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SC refuses to stay delimitation exercise underway in Assam; issues notice
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay the ongoing delimitation exercise under way in Assam but agreed to hear a challenge made to it by opposition leaders of the state.
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India-UK hold 11th round of FTA negotiations to enhance trade, investment
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
India and the United Kingdom concluded the eleventh round of talks for the UK-India Free Trade Agreement (FTA) on July 18, where progressing on the FTA negotiations and enhancing the trade and investment opportunities between the two countries was discussed, the Ministry of Commerce and Indu
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Subsidised tomatoes now available online through ONDC
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The government’s agricultural marketing company National Cooperative Consumers Federation of India Ltd (NCCF) on Monday began selling tomatoes at the subsidised rate of Rs 70 per kilogram through the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC).
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Kharif crops sowing in India marginally higher so far in 2023
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
India has three cropping seasons -- summer, kharif, and rabi.
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India to invest more in Nepal's Pancheshwar Multipurpose Project
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
“India has agreed to invest more but we are yet to reach a concrete agreement on additional benefits the southern neighbour will get an extra investment it will have to make,” said Madhu Bhetuwal, joint-secretary at the energy ministry, who is also a member of the Nepali delegation.
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UN Food Systems Summit+2 Stocktaking Moment to address challenges to trans
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Around 2000 participants from over 160 countries, including over 20 Heads of State and Government, will attend the UN Food Systems Summit+2 Stocktaking Moment (UNFSS+2) at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) headquarters in Rome on July 24-26.
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Concerns rise in East Africa as Russia pulls out of Ukrainian grain deal
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Far from the front lines of combat in Ukraine, the effects of Russia's decision to withdraw from an agreement that permitted the transport of Ukrainian agricultural goods through a secure Black Sea passageway are already being felt in the East African countries that are already shaken by glo
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UAE to showcase defence capabilities and strengthen strategic relations at
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
In 2021, IDEF welcomed 68,795 industry professionals from 94 countries and featured 1,238 exhibiting businesses from 53 nations. A total of 94 national and international agreements were signed, and 163 delegates from 81 nations and 2 international organizations attended the event.
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Criminal carrying cash reward held after police encounter in UP's Agra
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
A wanted criminal carrying a Rs 10,000 cash reward in his name, was arrested after a police encounter New Agra police station area during the early hours of Sunday.
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FAO launches Action Plan for ambitious climate strategy
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The Strategy, which was endorsed in June 2022 by FAO’s executive body, the Council, envisages agrifood systems as sustainable, inclusive, resilient and adaptive to climate change.
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US retains ability to conduct operations against terrorism in Pak-Afghan r
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The Taliban has promised to keep terrorists out of Afghanistan, but the United States has stated that it still has the ability to carry out its own operations against terrorism in the Pak-Afghan region
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Military escorts for ships with food from Ukraine dangerous: Russian Dy Fo
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
"With respect to warships escorting some other ships, I think we have to go to the source of this information. We have not discussed these issues. I think that this option is dangerous and unrealizable," he said at a news conference, in comments on reports that Turkish warships could escort
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