The Chief Scientist WHO Dr Soumya Swaminathan, currently in India, called on Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology Space, Dr Jitendra Singh. Dr Soumya, who is an eminent medical professional and former Head of ICMR, discussed with Dr Jitendra

Funded by the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare and developed by Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), crop production forecasting- FASAL Scheme (Forecasting Agricultural output using Space, Agro-meteorology and Land-based observations) and CHAMAN (Coordinated Horticulture Assessment and Management using geo-iNformatics) are proving

Union Minister of State for Finance Dr Bhagwat Kisanrao Karad informed that as of July 31, 2021, more than 1.17 lakh loans amounting to more than Rs. 26,391 crores were sanctioned to SC/ST and woman borrowers under the Stand Up India Scheme