Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare launched a Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization in 2014-15, to increase the reach of farm mechanization to small and marginal farmers and to the regions where farm power availability is low.
The Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Som Parkash inaugurated India's first portal for spice exports named 'Spice Xchange India' at a hybrid event held in Kochi.
The All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) launched a portal of Student Learning Assessment (PARAKH), which will conduct assessments of students and faculty members of higher educational institutes and schools.