India Positive - March 20, 2020
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India is 3rd largest producer of Electricity in the World : Shri R.K. Singh
India is the third largest producer of electricity in the world, as per the key world energy statistics published by the IEA in 2019.
ISRO to launch 36 missions including 10 earth observation satellites in 2020-21: Dr Jitendra Singh
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has planned 36 missions including satellites and launch vehicles for the fiscal year 2020-21.
In the financial year 2019-20, Rs 53,370 crore has been provided for infrastructure and socio and economic development of North Eastern Region: Dr Jitendra Singh
In the financial year 2019-20, Rs 53,370 crore (US$ 7.64 billion) has been provided for infrastructure and socio and economic development of North Eastern Region.
TV shipments in India rise 15 per cent to 15 million units in 2019
Shipments of TVs in India increased 15 per cent annually to reach the highest-ever level of 15 million units in 2019, on the back of rising demand for affordable smart television sets.
Expansion of Rail Network
During 2014-19, 13,124 km length (New Line, Gauge Conversion and Doubling) has been commissioned on Indian Railways, which is 73 per cent more than commissioning during 2009-14.
APEDA signs MoU with SFAC
Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) with Small Farmers Agribusiness Consortium (SFAC) to help improving productivity and quality of the varieties of crops with special involvement of Farm Producer Organizations (FPOs).
Power Generation from Conventional Sources Registered Annual Growth of 5.45 per cent in 2018-19 as compared to 2015-16 : R.K. Singh
The total power generation from conventional fuel sources including hydro and renewable energy sources has registered a compound annual growth rate of 5.45 per cent from 1.17 billion units (BU) in 2015-16 to 1.38 BU in 2018-19.
1.59 lakh Sub-Service Areas covered with at least one bank branch under Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana
All villages in India have been mapped by banks into 1.59 lakh Sub-Service Areas (SSAs) with one SSA catering to 1,000 to 1,500 households under the Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY).
More than Rs 20,000 crore of loans sanctioned under Stand-Up India Scheme since inception
Loans of around Rs 20,466.94 crore (US$ 2.93 billion) have been sanctioned under Stand-Up India Scheme to over 91,000 accounts up to March 10, 2020 since inception of the Scheme.
ARCI scientists develop friction-reducing nanocomposite coatings to increase device life
Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy & New Materials (ARCI), an autonomous R&D centre of the Department of Science & Technology (DST), has developed a process for size-selective deposition of nanocomposite coatings which can reduce friction of these dynamic systems.
Five months since new Motor Vehicles Act, road accidents come down by 10 per cent
Since the passage of Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019 five months ago, the cases of road accidents have reduced by 10 percent in India, saving 10,000 lives.
First ever Indore – Kishangarh flight commenced under UDAN
Under the UDAN scheme of Government of India, the Ministry of Civil Aviation flagged off the first-ever thrice-weekly flight from Indore (Madhya Pradesh) to Kishangarh (Ajmer, Rajasthan).
Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) for females in higher education is higher than the National Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER)-HRD Minister
Females constitute 48.6 per cent of the total enrolment in higher education and the Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) for females in higher education at 26.4 per cent is higher than the national GER of boys at 26.3 per cent, as per the All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) 2018-19.
Wings India 2020 launched in Hyderabad; Over 100 exhibitors and more than 20 states participating; Under UDAN scheme 48 new airports operationalized; 100 more to be added in next 5 years
Wings India 2020, the biennial civil aviation and aerospace event, was launched at Begumpet Airport in Hyderabad with participation of over 100 exhibitors, 20 states and 500 delegates.
Maternity Benefit Disbursed to 1.36 Crore Beneficiaries under PMMVY
Around 1.36 crore eligible beneficiaries have received maternity benefit of one or more than one instalment amounting to Rs 5,657.10 crore (US$ 809.43 million), as on March 9, 2020, through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) directly in their bank accounts under Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY).
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