by Spectrum Books | Feb 4, 2018 | Economy
The 2018-19 Budget has apparently been guided by the mission to strengthen agriculture, rural development, health, education, employment, the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) and infrastructure sectors. The finance minister quoted Vivekananda: “Let new...
by Spectrum Books | Feb 4, 2018 | Economy
January 29, 2018, saw the opening of the budget session of Parliament. The Economic Survey on Agriculture On the 29th, the Economic Survey 2017-18 was tabled in Parliament. The survey authored by the Chief Economic Adviser to the government, Arvind Subramanian, was...
by Spectrum Books | Jan 30, 2018 | Economy
On December 22, the Ministry of Communications launched the ‘Digital Advancement of Rural Post Office for A New India’ (DARPAN)project to improve the overall quality of service levels of rural post offices, add value to services and achieve “financial inclusion” of...
by Spectrum Books | Jan 30, 2018 | Economy
On December 27, 2017, the Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh launched a mobile application to forewarn farmers about diseases affecting their livestock so that farmers can take timely precautionary and control measures. The app, called Livestock...
by Spectrum Books | Jan 30, 2018 | Economy
On January 2, 2018, the Union minister for women and child development, Maneka Gandhi launched a web portal, National Repository of Information for Women (NARI), which aims to provide information on all government schemes for women. In a related move, the government...
by Spectrum Books | Jan 27, 2018 | Economy
The National Seed Association of India (NSAI), in January 2018, threatened to stop selling the cotton seeds developed with Bollgard-II (BG-II) technology if the Monsanto firms involved in introduction of the technology did not confirm its effectiveness (it has proved...
