For the first time in the history of Independent India, defence exports touched a record Rs 21,083 crore in the financial year 2023-24. India’s defence exports saw a record growth of 32.5 pc over the last fiscal year when the figure was Rs 15,920 crore. The recent figures have indicated that the defence exports have grown by 31 times in the last 10 years. Meanwhile, PM Narendra Modi called India’s defence sector growth a “monumental achievement”. The Prime Minister lauded the team’s hard work those who propelled India onto the global stage in defence. Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh hailed PM Modi’s visionary leadership and congratulated all stakeholders. The defence industry, including private sector, has made tremendous efforts in achieving the highest-ever defence exports. The private sector and the DPSUs have contributed about 60 per cent and 40 per cent, respectively.
02 April,2024 01:47 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Sunita Devi from Sitapur, UP during ‘Mann Ki Baat’ on February 25. Prime Minister Modi lauded the efforts of Sunita on the phone call. Drone Didi is a landmark effort to empower women working in the agriculture sector. It involves the deployment of 15,000 drones and making 'drone didis' out of women—(SHGs) under the Pradhan Mantri Mahila Kisan Drone Kendras initiative. “I am very happy to speak to the PM... People think that women cannot do anything other than the household chores, but if a woman decides, she can do everything... We use drones to spray the fields that are large in area. It saves time.
26 February,2024 11:23 AM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the Union Budget 2023-24, like in the previous 8-9 years, focuses on the agriculture sector, and steps are being taken in mission mode to become completely self-sufficient in terms of edible oil. Addressing a post-budget webinar with stakeholders of agriculture and cooperative sectors, the prime minister informed that the agricultural budget which was less than ₹25,000 crore in 2014 has been increased to more than ₹1.25 lakh crore today.
24 February,2023 05:44 PM IST | Mumbai
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday addressed a joint event on agriculture and said that it should be natural for India and Tajikistan to collaborate in the fields of agriculture, livestock and dairy.
13 July,2015 06:28 PM IST
Madhya Pradesh Lokayukta carried out raid at the residence of Director of Department of Farmer Welfare and Agriculture Development Dr. DN Sharma on Tuesday.
18 August,2015 02:39 PM IST
A tiger that had accidently entered the premises of Central Institute of Agriculture Engineering on the outskirts of Bhopal on Thursday morning was rescued by the forest department officials, later in the day.
30 October,2015 09:43 AM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday lauded the efforts of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for focusing on the development of agriculture, farmers and rural areas in the general budget 2016-17.
01 March,2016 09:28 AM ISTADVERTISEMENT
