The Union Government and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed a $100 million loan agreement for the Maharashtra Agribusiness Network Project. The project aims to promote agribusiness networks in Maharashtra in order to boost farmer incomes and reduce food losses.
Health Minister Mandaviya announces a mega vaccination campaign Har Ghar Dastak to expedite COVID-19 vaccination drive. Under it, in the next one month, healthcare workers will visit door-to-door to vaccinate eligible people.
CSIR-CFTRI is conducting a 4-week Skill Development Programme on Baking Technology as a part of Skill India Initiative. The training will be between November 15th and December 10th, 2021. The cost of the course is Rs. 25,000. For more details: https://www.cftri.res.in/sdp
The Government of India applied for a loan of $1.5 billion to Asian Development Bank and $500 million to Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank to purchase 667 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines under Asia Pacific Vaccine Access Facility (APVAX).
The Union Government has organised 2000 village level awareness camps in 8 Union Territories & in Goa. about Entrepreneurship schemes related to animal husbandry and dairying.
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