Govt launches 11th agricultural census 2021-22; to use smartphones, tablets for data collection
New Delhi: Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Thursday launched the eleventh agricultural census to collect data on various parameters, including operational holdings. For the first time, the data will be collected through smartphones and tablets. The fieldwork of the Eleventh Agricultural Census (2021-22) will start in August 2022, the agriculture ministry said in a […]
HAS inaugurates centers for drying vegetables under SAFE project
Dir Tourism, Dir Agri urge women to boost economy with innovative efforts
Pattan: With an aim to empower women and promote the rich Kashmiri tradition of Hokh Syun -dried vegetables- known for their consumption during the harsh winter, Human Aid Society (HAS) inaugurated its centers established under the Sustenance through Affordable Farming Entrepreneurship (SAFE) project with the brand name ‘Arnimal’ in Baramulla district. The women engaged in […]
JKTPO organizes webinar on “Building Startup Pitch Deck for Fund Raising”
JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir Trade Promotion Organization (JKTPO) in association with best-in-class incubatorT-Hub Telangana organized a webinar for J&K-based Startups to prepare StartUp Pitch Deck & make J&K StartUp founders ready for delivering presentations for fund raise opportunities. The objective of this webinar was to educate & train startup founders about preparing pitch decks, effective […]
Of over 22.05 crore applicants, more than 7.22 lakh got govt jobs during 2014-22: Centre to LS
New Delhi, Jul 27 (PTI) Of over 22.05 crore applicants for central government jobs during 2014 and 2022, over 7.22 lakh were recommended by the recruiting agencies, the Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday. As many as 7,22,311 candidates were recommended by recruiting agencies for appointment in different central government departments from 2014-15 to 2021-22, […]
Govt likely to discuss price rise in Parliament next week, say Oppn sources
New Delhi: Government has given indications that a discussion on price rise may be taken up next week in Parliament, sources in the opposition parties claimed on Wednesday. They, however, said the government does not appear keen on a debate on the Agnipath military recruitment scheme and could evade the matter on the ground that […]
Dir Agri reworks scale of finance for different crops with stakeholders
SRINAGAR: The Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal today held an interactive session with stakeholders to rework scale of finance for different crops. Speaking during the session, the Director said that the interest of the farming community should be kept under consideration before any decision is taken at the highest level. He emphasized that the […]
J&K Bank ties-up with Omkar Nests
JAMMU: J&K Bank has entered into a tie-up with M/s Omkar Nests Pvt. Ltd. for its new housing project – Royal Nest Hill View Apartments – in Sainik Colony at Jammu. Zonal Head Rajesh Dubey signed the agreement on behalf of the Bank while as Vimal Kumar put in his signatures as Director of Omkar […]
India’s biggest spectrum auction begins; 5G airwaves worth Rs 4.3 lakh cr on offer
New Delhi: India’s biggest-ever auction of spectrum that carries telephone and internet data signals, began on Tuesday with a total of 72 GHz (gigahertz) of 5G airwaves worth Rs 4.3 lakh crore on offer. Billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Jio, Sunil Mittal-led Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea and a unit of billionaire Gautam Adani’s flagship Adani Enterprises […]
Defence ministry approves arms procurement proposals worth Rs 28,732 cr
New Delhi: The defence ministry on Tuesday approved the procurement of military equipment and weapons worth Rs 28,000 crore that included swarm drones, carbines and bulletproof jackets. The procurement proposals were cleared by the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) headed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. “The Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for capital acquisition proposals of the […]
Newsprint import dipped to 6.48 lakh kg in 2020-21 from 13.84 lakh kg in 2017-18: Thakur
New Delhi: Import of newsprint dipped by 50 per cent during COVID-19 years when compared to 2018-19, according to data shared by the government in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. In a written reply to a question, Information & Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur said the newspaper industry had imported 13,84,056 kg of newsprint in 2017-18, […]
