Union Minister Nitin Gadkari launched soaps made of cow dung and bamboo water bottles manufactured by Khadi and Village Industries Commission.
The minister said he is a proponent of organic farming and its benefits.
MSME minister Gadkari also asked well performing export units to get listed on the National Stock Exchange, and said the ministry has proposed a scheme which entails 10 per cent equity participation by the Central government in such listed micro, small and medium enterprises.
20 MSMEs were registered on the National Stock Exchange and are entering the capital market. A scheme has been formulated and sent to the Finance Ministry whereby 10 per cent equity will be contributed by government.
Mobile App To Generate Digital Database Of Wetlands
A mobile app has been developed to collect complete datasets on smaller wetlands across the coastal region of the country.
The app was developed by the Space Applications Centre of Indian Space Research Organisation on a request from the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) in line with a memorandum of understanding between them.
The mobile app is aimed to generate a centralised digital database of the smaller wetlands (2.2 ha or below) across the country.
Such smaller wetlands cover an area of more than five lakh hectares across the country, while Kerala has 2,592 smaller wetlands.
The app will be used to collect field level data of the wetlands that include geospatial profile, size, water and soil quality, farmed species, pollution status, illegal construction and biodiversity specialities.
Oct 01, 2019
India Records Highest Rainfall since 1994 This Monsoon
India recorded highest rainfall this monsoon since 1994, the IMD said classifying it 'above normal' as the season officially ended.
However, monsoon still remains active over several parts of the country with the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) saying it could be the longest recorded delayed withdrawal of the rain-bearing winds.
Sep 29, 2019
National Mission for Clean Ganga
The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) would seek the help of foreign experts to develop a kind of environmental flow regime for river Ganga and its tributaries.
Rajiv Ranjan Mishra, the Director-General of NMCG who recently returned after participating in the World Water Week 2019 in the Swedish capital Stockholm, said that he had interactions with many experts who have shown interest in visiting India and contributing for the conservation of holy Ganga and its tributaries.
NMCG set up a pavilion in the World Water Week 2019 between August 25 and August 30, and successfully projected the massive size and diverse achievements and potential areas of collaboration and investment of the `Namami Gange' mission. The pavilion displayed NMCG's vision and works on the Ganga River Basin Management Plan for the visiting delegates, experts, researchers, academicians, policymakers, technology providers and water industry leaders.
Sep 26, 2019
UEFA To Plant 50,000 Trees In Republic Of Ireland
The governing body of European football says it's going to plant 50,000 trees in the Republic of Ireland to offset emissions from people travelling to Euro 2020 matches.
The move is part of an UEFA climate action project.
The body will plant 600,000 trees across the 12 host countries of the tournament.
Euro 2020 will be spread across a dozen venues in Europe, including the Aviva Stadium in Dublin.
Other venues include Hampden Park in Glasgow and the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.
Sep 25, 2019
UN Climate Summit
A new leadership group, to be led by India and Sweden, was announced at the United Nations Climate Action Summit to help guide the world's heaviest greenhouse gas emitting industries towards low-carbon economy.
Besides India and Sweden, the other countries which are the part of the initiative include Argentina, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, South Korea and the UK.
Several companies are also an active part of the group. The new leadership group will drive transformation in hard-to-decarbonise and energy-intensive sectors.
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