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The current tranche of projects covers the power-surplus western region, where huge renewable capacity is also coming up. Gujarat and Rajasthan will have most of these projects, followed by Maharashtra. Tamil Nadu and Punjab will also get some of these.
“e-NAM is not just a scheme but it’s a journey which aims to reach out to the last mile farmer and transform the way agricultural produce is sold :- Sanjay Agarwal, Secretary, DA&FW
The 300-m bridge over Siang river, located close to the China border, has been built at a cost of Rs 4,843 cr; to bolster country’s defence preparedness
By 2030, domestic private consumption, which accounts for 60 per cent of the country’s GDP, is expected to develop into a USD 6-trillion growth opportunity.
The Grape Packhouse facility is one of its kinds in India and features the newest technologies that are available in post-harvest management of grapes.
In the last one year, at least nine large business conglomerates from countries like Japan and Singapore have set up their captive technology centres in India to step up research and development in areas like Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence, data analytics, among others.
IBM inventors from India received over 800 of patents, the second highest contributor to the global record tally, it added.
The committee has been asked to review the existing status of digitization of payments, identify gaps in the ecosystem and suggest ways to plug them.
Experts project trend growth for India to accelerate to 7.8 percent by the 2020s while China’s will moderate to 5 percent by 2030
Indian Railways is all set to roll out a new UDAY Express or the Utkrisht Double-Decker Air-conditioned Yatri Express train in February.
