Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI), the principal financial institution engaged in the promotion, financing and development of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Show Reel for developing an online digital platform aimed at providing handholding support to aspiring …
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Stakeholders Unite for Better Cancer Care by Creating an Ecosystem Approach in UP
Jubilee News Desk Lucknow: Kalyan Singh Super Specialty Cancer Institute, in collaboration with Jhpiego convened a high-powered meeting of various stakeholders on March 1st to discuss a roadmap for creating an ecosystem approach to cancer care in Uttar Pradesh, with a focus on women’s cancers. The aim was to ensure …
Read More »Spices Board celebrates 36th Anniversary
Jubilee News Desk “Diversification of exports markets and creating Brand India in the spices sector will help make India more sustainable and resilient in the export of spices. This will give strength to the entire value chain” said Rajesh Agrawal , Additional Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of …
Read More »4 National parties 55.09% of their total income from donations through Electoral Bonds
Jubilee News Desk Political parties have multiple sources of funding and thus accountability and transparency should be an important aspect of their functioning. It is essential to have comprehensive and transparent accounting methods and systems which should reveal the true financial position of the parties. Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) …
Read More »Karnataka and Gujarat made the most progress towards clean electricity transition
Dr. Seema Javed Karnataka and Gujarat are the Indian states making the most progress in overall preparedness and commitment in the transition to clean electricity, a new joint report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) and Ember shows. The report analyses 16 Indian states, which together …
Read More »Carbon Clean 200 Companies Outperform Dirty Energy by 30%
Dr. Seema Javed The 10th cohort of global Clean200 companies leave dirty energy investments in the dust. Tesla ranked 5th along with Apple Sow and Corporate Knights today released their 10th update of the Carbon Clean 200TM, a list of 200 publicly traded companies worldwide that are leading the way …
Read More »5.07 LMT of wheat auctioned in the 3rd e-auction of FCI
Jubilee News Desk The third e-auction to offload wheat under OMSS (D) was held on 22 February. Stocks were offered from 620 depots spread over 23 Regions of FCI across the country. Total quantity of 11.79 LMT was offered and 5.07 LMT of wheat has been auctioned. Against the all …
Read More »Cabinet approves Air Services Agreement between India and Guyana
Jubilee News Desk The Union Cabinet chaired by Hon’ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the signing of the Air Services Agreement between the Government of India and the Government of Co-operative Republic of Guyana. The Air Services Agreement will come into force after the exchange of diplomatic notes between the …
Read More »Fossil fuel prices are linked to current cost of living pressures in India
Dr. Seema Javed Fossil-fuel related items – transport and household energy, contributed about 20% to India’s annual rate of inflation between April and May 2022 according to a recent report by Cambridge Econometrics. At that time, India’s annual inflation rate (CPI) was between 7 and 8%. The report highlights that …
Read More »AICTE and BPRD Jointly Launch a National Level Hackathon
Jubilee News Desk Advancing India’s cyber-preparedness, KAVACH-2023, a national level hackathon was launched today to identify innovative ideas and technological solutions for addressing the cyber security and cybercrime challenges of the 21st century. While addressing media, Dr. T G Sitharam, Chairman, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), said that …
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