May 2020

Cooperative Nafed is procuring pulses and oilseeds from farmers at support price during the current lockdown. Nafed procured 3.17 Lakh MT Gram (Chana) from 9 States namely Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, and Haryana. 3.67 Lakh MT Mustard has been procured from 5 States namely Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar

The Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare held a meeting with representatives of the Pesticide Manufacturing Industry through video conferencing to check the strategy to prevent locust attacks on agricultural fields. GoI is taking several measures to ensure uninterrupted sowing and harvesting operations amid lockdown. The Central and State Governments are working together on

Bhagalpur Smart City has been supporting the city administration in combating COVID-19 using various initiatives. The key initiatives taken up by BSCL include use of technology for spreading awareness; innovative IEC measures for sharing experience during lock-down periods; establishment of shelters for vulnerable population and distribution of supplies and food and other protection measures such

The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has issued a slew of guidelines to expedite implementation of projects under the flagship programme PMEGP to hand-hold local production a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “vocal for local” appeal. KVIC instructed the agencies concerned to scrutinize the applications under PMEGP and forward it to banks for

Union Home Minister announced that all canteens of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) like the CRPF and the BSF will sell only indigenous products from June 1 to 50 lakh family members of about 10 lakh personnel. The total purchase value of the move by MHA would be around Rs.2800 crore. Under this move,

The Ministry of AYUSH and the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) have partnered to validate four Ayush formulations against COVID-19. The trials are expected to start within one week. The results will be given in 3 months. The partnership is a clinical study multi-centric in different parts of the country and variable design.