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| Jan 01, 1970 | Daily Report |
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791. Modi Unveils Projects Worth Rs 8,260 Crore in Uttarakhand Nation
- Prime Minister on 9 November 2025 inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for projects worth Rs 8,260 crore in Uttarakhand. These projects cater to several key sectors, including drinking water, irrigation, technical education, energy, urban development, sports, and skill development.
- The projects inaugurated by the prime minister include Dehradun water supply coverage for 23 zones under AMRUT scheme, electrical substation in Pithoragarh district, solar power plants in government buildings, AstroTurf Hockey Ground at Haldwani Stadium in Nainital, among others.
- Prime Minister was there to attend the celebrations to mark 25 years of the formation of Uttarakhand.
792. Union government earns about Rs 800 crore from scrap material in nationwide cleanliness drive
- On October 31, 2025, the Centre’s month-long Swachhta campaign concluded, generating over ₹800 crore by selling scrap and obsolete materials from various ministries and departments.
- The drive, led by DAR&PG and supervised by three Union ministers, cleared 29 lakh files, freed 232 lakh sq. ft. office space, and covered 11.58 lakh sites nationwide.
- Since its launch in 2021, the campaign has earned ₹4,100 crore, cleaned 23.62 lakh offices, and become a key administrative reform promoting cleanliness and efficiency.
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793. Rs 21,000 crore invested in Northeast education in 11 years: Nirmala Sitharaman
- On 8 November 2025, Union Finance Minister informed that the Centre had invested ₹21,000 crore in the education sector of the Northeast over the past 11 years.
- During her visit to Assam, Finance Minister laid the foundation stone for Swahid Kanaklata Barua State University in Gohpur, a ₹415 crore project focused on technical and vocational education. During her visit to Assam, Finance Minister laid the foundation stone for Swahid Kanaklata Barua State University in Gohpur, a ₹415 crore project focused on technical and vocational education.
- Finance Minister said the Centre strengthened education and connectivity in the region by opening 850 schools, 15 medical colleges, and 10 new airports, and expanding rail and road networks.
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794. America emerges as India's biggest export market for organic honey
- The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) has released data indicating that the United States has become the largest market for organic honey exported from India. The data shows that 80% of India's organic honey exports are sent to the United States.
- Until February of FY 2022/23, the manufacturers earned around Rs 1,293.96 crore by exporting 58,471.80 tons of honey to America. Besides America, UAE (Rs 69.72 cr), Saudi Arabia (Rs 30.63 cr), Libya and Morocco are other favourable export destinations for organic honey from India.
- Meanwhile, recent years witnessed a growing appeal for organic honey produced in the country, with an export of 73,51.97 tons and a 25 per cent increase in revenue generation recorded last financial year. Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Punjab and Bihar are the largest producers of honey in the country.
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795. Rice exports cross record $11 bn in FY23
- India’s rice exports have crossed a record $11 billion in 2022-23, an increase of 16% from FY22. The volume of shipment, however, remained around the same level as last year at 21 million tonne (MT).
- Officials attribute the spike in rice exports to factors such as robust global demand, especially from West Asian countries, Africa and Europe, and flood that hit a large chunk of paddy crop in Pakistan, a major grain exporter.
- In FY22, India, which has an around 45% share in global rice trade, exported more than 21 MT of rice valued at $9.6 billion. The increased realisation in rice exports has been achieved despite India last year banning broken rice shipment and the imposition of exports tax of 20% on white rice.
- In terms of volume, Bangladesh, China, Benin, Nepal and Iran are five major export destinations for rice. Geographical Indication (GI) tagged basmati rice is a premium variety cultivated in the Himalayan foothills, mostly in Punjab, Haryana, western Uttar Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir.
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796. Indian oilmeal exports increase 167% in January 2023
- Indian oilmeals exports are reported to have increased 167% in January following an increase in the export of mustard seed meal, soya bean meal and other oilmeals.
