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BSF chief on Punjab frontier visit to review security situation along Indi
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Border Security Force (BSF) Director General Nitin Agrawal started his visit to the Punjab frontier on Monday to review the security situation along the India-Pakistan International Border (IB) in the state.
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Agritech Start-up Farmers Fresh Zone Receives UN Recognition
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 14: Farmers Fresh Zone (Farmers FZ), a Kochi-based start-up, was one among the 12 agri-food start-ups selected across the world by Food and Agriculture organization of the United Nations.
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VHP's Braj Mandal Yatra in Nuh to resume on August 28: Mahapanchayat
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
"The religious organisations have told the Panchayat that their Yatra is incomplete and they want the Yatra to resume on 28th August. The panchayat has agreed to their demand and supported them," Ratan Singh, a Member of the panchayat said.
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New genetic insights on adaptability and watermelon evolution
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Watermelon is a significant agricultural product on a global scale in terms of overall output and economic value. A complete "super-pangenome" for watermelon and its wild relatives was created by scientists at the Boyce Thompson Institute. This revealed useful genes lost during domesticatio
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Kashmiri students celebrate India's rich agricultural legacy
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
In an innovative initiative aimed at promoting the agricultural sector of India, the students combined their creative talents to produce a short film that beautifully captured the essence of the song. Under the guidance of their teachers, they not only brought the song to life but also visua
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Re-evaluate parameters for declaring drought by States: Karnataka CM to Ce
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has written a letter to Union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar, asking the Centre to re-evaluate the current parameters for declaring drought declaration by the state governments, the Chief Minister's Office posted the letter on X, formerly Twit
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India’s kharif crop planting area rises; paddy leading year-on-year
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Commodity-wise, paddy sowing is at 328.22 lakh hectares, as against 312.80 lakh hectares same period last year. Notably, India in July amended the rice export norms by putting non-basmati white rice, a major export item, in the "prohibited" category.
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Arunachal Pradesh govt inks MoA with 3 Central govt PSUs; allots 12 hydrop
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Arunachal Pradesh government allotted 12 hydropower projects to three Central Government PSUs by signing a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with them at State Banquet Hall in Itanagar, on Saturday.
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12 stalled hydro-power projects in Arunachal handed over to Hydro PSUs und
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The Union government and the Government of Arunachal Pradesh came together to sign Memorandums of Agreement in Itanagar wherein 12 hydro-electric projects of cumulative installed capacity of about 11,517 MW was allotted by the state government to Hydro PSUs under the Union Ministry of Power.
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Mega oil palm plantation drive organized in 49 districts of 11 states
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
"This will further assist in achieving the target of bringing an additional area of 6.5 lakh hectares under oil palm production by 2025-26," Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare said in an official statement.
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Pakistan likely to lose GSP Plus status
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
In 2020, 28 per cent of Pakistan's total exports to the EU were duty-free thanks to its GSP Plus status, and 78 per cent of these exports went to the EU. For the upcoming round, the EU has tightened the requirements for the GSP Plus programme, which grants duty-free access to more than 66 pe
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Japan-Australia defence cooperation pact to take effect tomorrow
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Similar to Tokyo's current Status of Forces Agreement with the United States, the Japan-Australia Reciprocal Access Agreement will make it easier for Australian Defence Force and Japanese Self-Defense Force personnel to deploy more quickly.
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