India Positive - June 19, 2020
- June 19, 2020
India 2nd biggest driver of global energy consumption in 2019: BP Statistical Review
India was the second biggest growth driver of primary energy consumption in the world in 2019, according to BP Statistical Review.
India's Forex Reserves cross half trillion dollars for the first time
India’s foreign exchange reserves crossed the milestone US$ 500 billion mark for the first time in country’s history.
India joins Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) as a founding member to support the responsible and human-centric development and use of AI
India joined the league of leading economies including USA, UK, EU, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Republic of Korea, Singapore to launch Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI or Gee-Pay).
Indian companies pump US$ 22 billion in US as FDI: CII Survey
Indian companies pumped in US$ 22 billion worth of foreign direct investment (FDI) into the United States (US) and created 125,000 jobs, according to Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
PM Modi to launch Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan on 20th June to boost livelihood opportunities in Rural India; Focused campaign of 125 days across 116 districts in 6 states to work in mission mode to help migrant workers; Public works worth Rs 50,000 crore to be carried out under Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan
Government of India has decided to launch a massive rural public works scheme ‘Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan’ to empower and provide livelihood opportunities to the returnee migrant workers and rural citizens.
811.69 LMT food grains stock available with Food Corporation of India; Under Atma Nirbhar Bharat Package, 22,812 MT of food grains distributed to 45.62 lakh beneficiaries in May and June; 2,092 MT gram also distributed by States/UTs
After the lockdown was announced on March 24, 2020, about 117.43 LMT food grains have been lifted and transported through 4,194 rail rakes, 245.23 LMT through roads and waterways and 15,500 MT grains through 13 ships.
PM launches Auction process of Coal blocks for Commercial mining
Prime Minister of India, Mr Narendra Modi launched the auction process of 41 coal blocks for commercial mining through video conference.
NHAI becomes first construction sector organisation to go ‘Fully Digital’
The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI), under Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, became fully digital with the launch of unique cloud based and Artificial Intelligence powered Big Data Analytics platform – Data Lake and Project Management Software.
Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar launches Sahakar Mitra: Scheme on Internship Programme, an initiative by National Cooperative Development Corporation
Sahakar Mitra: Scheme on Internship Programme (SIP) was launched as an initiative by National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) to help cooperative sector entrepreneurship development ecosystem through capacity development, paid internship to youth and assured project loans on liberalised terms to young co-operators on a start-up mode.
Shri Dharmendra Pradhan launches Indian Gas Exchange, first nationwide online delivery-based gas trading platform
Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Steel, Mr Dharmendra Pradhan launched the Indian Gas Exchange (IGX), first nationwide online delivery-based gas trading platform.
New jobs, organic products in offing as KVIC taps Indian Palm Industry
The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has rolled out a unique project to produce Neera and Palmgur, a substitute to soft drinks, which will create self-employment for Adivasis and traditional trappers.
Sports Ministry to establish Khelo India State Centres of Excellence (KISCE) to enhance India's Olympic performance: Shri. Kiren Rijiju
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports is set to establish Khelo India State Centres of Excellence (KISCE) to strengthen India’s pursuit for excellence in Olympics.
Dr Harsh Vardhan Launches DBT – AMTZ Mobile Diagnostic Unit for COVID Testing- I-Lab; This I-Lab has been created in a record time of 8 days by the Andhra Pradesh Med-tech team with the support of DBT
The Minister of Science and Technology, Minister of Health and Family Welfare and Minister of Earth Sciences, Dr Harsh Vardhan inaugurated and flagged off India’s first I-Lab (Infectious disease diagnostic lab), a mobile testing facility, to provide COVID testing access to rural India.
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