The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs had recently allotted Rs 13,000 crore for the scheme. The scheme will be available for traditional craftspeople and artisans for five financial years, from 2023–24 to 2027–28.
Around 40 lakh members of women's self-help groups from across the state have participated in planting two commercially viable saplings each, taking the total to 80 lakh.
Samiran Dey, a government school teacher in Tripura, is extremely busy these days in making an idol of Ganesh for the upcoming Ganesh Chaturthi festival, and just like previous years his idol will have a social message.
Led by Prof. Mihir Kumar Purkait of the Department of Chemical Engineering, the research team has undertaken pioneering research on the versatile applications of tea factory waste.
Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Anupriya Patel, highlighted Tripura's significant growth in exports, ranking fourth among the Himalayan states.
A vital conference took place in Agartala on Wednesday titled ‘Exploring New Trade Routes: India’s North East to the Bay of Bengal via Bangladesh Transit Agreement’. The main focus of this conference was on reestablishing pre-partition trade routes and tackle the existing bottlenecks, particularly the high logistical costs, which have posed a significant challenge to trade between India and Bangladesh.
Once it opens up, the Nechiphu Tunnel, along with the Sela Tunnel, will provide safe, all-weather strategic connectivity on the BCT Road while reducing the carbon footprint in this eco-sensitive area.