Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation the 306 km long Rewari-Madar section of the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC) on Thursday through video conference. He also flagged off the double-stack long haul container train on this route.

The Union Minister of Law and Justice, Electronics and Information Technology and Communications, Ravi Shankar Prasad has said that the future of electronics and smartphone manufacturing in India was vigorous, with the sector alone contributing $1 trillion to the economy by 2025.

One of the country’s leading smart irrigation solutions providers, Netafim India has launched the FlexNet mainline and sub-mainline piping for above and below-ground drip irrigation systems for Indian farmers to make farming simplified.

Dr. Ashish Kumar Bhutani, CEO, Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) and Joint Secretary (Credit), Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare on Thursday said that the government was putting up a common data infrastructure of all farmers in the country.

The central government's push for reforms in the farming sector is aimed at farmer producer organisations (FPOs) and self-help groups (SHGs).

In an age of market liberalisation, globalisation and expanding agribusiness, there is a danger that small-scale farmers will find difficulty in fully participating in the market economy.

It was a sad story! But one filled with hope and optimism for the future. As per data shared by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, 441 infrastructure projects have incurred cost overruns of Rs 4.35 trillion due to various, but predominantly delay in implementation.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated six mega development projects in Uttarakhand under the Namami Gange Mission and announced a campaign under Jal Jeevan Mission to ensure drinking water connection to schools and anganwadis (child care centres) in the country through video conferencing on Tuesday.

Council of Scientific & Industrial Research and Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-CMERI) has jointly developed the world’s largest solar tree at CSIR-CMERI Residential Colony in Durgapur (West Bengal).