PMUY Catalyzes Women Empowerment, LPG Coverage Increased to 97%
LPG coverage has increased from 55% to 97.4% and the scheme has acted as one of the biggest catalysts of socio-economic change in the status of women in the country, he added.
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India To Soon Get A Home-Grown Platform for Artificial Intelligence
Singh said that the body is working on a framework for the AI platform. He revealed that the platform, that is based on digital health blueprint, is already built and the agency is working on a similar platform for agriculture.
A Journey Through the Clouds to Improve Indian Monsoon Forecast
Pattnaik, a scientist at IIT-Bhubaneswar, flew over the Arabian Sea aboard an airborne research laboratory, a Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements (FAAM) aircraft – a highly modified BAe-146 four-engined jet that can pack in four tonnes of scientific equipment.
Sweden and India Launch A Multi-Million Dollar Programme on Smart Grids
The programme—co-funded by Swedish Energy Agency and India’s Department of Science & Technology (DST)—aims to develop technologies that can be commercialized after two years. While SEA has committed US$2.6 million over four years for research and innovation collaboration with India, DST will also fund a matching investment of Rs 18 crore to support Indian partners.
AIESL to Maintain Pratt & Whitney’s Geared Turbofan Engines in India
AIESL will service PW1100G-JM engines at its facility in Mumbai, P&W, which is a part of the United Technology Corporation (UTC), said in a release.
10 Projects Worth ₹ 301.54 Crores Sanctioned for Food Processing Sector
The projects were sanctioned under the ‘Agro Processing Cluster Scheme’ of KisanSampadaYojana of MoFPI. These projects are likely to generate employment for ten thousand people and benefit nearly forty thousand farmers.
Services PMI in February Jumps to 7-Year High of 57.5
According to private survey, India’s services sector witnessed a solid performance in February. The services sector contributes for over 57 per cent in India’s gross domestic product (GDP).
42,06,439 Persons Enrolled so far in Social Security Benefits for the Unorganized Sector
Government has approved a proposal for creation of a National Database of unorganized workers (NDUW). This database shall be seeded with Aadhar and accessible through Aadhar number. This database will be used for delivering social security schemes implemented by Central and State Governments.
NTPC Group Adds 5,290 MW in Fiscal 2019-2020
The NTPC group has reported a 5,290-MW capacity addition for financial year 2019-2020. According to the company statement, this is the largest ever commercial capacity addition for the group in a single year.
4.39 Lakh Candidates Trained Under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalaya Yojana in 2 years
Under the DDU-GKY scheme, 4.39 lakh candidates have been trained during 2018-19 and 2019-20, of which 84156 candidates belong to Scheduled Tribes. Under the PMKVY 2016-20, 49.67 lakh candidates have been trained during the 2018-19 and 2019-20, of which 2.13 lakh candidates belong to Scheduled Tribes.