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India’s first water taxi service inaugurated to connect South Mumbai with Navi Mumbai

The long-awaited water taxi services linking Mumbai’s east coast with the mainland in Navi Mumbai and other locations — the first of its kind in India — was inaugurated on February 17, 2022 by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray in the presence of Union Shipping Minister Sarbananda Sonowal. The Water Taxi service will connect the twin […]

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Government approves ‘New India Literacy Programme’ for Education of adults; Outlay- Rs.1037.90 crore

Government approved a new scheme “New India Literacy Programme (नव भारत साक्षरता कार्यक्रम) for the period FYs 2022-2027 to cover all the aspects of Adult Education to align with National Education Policy 2020 and Budget Announcements 2021-22. The National Education Policy 2020 has recommendations for Adult Education and Lifelong Learning. Outlay: The estimated total outlay of “New India Literacy Programme”

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FAITH releases India tourism vision document envisaging goals and benchmarks for tourism till 2035

FAITH, the policy federation of all the national associations representing the complete tourism, travel and hospitality industry of India such as FHRAI, HAI and IATO has released an India tourism vision with a vision statement, goals and an execution path for the country commemorating the 75th year of Indian independence. FAITH is the policy federation

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Dabur becomes first Indian plastic waste neutral FMCG company in India

Indian fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) company Dabur has become India’s first plastic waste-neutral company, meaning it collects, processes and recycles as much packaging as it sells. It has done this by collecting, processing and recycling around 27,000 metric tonnes of post-consumer plastic waste during FY21-22. Dabur has achieved the landmark of surpassing its plastic packaging usage with

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Government set target to Replace Diesel by Renewable Energy in Farm Sector by 2024

The Power Ministry said on Friday that India has set an ambitious target of replacing diesel with renewable energy (RE) in the agriculture sector by 2024, as part of the government’s commitment to increasing the share of non-fossil fuels by 2030 and becoming a net zero emitter by 2070. The initiative is a part of

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National Monuments Authority to hold first ever global webinar on Monuments

National Monuments Authority will hold 1st ever global webinar on Monuments protection. The webinar will be organised in collaboration with Indian Council for Cultural Relations on Protection of the Monuments and their significance for the Preservation of National Heritage. It will be participated by 20 countries including Bangladesh, Bhutan, Japan, Iran, South Africa, Venezuela, Israel and USA. This is

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Surat to get India’s 1st bullet train station

First glimpses of India’s first Bullet Train station in Surat are finally out. The Ministry of Railways on February 10, shared the graphical representation of Surat’s Bullet Train station to be constructed between Mumbai- Ahmedabad route. National High-Speed Rail Corporation Ltd (NHSRCL) will be constructing this project that is scheduled to be completed by December 2024. The

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India’s first biomass-based hydrogen plant to come up at Madhya Pradesh

India’s first commercial-scale biomass-based hydrogen plant will come up at the Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh. Every day this plant will produce one tonne of hydrogen, from 30 tonnes of biomass feedstock. The plant is being put up by a joint venture of Watomo Energies Ltd and Biezel Green Energy with an investment of Rs 24 crore. “Thermally accelerated anaerobic

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NERCRMS organized training programme on plantation Management of Apple

NERCRMS in collaboration with Ziro Valley Charity Mission Society (ZVCMS), Arunachal Pradesh, has organized training programme on Pruning and Post-plantation Management of Apple Orchards at Apple garden in Supyu village, Arunachal Pradesh Nineteen beneficiaries were identified from various Community Based Organizations (CBOs). They were trained in pruning method of low-chilling apples as well as on how to protect plants from

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PMKSY extended till March 2026 with an allocation of Rs 4,600 crore

The food processing ministry on Monday said its flagship scheme ‘Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY)’ has been extended till March 2026 with an allocation of Rs 4,600 crore. The ministry said PMKSY has been extended for a period of 2021-22 to 2025-26. The Central government has allocated Rs 4,600 crore for the scheme, the ministry tweeted. The scheme aims for

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