SHOPIAN: The District Development Commissioner (DDC), Shopian, Sachin Kumar Vaishya today chaired a meeting of all District/Sectoral Officers to review the status and progress of works being executed under District Capex 2021-22. The meeting discussed detailed proposals under the District Capex, 2021-22 including physical status of all approved works targeted for completion. During the meeting, […]
Srinagar: A month-long industry exposure certificate programme on dairy farming commenced at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Kashmir on Monday. The programme is being organised by the university’s Division of Animal Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences in collaboration with the Centre of Excellence for Dairy Skills in India (CEDSI) and Agriculture Skill Council […]
Zero Budget Natural Farming Need of the Hour: Dir Agriculture Kashmir Srinagar: Director Agriculture Kashmir Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal Monday visited the Kitchen Garden Scheme at Lalmandi, Srinagar and inspected various activities carried out at the said scheme. Director Agriculture kick started sowing of vegetable seeds in green houses at Lalmandi, Srinagar and asked the Seed […]
New Delhi: As per the provisional figures of Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM), the index of mineral production of mining and quarrying sector for the month of October, 2021 (Base: 2011-12=100) at 109.7, was 20.4% higher as compared to the level during the same month last year. The cumulative growth for the period April- October, […]
ANANTNAG: To review the progress achieved under centrally sponsored schemes under implementation by Agriculture and Horticulture departments in the district, a meeting was held today under the chairmanship of ADDC Anantnag at D.C office, here. The officers from Agriculture and Horticulture apprised the chair about different schemes of Agriculture and Horticulture. A detailed discussion was […]
Mumbai: Amid concerns over the health of RBL Bank, RBI on Monday assured depositors and stakeholders that the private sector lender is “well capitalised” and that its financial position is satisfactory even as shares of the bank witnessed a sell off. In a raft of developments in the past few days, Reserve Bank of India […]
JAMMU: Krishi Vigyan Kendra Poonch today organized its 12th Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) meeting under the chairmanship of Prof. J.P. Sharma, Vice Chancellor, SKUAST-Jammu. The meeting reviewed the activities of KVK Poonch and discussed its Annual Action Plan. Vice Chancellor J.P. Sharma also inaugurated FPO Offices of Mandi and Degwar blocks for walnut and maize […]
New Delhi: Senior bureaucrat Sanjay Kumar Singh has been appointed as Steel Secretary as part of a major top-level bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the Centre on Monday. Singh, a 1987 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre, is currently Secretary, Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances (DARPG) and Department of Pensions & Pensioners Welfare […]
Mumbai: Equity benchmark Sensex ended 296 points higher on Monday, tracking gains in index majors ICICI Bank, HDFC twins and Tech Mahindra amid a largely positive trend in global markets. After rebounding over 960 points from the day’s low during the session, the 30-share index settled 295.93 points or 0.52 per cent higher at 57,420.24. […]
Singapore: India and Singapore further consolidated their strategic relations in 2021 despite the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, with high-level bilateral visits and meetings leading to increased collaboration in defence, information technology and cybersecurity that are likely to shape the future of both the countries. Though the pandemic crippled the global business environment, the […]