Union government and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) sign MoU to make sustainable improvements in the livestock sector in India. BMGF will be giving technical advisory and assistance for new technology and implementation.
Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Delhi develop action plans to combat agriculture stubble burning & air pollution, the Commission for Air Quality Management stated. 1.43 lakh machines available for crop residue management.
Telangana government signed an MoU with Wingsure, which is an agri-insurtech company. It will provide personalized crop insurance products and advisory services to small farmers in the state through utilizing artificial intelligence.
Tamil Nadu announced that it will train 18,000 rural youth from 23 districts. It will provide training in skills such as welding, plumbing, electrical works, pottery, tailoring, animal husbandry, water testing, etc.
In J & K, “Saath” program aims to provide rural women entrepreneurs of SHGs (Self Help Group) with training, capacity building, mentoring for upscaling their business ventures. The program has the potential to create close to 35,000 jobs.
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