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Fodder-Centric Farmer Producer Organisations

November 10, 2022

The Indian Government designated National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) as the implementing agency for setting up fodder-centric FPOs. What are fodder-centric Farmer Producer Organisations? Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying proposed the setting up of fodder-centric FPOs in 2020 ..

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IMF’s $4.5 billion loan for Bangladesh

November 10, 2022

Bangladesh and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) finalized the preliminary deal for a 4.5 billion USD loan. About the IMF loan to Bangladesh Under the preliminary deal, the IMF provisionally agreed to provide a 4.5 billion USD support programme to ..

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Plan to Promote Millet Exports

November 10, 2022

The Union Ministry of Commerce, via its apex agricultural export promotion body, Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), has formulated a plan to promote millet export from India from December 2022. What are the key features of ..

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India’s First Sovereign Green Bonds Framework

November 9, 2022

The Central Government recently released the framework for the proposed sovereign Green Bond. What are Green Bonds? Green bonds are financial instruments that generate proceeds for the investments in environmentally-suitable and climate friendly projects. These instruments have lower capital cost ..

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Self Reliant India (SRI) Fund

November 9, 2022

The Indian Government’s Self Reliant India (SRI) Fund committed Rs.5,000 crore in a year. What is SRI Fund? Self Reliant India (SRI) Fund is Rs.10,000 crore fund launched by the Indian Government. It is a SEBI-registered category-II Alternative Investment Fund ..

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National Bio Energy Programme

November 9, 2022

The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy announced recently that the National Bio Energy Programme will be implemented until 2025-26. What is National Bio Energy Programme? The National Bioenergy Programme aims to promote bioenergy usage and create an investor-friendly ecosystem ..

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‘Innovations for You’ coffee table book

November 8, 2022

The fourth edition of the ‘Innovations for You’ coffee table book was launched recently by Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog. What is  the ‘Innovations for You’ coffee table book? Innovations For You’ is a Coffee Table Book series feature ..

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IPPB: India’s First Floating Financial Literacy Camp

November 4, 2022

India’s first floating financial literacy camp was organized recently by India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) About the Floating Financial Literacy Camp India’s First Floating Financial Literacy Camp was conducted as part of the launch of the initiative called “Niveshak Didi” ..

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India’s Biggest Ever Coal Mine Auction

November 4, 2022

The Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched the biggest ever coal mine auction on November 3, 2022. About the biggest coal mine auction In the sixth round of commercial coal auctions, Union Coal Ministry has put up 141 mines for ..

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Maharashtra’s First Electronic Manufacturing Cluster

November 4, 2022

The Union Ministry of Electronics and IT recently approved the greenfield Electronic Manufacturing Cluster (EMC) at Pune. What is an electronic manufacturing cluster? Electronic Manufacturing Cluster (EMC) is a manufacturing cluster designed and developed to provide the necessary facilities and ..

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