startups- Piyush Goyal
The Minister for Commerce and Industry & Railways, Mr Piyush Goyal inaugurated the National Stock Exchange (NSE) Knowledge Hub in New Delhi, an Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered learning ecosystem that will assist the banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) sector.
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh launches website on grant of permission for aerial photography/remote sensing survey
Mr Rajnath Singh, Defence Minister of India launched Ministry of Defence (MoD) No Objection Certificate (NOC) web portal www.modnoc.ncog.gov.in for undertaking aerial survey with the final permission of Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
India exported 3.2 million bales of cotton in first quarter of cotton year 2019-20
Cotton export shipments from 1st October 2019 to 31st December 2019 which have already been shipped are estimated at 10 lakh bales while balance 32 lakh bales are expected to be shipped during the period from 1st January 2020 to 30th September 2020.
India's per-capita income rises 6.8 per cent to 11,254 a month in FY20
During 2019-20, India's per-capita monthly income is estimated to have increased by 6.8 per cent to Rs 11,254 (US$ 161.02).
I&B Minister Shri Prakash Javadekar confers First Antarrashtriya Yoga Diwas Media Samman to 30 media houses
The Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Mr Prakash Javadekar, presented the First Antarrashtriya Yoga Diwas to 30 media organisations.
Coffee exports in 2019 up marginally at 3.50 lakh tonne
Coffee exports from India had increased to 3.50 lakh tonne in 2019 as compared to previous year.
223,325 home units launched in 2019, highest in Mumbai: Report
According to a report by Knight Frank India, a real estate consulting firm, the home launches in eight cities increased by 23 per cent with the total reaching 223,325 units.
Indian real estate attracts US$ 5 billion PE in 2019, commercial projects lead: Report
In 2019, Indian real estate sector attracted more than US$ 5 billion private equity (PE) inflows, out of which around 66 per cent or US$ 3.3 billion was invested in the commercial real estate.
Cabinet approves Memorandum of Understanding between India and Sweden on cooperation in Polar Science
The Union Cabinet has approved the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation in polar science between Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), India and Ministry of Education and Research, Sweden.
Cabinet approves conferring the status of institution of national importance to the cluster of ayurveda institutions at Gujarat Ayurved University campus, Jamnagar
Government has given approval to confer the status of Institution of National Importance to the Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda, Jamnagar.
31 start-ups picked for maiden T-Angel investment programme
Technology start-up incubator T-Hub and LetsVenture have selected 31 start-ups for their maiden investment programme T-Angel.
Renewable Energy Sector Makes Rapid Strides in 2019; Installed Re Capacity Crosses 84GW; Nearly 1o GW Re Capacity Added in 2019
India renewable energy sector makes rapid progress in 2019 crossing total installed capacity of 84 GW as on 17th December 2019.
Indian Railways to source about 1000 MW Solar Power by 2021-22; Nandyal - Yerraguntla section in Guntakal Division has been declared as the first solar section in South Central Railway
Indian Railways has planned to source about 1000 megawatt (MW) Solar Power and about 200 MW of wind power progressively by 2021-22 across Zonal Railways & Production Units.
Cabinet approves Memorandum of Understanding between India and United Kingdom for Enabling Energy Self Sufficiency for Indian Railways
The Union Cabinet has approved Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Ministry of Railways and Department for International Development (Government of United Kingdom) for Enabling Energy Self-Sufficiency for Indian Railways.
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