India poised to be worlds clean energy capital
The Dollar Business Bureau Union Minister for Power, Coal, New and Renewable Energy Piyush Goyal said that India was poised to become the world’s clean energy capital. "The mission of the government is to enhance the use of clean technology and renewables for generating power, thus, making India clean energy capital of the world," said the minister, while commemorating the Environment Day in Noida on Friday. Goyal also released a coffee table book on bio-diversity - The Good Earth, by NTPC (National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd). He emphasised on the need for forest restoration by planting trees on a great scale and prodded the PSU to surpass its tree plantation targets and to keep a proper record highlighting the ownership of activity. The minister ...
Stand Up India, to empower SCs, STs & women
The Dollar Business Bureau Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the ‘Stand Up India’ initiative on Tuesday in Noida to encourage entrepreneurship among women, Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities, by facilitating loans for them ranging from Rs.10 lakh to Rs.1 crore. Under the initiative, the target is to create 2.5 lakh entrepreneurs all over the country, in which, 1.25 lakh branches of banks will provide loans of up to Rs.1 crore to the SC & ST communities and women. Each bank branch will have to give two loans for setting up a new enterprise, without any collateral. The Stand Up India initiative is aimed to empower every citizen of India and make them capable of standing on their feet. “For the ...
India pushes for strengthening ties with Central European countries
Source: PTI Projecting "unquestionable" stability of the economy, strong economic fundamentals and administrative reforms brought in by the Modi government, India on Monday pushed for taking the relationship with Central European countries forward in various fields. “As I look at it, there is a great scope to take things forward between our two areas in various fields,” Minister of State for External Affairs V K Singh said at the inauguration of the second edition of India-Central Europe Business Forum (ICEBF) in Bangalore. “Last few years have proved to be defining in the way India and Central European economies have worked to re-energise and redefine the trade and economic ties,” he said. Organised by Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry in partnership ...