- The total oilmeals exports recorded a growth of 69.6 per cent during the first several months of the fiscal year 2023. The growth in the exports of the oilmeal is estimated to be a record as the country has managed to become one of the major exporters of oilmeals in the world.
- Based on the data from the Solvent Extractors’ Association of India (SEA), the country has exported around 4.72 lakh tonnes of oilmeals in the month of January 2023 as against the exports in January 2022 which was barely around 1.76 lakh tonnes.
- At present, India is the most competitive exporter of mustard seed meal to Vietnam, South Korea, Thailand and certain Far East Countries.
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797. Indian Onion exports jump 49% in April-Dec on demand from S-E and West Asia
- India’s fresh onion exports jumped 49 per cent in volume to 1.72 million tonnes (mt) and gained 15 per cent in dollar terms at $394 million during the first nine months of the current fiscal compared with the same period a year ago on robust demand from South-East Asian countries and West Asia.
- The Agricultural and Processed Food Exports Development Authority (APEDA), which has taken several steps including the creation of an Onion Export Promotion Forum.
- The shipments for the financial year 2022-23 will exceed last year’s levels on higher supplies and rising demand from key buyers such as Malaysia, Vietnam and Indonesia among other countries.
- India, which accounts for about a fourth of the global onion output, is the third largest exporter after Netherlands and Mexico.
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798. Spice exports doubled in the last nine years, tweets Piyush Goyal
- Spice exports from India have doubled in the last nine years, reaching the value of Rs 3,995 crore in the fiscal year 2022-23 from Rs 1,778 crore in 2013-14. The Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal took to Twitter to share the achievement of the spice industry.
- The data from the Ministry of Commerce reveals that spices from India were exported to over 165 countries in the fiscal year 2022-23. Among the top export destinations of Indian spices are Bangladesh, UAE, Morocco, Netherlands, Germany and the USA amongst others.
- India is the world’s leading producer of spices, producing 15.31 lakh tons of spices in the years 2021-22 and 2022-23. The data is sourced from the Spice Board of India, the statutory body under the Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
- The spice industry in India mainly comprises a large number of rural MSMEs primarily located in the states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Assam, Orissa, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal.
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799. Chilli exports from India crossed Rs 10,000 cr in 2022-23
- The chilli exports from India crossed 10,000 crore mark during 2022-23 due to the massive demand from the global markets. As per reports, the state of Andhra Pradesh was the leading producers of chilli’s. Around 50 per cent of the stock was exported from the state in 2022-23.
- The unexpected rains and floods during last November-December damaged chilli crop in many districts of the state. The crop output was reduced by at least 30-40 per cent leaving farmers worried over facing huge losses. Luckily, a booming export market brought cheers to the faces of farmers.
- The prices in retail market have continuously hovered around 20,000 per quintal, which is an all-time high in recent history. The average price farmers fetched last year was around 10,000-12,000 per quintal. In fact, a price not less than 8,000 per quintal is said to be remunerative to recover the costs.
- High prices in the export market helped the traders as well as the farmers. The total volume of exports witnessed a fall of nearly 40,000 tonnes when compared to last year’s exports. The chilli exports were steadily going up from India due to the demand from European countries, China, Sri Lanka and the USA.
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800. India’s coconut product export doubles in four years
- India’s coconut product export has witnessed rapid growth this year. As per reports, the country has exported coconut products worth Rs 3554.23 crore in the financial year 2022-23, which translates to a hike of Rs 318.23 crore when compared to the previous year, 2022.
- The export value has also doubled in the past four years. In FY 2019-20, the country had exported products worth Rs 1762 crores.
- In terms of quantity and value, activated carbon produced out of coconut shells topped the chart with an export of a total of 1.5 tonnes worth Rs 2369.76 crore. This accounts for about 66.65 percent of the overall export value.
- The import of coconut products has been the lowest in five years in FY 2022-23. It is learnt that products worth Rs 457 crore were imported to the country, which is much lower than that of previous year. Of this, a majority accounted for copra expeller cakes and desiccated coconuts.
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