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ADAFSA to develop integrated strategy to reduce food loss, waste
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA) is intensifying its efforts to develop an integrated strategy to reduce food loss and waste (FLW), and improve the efficiency of the production chain, as part of its commitment to its central role in agricultural and food sustainab
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UK visit was successful, agreements signed for investment proposals worth
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday said that his visit to the UK was successful and that agreements were signed on investment proposals worth more than Rs 12,500 crore.
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State Bank of Sikkim & SBI Life Insurance sign a bancassurance pact, t
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Gangtok (Sikkim) [India], September 29: SBI Life Insurance, (NSE: SBILIFE) (BSE: SBILIFE) one of the most trusted private life insurers in India, signed a bancassurance pact with the State Bank of Sikkim (SBS) at the bank's headquarters in Gangtok, Sikkim. The landmark agreement highlights S
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Collective efforts needed to stop wasting food while millions go hungry: U
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) are sounding the alarm over losses amounting to 13 per cent of the world’s food in the supply chain before products even hit the shelves, and a further 17 per cent lost in households and retail.
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Ashok Leyland bags orders for 1,282 buses from Gujarat; shares rise
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
As per the agreement, Ashok Leyland will deliver 55-seater fully assembled BS VI diesel buses in a “phased manner”.
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Global Experts Laud Rural Women's Resilience, Call for their Leadership in
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar)/ Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 29: Despite being more negatively impacted than men, rural women proved to be very resilient during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the wake of disruptions in supply chains, closure of markets, and lock-downs causing a short supply of labou
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UP: Three rescued, 3 missing during Ganesha idol immersion in Yamuna at Ag
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Six people who had gone for Ganesha idol immersion drowned in the Yamuna River in Agra, an official statement said.
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Sand artist Sudarshan Pattnaik pays tribute to MS Swaminathan with his san
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Popular sand artist and Padmasree awardee Sudarshan Pattnaik on Thursday paid tribute to MS Swaminathan, a renowned Agricultural scientist and the driving force behind India's Green Revolution, by creating a sand sculpture of his at Odisha's Puri beach.
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Amit Shah condoles death of MS Swaminathan, calls him “legendary figure in
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Union Home Minister Amit Shah condoled the death of Agricultural scientist MS Swaminathan who passed away on Thursday and called him a legendary figure in India's economic history who transformed India’s agriculture sector.
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BJP chief JP Nadda condoles death of MS Swaminathan, calls him “powerhouse
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
India has lost a visionary leader in the field of agriculture, as MS Swaminathan, renowned for his pioneering role in India's "Green Revolution," passed away in Chennai on September 28, at the age of 98.
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Meeting catapults IFFCO Nano Fertilisers Network Project to next level
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
According to a press note by IFFCO, Institutes that participated included TNAU (Tamil Nadu Agricultural University), ICAR-CRIDA (Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture), INST Mohali (Institute of Nanoscience and Technology), VNMKV Parbhani
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"Till end, he was committed to farmers' welfare...," says MS Swaminathan's
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Former Chief Scientist and former Deputy Director General at WHO and daughter of MS Swaminathan, Dr Soumya Swaminathan on Thursday said that till the end, he was committed to the farmers' welfare and to the upliftment of the poorest in society.
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