Tag: Rural Development

Vedanta Lanjigarh Lights Up Rural Kalahandi through Clean Energy Initiatives

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Over 15,000 people to benefit from 310 solar-powered streetlights and 1,500 solar home lights across Lanjigarh’s peripheral villages Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], October 24: Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, in a significant step towards strengthening rural infrastructure and promoting sustainable community development, has undertaken two major clean energy initiatives – Project Roshan and Project […]

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Vedanta Lanjigarh Creates New Income Stream for Farmers with Pisciculture Initiative under Project Sangam

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Lanjigarh (Odisha) [India], October 17:  Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, in a significant step towards promoting sustainable livelihoods and strengthening rural economies, has launched a pisciculture program under its flagship watershed and livelihood initiative – Project Sangam – in Lanjigarh. The initiative is aimed at creating alternative income opportunities for farmers and self-help […]

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Platinum Crest Agro Ventures to Build Zimbabwe’s Largest Sugar Mill with USD 170 Million Investment

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New Delhi [India], September 15: In a landmark move to strengthen India–Africa cooperation in agriculture and trade, Indian enterprise Platinum Crest Agro Ventures Pvt. Ltd. has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with the Government of Zimbabwe to establish the country’s largest and most advanced integrated sugar complex. The project, with an investment commitment of […]

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A Beautiful Moment of Honour! Green India Initiative and The Solar Man of India Receive Bharat Pratibha Samman 2025

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New Delhi [India], September 15: It was a day filled with emotion, pride, and gratitude as the Bharat Pratibha Samman Award Ceremony 2025 celebrated the spirit of service, resilience, and selfless dedication at the Prime Minister Museum and Library Auditorium, Teen Murti Marg, New Delhi, on September 10, 2025. Organized by the Bharat Pratibha Samman Council, the event […]

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Davangere Sugar Charts Ambitious Expansion Amid India’s Biofuel Push

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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 1: Davangere Sugar Company Limited (DSCL) (NSE: DAVANGERE, BSE: 543267) is gearing up for a transformative phase of growth, leveraging a favourable government policy, rising ethanol demand, and deep-rooted farmer partnerships as India accelerates its transition toward cleaner fuels and rural industrialisation. DSCL – a five-decade old company based in Karnataka, […]

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वेदांता का ग्रामीण विकास मॉडल: SRI तकनीक से किसान हो रहे आत्मनिर्भर

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भुवनेश्वर, अगस्त 27: भारत की सबसे बड़ी एल्युमिनियम उत्पादक कंपनी वेदांता एल्युमिनियम ने कालाहांडी के लांजीगढ़ में अपनी एकीकृत जलग्रहण एवं आजीविका विकास पहल ‘प्रोजेक्ट संगम’ के माध्यम से परंपरागत कृषि पद्धतियों को बदलते हुए धान की प्रणालीगत गहनता पद्धति (System of Rice Intensification – SRI) को बढ़ावा दिया है। इस तकनीक से फसल उत्पादन में 25% तक की […]

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Vedanta Lanjigarh Scales Up System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in Kalahandi, Under Project Sangam

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Covering 64.2 acres, improving crop yield by 25% and reducing input cost by 30% Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], August 27: Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, through its integrated watershed and livelihood development initiative – Project Sangam in Lanjigarh, Kalahandi.  transforming traditional agriculture practices by promoting the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) technique. This method […]

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