It is launched under the National Mission on Bovine Productivity for connecting breeders and farmers of indigenous breeds.
This portal helps farmers to be aware about breed wise information on indigenous breeds.
Farmers/breeders can sale animals of indigenous breeds through this portal.
Through the portal, farmers can obtain information on location of quality indigenous germplasm in the form live animals, semen doses and embryos.
It plays a crucial role in development and conservation of indigenous breeds.
Vidyalakshmi Portal
Vidya Lakshmi Portal was launched by the Government in 2015 to ensure that students can avail education loans easily through single window system of banks.
It has been developed under the guidance of Ministry of Finance, Human Resource Development and Indian Bank Association.
Through this portal, students can vew, applay and track the education loan applications to banks anytime, anywhere.
The portal also provides linkages to National Scholarship Portal.
North East Venture Fund
The fund was set up by the North Eastern Development Finance Corporation Ltd. (NEDFi) under the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER).
The capital commitment to the fund is Rs.100.00 crore.
The initial contribution of Rs. 75 crore is from DoNER and NEDFi. The balance (Rs.25 crore) has been committed by Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI).
It is the first dedicated venture capital fund for the North Eastern Region.
Its primary objective is to promote investments in enterprises on various sectors like food processing, healthcare, tourism etc.
It will provide resources for entrepreneurs from the region to expand throughout the country.
Investments from this fund will be monitored by NEDFi.
State Investment Potential Index
National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER), Delhi based non-profit think tank on economics has launched this index in 2016.
It ranks 20 states and 1 UT (Delhi) based on six parameters.
They are land, labour, infrastructure, economic climate, governance and political stability and business perceptions.
Delhi has topped followed by Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Haryana and Maharashtra.
Gujarat had topped both the previous editions of the ranking.
Assam, Jharkhand and Bihar are ranked among the least favourable states for investment.
Portuguese man-of-wars
Portuguese man-of-war is a jelly-like marine organism, commonly known as ‘bluebottle’ or ‘floating terror’.
It was recently spotted on the popular beach in North Goa.
While most jellyfish stings are harmless to humans and cause only a mild irritation, species like the bluebottle are venomous and can cause harm on contact.
Goa Tourism’s beach safety agency has issued an advisory for tourists as well as residents to refrain from venturing into the sea.
