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Yellen's China visit ends sans announcement of agreements to mend persiste
Updated : 3 years ago IST
US Treasury Secretary Janet L Yellen concluded her Beijing visit with no announcement of developments or agreements for improving the ongoing rifts between the two countries, The New York Times reported.
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Piyush Goyal to visit UK for FTA negotiations, review progress of TEPA
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles, Piyush Goyal, will start his two-day visit to the United Kingdom.
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Cereal production projected to reach record high in 2023/24: FAO
Updated : 3 years ago IST
FAO raised its 2023 global cereal production forecast to 2 819 million tonnes, indicating a 1.1 per cent increase from the previous year.
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Greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture expected to increase by 7.5 pc i
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The livestock sector is projected to account for 86 per cent of the increased emissions.
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FAO Food Price Index continued declining in June
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The FAO Food Price Index which tracks monthly changes in the international prices of commonly-traded food commodities, averaged 122.3 points in June, down 1.4 per cent from May and 23.4 per cent from its peak in March 2022.
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Nepal: Leftist political forum Samajwadi Morcha agrees to chairmanship on
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The Samajwadi Morcha, a forum of Left-inclined political parties of Nepal, which held its first-ever meeting in the capital Kathmandu on Saturday, agreed to chairmanship on a rotation basis.
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Yogi govt forms 4-level committee to implement Agri Stack scheme in UP
Updated : 3 years ago IST
In another step towards farmers' welfare, the Uttar Pradesh government, on the directions of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, has constituted a 4-level committee to implement the Agri Stack scheme run by the Center for the Inspection of Crops in Uttar Pradesh, said an official statement.
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"Government, other stakeholders should work together to offset negative im
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Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Saturday said that the excessive use of nutrients in agriculture in an unbalanced manner has led to reduced soil fertility and vitality.
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Burger lovers understand why tomato slices are missing!
Updated : 3 years ago IST
McDonald's India - North and East said it is constrained to "hold tomatoes for the time being" and is trying to resolve this issue by employing sustainable agriculture practices.
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Dutch PM Rutte resigns, calls cabinet fall "irreconcilable"
Updated : 3 years ago IST
After days of bickering and the collapse of the ruling coalition, after the partners failed to agree on a stricter asylum policy, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte submitted his resignation on Friday night, reported Nu.nl.
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Netherlands: Coalition govt collapses over disagreement on asylum policy
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The four parties in the ruling coalition -- People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), Democrats 66 (D66), Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) and Christian Union (ChristenUnie) -- failed to agree on crisis discussions chaired by Prime Minister Mark Rutte.
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NSA Ajit Doval, UK counterpart Tim Barrow agree to enhance cooperation to
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The two National Security Advisors (NSA) on Friday met for restricted discussions on regional and global issues of mutual interest. This was followed by delegation-level talks where both countries reaffirmed their close strategic partnership and agreed to accord maximum priority to further e
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