Mehsana, April 15 (IANS) Narmada canal irrigation reaching agricultural fields in Mehsana district and ongoing infrastructure expansion across Gujarat formed the central focus of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel’s address at public meetings on Wednesday. Addressing ‘Vikas Sankalp Sabhas’ held in the run-up to local self-government elections, Patel said the extension of irrigation water to fields marked a significant change for a region that had earlier faced groundwater constraints.“The …
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New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) India’s fish production has more than doubled over 10 years to 197.75 lakh tonnes in 2024-25 from 95.79 lakh tonnes in 2013-14, making it the second largest producer of marine products in the world, according to a factsheet put out by the Central government on Monday.Collectively, fisheries-related schemes implemented since 2014-15 have generated an estimated 74.66 lakh direct and indirect employment opportunities, underscoring the sector’s expanding role in inclusi…
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) The ED attached two immovable properties in Jharkhand and Bihar, worth Rs 97.92 lakh, belonging to a former Branch Manager of State Bank of India (SBI) in connection with a Rs 5.4 crore fraud involving inactive accounts of deceased pensioners, an official said. The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Ranchi Zonal Office, attached the properties in Bihar and Jharkhand that belonged to Manoj Kumar, former Branch Manager, under the provisions of the Prevention of Money La…
Agartala, Feb 3 (IANS) Tripura Gramin Bank (TGB), one of the leading financial institutions among India’s 28 Regional Rural Banks (RRBs), launched its first-ever co-branded ‘RuPay Credit Card’ in collaboration with its sponsor bank, Punjab National Bank (PNB). A bank official said on Tuesday that TGB has achieved the distinction of becoming the first RRB among the eight RRBs sponsored by PNB, and the first in the country, to roll out a co-branded ‘RuPay Credit Card’, marking a signific…
Chandigarh, Jan 30 (IANS) In a major reform aimed at removing long-standing administrative bottlenecks in agricultural lending, the Haryana government is set to launch a transparent and technology-driven rural credit system that will free farmers from the routine of running between banks and revenue offices for loan-related documentation, said state Financial Commissioner (Revenue) Sumita Misra on Friday. The government will soon sign a memorandum of understanding with the Reserve Bank of India …