Hi, NewsWrap for January 19, 2023

19-January-2023: NABARD, Sid's Farm, Moldova Exports Its First Shipment of Apples, PM Modi, AI-AQMS v1.0

19 January 2023

  • NABARD Sets Priority Sector Lending Target of Rs 2.70 Lakh Crore for Bengal in FY24

    On January 18, the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development announced a credit target of Rs 2.70 lakh crore for priority sector lending in West Bengal for the fiscal year 2023-24, which is 9.3 percent higher than the previous year's estimate. Agriculture, including agri-infrastructure and ancillary activities, accounts for 39.54 percent of total credit potential under the priority sector for the fiscal year 2023-24, while MSME accounts for 44.26 percent, according to NABARD Chief General Manager Usha Ramesh.

     

  • Sid’s Farm Raises USD 1 mn in Bridge Round from Its Loyal Customers

    Sid's Farm, a direct-to-consumer dairy brand, has raised $1 million in a bridge round from its customers and referrals. As a bootstrapped company that has grown organically, this first fundraising from its high net-worth customers and their referrals attests to its brand credibility, superior quality, and unparalleled customer experience. The company will use this fund for new product development, infrastructure upgrades, deeper retail penetration and digital transformation in order to gear up for future trajectory.

     

  • Moldova Exports Its First Shipment of Apples to India

    The first shipment of Moldovan apples has arrived in India and the remaining will reach the destination by the end of this month, according to media reports. On a trial basis, we have brought 100 tonnes of apples from Moldova to India through the ports of Chennai and Mumbai. We will import more from that nation once the government approves following these trial imports, according to Nishanth Yeddanapalli, Managing Director of Chennai-based Purecrop Agro Private Limited.

     

  • PM Modi to Launch Infra Projects in Karnataka & Maharashtra worth Rs 49,600 Crore Today

    In an effort to improve the nation's infrastructure, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the cornerstones for a number of development projects in Karnataka and Maharashtra on Thursday. The Yadgir multi-village drinking water delivery programme, which will provide potable water to nearly 2.3 lakh households in over 700 rural habitations and three towns, will have its foundation stone laid by PM Modi in Kodekal, according to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO).

     

  • MeitY Launches New Technology System for Air Quality Monitoring- 'AI-AQMS v1.0'

    Alkesh Kumar Sharma, Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY), has launched the technology for Air Quality Monitoring System (AI-AQMS v1.0), developed under MeitY-supported projects. Under the national programme on electronics and ICT applications in Agriculture and Environment (AgriEnIcs), the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Kolkata, in collaboration with TeXMIN, ISM, Dhanbad, has developed an outdoor air quality monitoring station to monitor environmental pollutants like PM 1.0, PM 2.5, PM 10.0, Sulfur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), carbon monoxide (CO), oxygen (O2), ambient temperature, relative humidity, etc, for continuous air quality analysis of the environment, according to the ministry statement.

     

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