The Parachute Regiment is an airborne and special forces regiment of the Indian Army. The Regiment was first raised in 1945 as part of the British Indian Army.
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has launched the "Jeeva Program" to promote natural farming under its existing watershed and Wadi programs in 11 states.
In May 2017, the Central Government had launched SAMPADA (Scheme for Agro-Marine Processing and Development of Agro-Processing Clusters) with an allocation of Rs 6,000 crore. The scheme was renamed PMKSY in August 2017.
The Union Minister of Development of North East Region, Tourism and Culture Sri G. Kishan Reddy addressed the 'North East MSME Conclave: Building Competitiveness for Leveraging Opportunities'.The conclave was organized by the Confederation of Indian Industries.