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R Krishna Das is a senior journalist and writes for Business Standard's from Raipur, Chhattisgarh. He has previously worked with The Telegraph and The Hitavada.
R Krishna Das is a senior journalist and writes for Business Standard's from Raipur, Chhattisgarh. He has previously worked with The Telegraph and The Hitavada.
South Eastern Coalfields (SECL), the highest coal-producing company among the eight entities of CIL over the years, was outshined by Odisha-based Mahanadi Coalfields (MCL) in FY22
The state government has given priority to the health security of the people, the official said
The scheme also takes care of compensation to surrendered Maoists, community policing and security-related infrastructure for village defence committees
One site each of potential gold, copper, graphite, bauxite, and moissanite would be taken up for the initial study, the official said.
The state-run Chhattisgarh Marketing Federation (MarkFed) is the nodal agency for procurement. The volume of paddy has increased by over 12 per cent from last year's 9.79 million tonnes.
According to officials, the state government will provide at least 10 acres on a 30-year lease at a concessional rate of 50 per cent
Chhattisgarh is the only state that has been procuring paddy from farmers at Rs 2,500 per quintal, which is higher than what the Centre has set
The development will facilitate villagers in getting benefits of welfare schemes of the Central and state governments
The state government would set up the units, for which technology transfer agreements have been signed with KVIC
Besides mining, the company has pioneered development initiatives and steered changes in improving the quality of education in remote areas as part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR).
Baghel also called for preparing an action plan for promoting millet-based industries after discussing with the departments concerned
The Bhupesh Baghel government had announced in July procuring arhar, urad, and moong at MSPs. Farmers will get Rs 6,600 per quintal for moong and urad, and Rs 7,755 per quintal for arhar.
A stranded ferry from the Visakhapatnam port is cited to be the reason for plunging it into a deep crisis.
Located in Khapri village, Balod district, the temple is known as Kukurdev Mandir
The team observed the activities being done for the emotional, physical and intellectual development of children at Anganwadi centres
Chhattisgarh has delivered a record quota of rice to the FCI and Civil Supplies Corporation by undertaking custom milling and paddy procurement simultaneously
With the installation of the new plant, Chhattisgarh State Generation Company's installed capacity would increase to 4,300 Mw
Governor Ramesh Bais has to take the final call on whether Soren has to be disqualified as member of the state Assembly and barred from contesting elections
Till now, more than 100 potential mineral blocks have been identified on the basis of exploration taken up by government agencies in Chhattisgarh
The establishment of an ethanol plant will generate direct and indirect employment opportunities in the region and boost economic prosperity in the region.