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Center gets 1.2 lakh crore investment proposal in electronics sector : Make In india

 After the government launched its 'Make in India' programme last year, The electronics manufacturing sector has got investment proposals worth Rs 1.2 lakh crore Karbonn, Micromax, VideoconLava, Spice and Celkon, as well as Chinese firms Xiaomi,Vi and Lenovo and Canada-based DataWind have already started assembling handsets in India  As part of its 'Make in India' initiative. Modi government keen to make easier business in the india. which attract foreign capital in manufacturing Ajay Kumar additional secretary told  received investment in electronics  amounting to Rs 120,000 crore till now, The figure is expected to jump in 2016. Center target zero import till 2020. Center reimbursement of countervailing duty (CVD) and modified special incentive package scheme (M-SIPS) up to 25% for setting up manufacturing facilities in the country. These policy initiatives have seen local and foreign companies investing in local production capabilities. The NPE aims t

Sansad adarsh gram yojna: Chikhli village get new looks and developments in gujarat

Chandrakant Raghunath Patil, MP from Navsari, adopted Chikhli.  Chikhli seen improvement in Sanitation and road renovation under SAGY. The infrastructure is improved.It is emerging as the template of village development. Patil completed the task in just three months. 380 toilets were built in Chikhli, many of them in the two slums  life has become better after construction of toilet in their houses  regular affair during the monsoons. A huge Shiva statue built six years ago by an NRI on the river bank had lost its colour and texture. The MP built a protection wall all along the riverbank and renovated a temple and the Shiva idol. renovation of road circles in a public-private partnership  putting waste collection bins around the village, procurement of a diagnosis machine for the Rotary Eye Hospital (in the nearby Navsari), a library in the village panchayat office, gas-based cremation at the village crematorium, a modern aganwadi centre and a bus stop.

140 Naxal-hit villages in Chhattisgarh soon electrified with the Solar power

Soon solar power electricity will provided to the 140 naxal hit villages . After 65 years many naxal hit villages from chhattisgadh do not have electricity. 140 villages will get electricity.  Chhattisgarh State Renewable Energy Development Agency (CREDA) under the Remote Village Electrification Programme state government provide electricity . These villages fall under the Maoist-hit Sukma, Bijapur, Narayanpur, Sarguja and Dantewada districts. A major number of villages/hamlets (not connected to the national grid) in the state are either situated in or around the close vicinity of national parks, tiger reserves and wildlife sanctuaries and these have been electrified with solar energy," Gyani said. Almost all villages under Barnawapara Wildlife Sanctuary, located around 100 kms away from here, are now electrified by CREDA under the remote village electrification programme, he informed. The agency has also involved local villagers to facilitate proper functioning and ma

PM Modi inaugurates Power Project in Srinagar

After winning people’s hearts at Srinagar rally earlier in the day, Prime Minister Modi today inaugurated 450 MW Baglihar Power Project at Ramban where he said that every village will have electricity by 2022.

Achhedin for Jammu and Kashmir

In an announcement that brought huge cheer from the listening crowd, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that his government at the centre will give a Rs 80,000 crore package for the development of Jammu & Kashmir. Stating that 'Sab ka Saath, Sabka Vikas' was the mantra of his government, PM Modi stressed on the need to create jobs and harness the tourism industry potential of the state. Modi said he wanted to make Kashmir a dream destination for tourists. PM addressed a public rally during his day-long visit to Jammu and Kashmir. He said that in the past, when people had some money, they wanted to visit Kashmir. He added that he wanted to bring those days back. "I want to bring back the glorious days of J&K, restore tourism flow to Kashmir. The top most priority is to offer jobs to youth," he said. A special aircraft carrying the prime minister landed at Srinagar International Airport around 11.20 a.m. Modi was flown in an army heli

India pips US to become No. 1 in global consumer confidence index: Nielsen

India continues to lead the global consumer confidence index in the third quarter of this year, followed closely by the US and much ahead of China, a global report said today. Nielsen, a global information and insights provider, in its latest report said in the third quarter of this year, India's consumer confidence score was at 131 followed by the US (119), Philippines (117) and Indonesia (116). The US showed the biggest quarterly improvement of 18 points, and Taiwan showed the biggest quarterly decline of 12 points from the second quarter. South Korea reported the lowest score of 49, an increase of four points from the second quarter. India's score remained at 131, while confidence decreased one point in China (106) and three points in Japan (80). The Nielsen consumer confidence index among 61 countries measures perceptions of local job prospects, personal finances and immediate spending intentions. During this period, consumer confidence declined in eight of

India to emerge as largest cotton producer

With domestic trade estimating cotton production at around 400 lakh bales, India is expected to emerge as the largest cotton producer in the world in 2015-16. Cotton output in all major producing countries in the year, barring India, has been anticipated to be lower than the previous season. As a result, China has had to vacate its place as the largest producer of cotton to India, according to sources in Southern India Mills' Association (SIMA), the apex body of spinners in the Southern Region. Quoting reports of United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the sources said global cotton production during 2015-16 has been estimated at 23.68 million tonnes, 8.6 per cent lower than previous season production of 25.90 million tonnes. Cotton production in China and the US has been estimated to be lower by 13.3 and 17.7 per cent, respectively, than that in the previous production. Though USDA anticipated a marginal reduction in India's production, trade estimates

GAIL plans to build smart villages along Jagdishpur-Haldia pipeline

GAIL is engaging with local communities early on and planning to build 'smart villages' along its proposed Jagdishpur-Haldia pipeline to ensure the project does not suffer the same fate as its Kochi-Bengaluru-Mangaluru pipeline, which has been stuck for years as the company has been unable to obtain right of way from most landowners. The state-run company, India's largest natural gas pipeline operator, has revived the 2,050-km pipeline project after eight years of uncertainty following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's push to get cleaner fuel to eastern India even though the source of the gas, customers and the funding for the project remain shaky. The company resurrected the project after the Modi-led NDA government decided to revive the fertiliser units in Barauni in Bihar and Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh amid attempts by the coalition leader Bharatiya Janata Party to shore up political fortunes in the two states. While some of the contracts for the spur line

Swachh Bharat Mission: 19 cities become free of open defecation in maharashtra

Nineteen cities in the state have achieved the status of being free of open defecation under the government's 'Swachh Maharashtra Mission' taken up in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Clean India' drive.  "Maharashtra has always been a pioneering state for practising cleanliness. Sant Gadgebaba Swachhta Abhiyan gained a huge success in the state. Maharashtra has received many national awards under the "The 'Swachhtechi Saptapdi' initiative for urban cleanliness in the state has given further impetus to the mission led by Chief Minister he said. In the first phase, 19 cities from the state reciprocated to the pledge by taking several initiatives for cleanliness and they achieved the open defecation-free status. The cities that have achieved the open-defecation free status are - Mahabaleshwar, Panchgani, Wai, Satara, Malkapur (Satara), Panhala, Malkapur (Kolhapur), Vengurla, Khed, Chiplun, Guhagar, Dapoli, Mahad, Roha, Matheran