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Budget to provide relief to poor, farmers: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday said that the focus of the Modi government is to give poor people and farmers relief and thus the budget has allocated Rs 2,83,000 crore for agriculture.
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Budget seeks to strengthen grassroots of economy: Walmart India
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): President and CEO at Walmart India Krish Iyer said on Saturday the Union Budget 2020-21 seeks to strengthen grassroots of the economy with its positive push towards the creation of strong agriculture infrastructure.
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Massive locust invasion contained in Rajasthan's Ganganagar, say officials
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Ganganagar (Rajasthan) [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Massive Locust invasion which was threatening the crops of Ganganagar farmers and other nearby areas, has been contained by the state agriculture department.
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Will encourage state governments to adopt three central model laws pertain
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said that the Centre will encourage those state governments, which implement three central model laws related to agriculture and farming.
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Rs 2.83 lakh crore outlay for agriculture
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced an outlay of Rs 2.83 lakh crore for agriculture and allied sector for the financial year 2020-21.
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Indian Railways to set up Kisan Rail: Nirmala Sitharaman
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): The Indian Railways will set up a Kisan Rail through public-private partnership model, said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday.
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Economic Survey lays stress on investment in social infrastructure, mecha
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 31 (ANI): Investment in social infrastructure is a pre-requisite for inclusive growth and employment and expenditure on social services by the Centre and States increased from 7.68 lakh crore in 2014-15 to 15.79 lakh crore in 2019-20 (Budget Estimate), says Economic S
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President's address at joint session parliament was very balanced and sort
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 31 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind's address at the joint session of parliament was very balanced and sorted, keeping in mind the needs of the country's citizens, said Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar.
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Flower, ornamental foliage plant exhibition held in Agartala
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India], Jan 30 (ANI): To emphasis on commercialisation of floriculture in the state and to encourage flower growers, a 4-day flower and ornamental foliage exhibition was organised in Agartala. Flower lovers from across the region thronged Rabindra Kanan Park to witness th
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Punjab Cong MPs urge Captain to request PM not to consider any recommendat
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Jan 29 (ANI): Punjab Congress MPs on Wednesday urged Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh to approach Prime Minister and urge him not to consider any recommendation of Agriculture Price Commission (APC).
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New Holland SKY WATCH™ technology to revolutionize tractor ownership in In
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 29 (ANI/NewsVoir): New Holland Agriculture, a pioneer in mechanized agricultural solutions, has set a new benchmark in India by incorporating the advanced telematics solution SKY WATCH™ in its tractors.
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Telangana women farmers lead the way to safer agriculture
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Jan 28 (ANI): Farmer Radhika Anishetty, 32, of Narsingana village in Jaishankar Bhupalapally district (erstwhile Warangal district) of Telangana, used to stock at least five cans of harmful pesticides at home for up to three months, to be sprayed periodicall
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