Expressing satisfaction over the increased production of foodgrain, fruits, milk, and vegetables in India, Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday said disparities in productivity between states and districts would be addressed soon.
The Ministry of Mines on Wednesday informed that the index of mineral production for the mining and quarrying sector for March this year stood at 156.8, increasing by 0.4 per cent over March 2024.
The production of iron ore has recorded an uptick of 4.4 per cent in April to February period of Financial Year 2025 to 263 million metric tonne (MMT) from 252 MMT as compared to the last period, provisional data released by the government said.
The adoption of AI in production processes by Indian firms has risen from 8% in 2023 to 25% in 2024.
The production of some key minerals in India has continued to witness strong growth after reaching record production levels in FY24, the Ministry of Mines said in a statement on Friday.
Production capacity of ethanol in the country has also increased to 825 crore litres as on September 2021, which is sufficient to meet the target of 10 per cent ethanol blending in ESY 2021-22. "This production capacity has further increased to 849 crore litres till March 31 this year," officials said.
The Ministry claimed that the PSU has shown a steady growth trajectory, produced 3.95 MT and sold 3.40 MT of iron
This ''Aatmanirbhar'' initiative will save foreign exchange equivalent to about Rs. 3,000 cr every year.
As per the PLI scheme for Domestic Production of Speciality Steel, the Centre has approved incentives of around Rs 6,322 crore to companies that would set up their Speciality Steel production unit in India.
States have huge pending dues of Coal India on them. It is learnt from sources that Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu are big defaulters
