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CCEA approves PMGSY-III to improve road linkages with rural markets, schoo
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 10 (ANI): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Wednesday approved the launch of the third phase of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) to improve road linkages in rural areas for faster movement to facilities such as Gramin Agricultural Markets (GrAMs), schools a
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Second India-Russia strategic economic dialogue on July 10
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): The second India-Russia Strategic Economic Dialogue (IRSED), which is going to be held here on July 10 here, shall focus on six core areas covering finance, transport, agriculture, small and medium business, digital technologies, and tourism and connectivity.
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Balrampur women being trained to make, sell organic fertilizers
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Balrampur (Chhattisgarh) [India], July 7 (ANI): In a bid to promote organic manure and save the cost of agriculture produce, women groups under National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) here are being trained to make organic fertilizers and selling them at Natural Pest Management shops.
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Pakistan takes steps to control locust attack
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Punjab [Pakistan], July 6 (ANI): The Provincial Secretary Agriculture, Wasif Khursheed, on Saturday said that teams have been formed to control the latest locust threat which has put thousands of acres of cotton crop in the line of devastation in Pakistan.
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Payal Tadvi's suicide note recovered from her phone, says her lawyer
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 6 (ANI): A suicide note left behind by Payal Tadvi, a doctor who ended her life after alleged harassment by her senior colleagues, has been recovered by the forensic department, advocate Gunaratna Sadavarte, said on Friday.
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No specific allocations for Andhra, no talks about special status in Budge
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Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 5 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Agriculture Minister K Kannababu on Friday expressed dissatisfaction with the Union Budget as there were no talks about special category status to the state.
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Economic Survey 2018-19 calls for irrigation water productivity to benefi
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): Devising policies to benefit farmers by improving water usage, should become a national priority, stated the Economic Survey 2018-19 tabled by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
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Core GVA growth was higher for all quarters for 2018-19: Economic Survey
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): The core gross value added (GVA) was higher for all quarters of 2018-19 than overall GVA growth as agriculture and allied, public administration and defence experienced the largest decline in growth rates relative to other sectors, says the Economic Survey 20
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Industry leaders call for massive infrastructure investments ahead of Unio
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New Delhi [India], July 3 (ANI) : Industry leaders expect the Union Budget for 2019-20 to lower corporate taxes and spur investments for shoring up consumption levels and reversing the slowdown in economic growth.
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First-ever international cooperative trade fair to be held in India
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI) The first-ever edition of India International Cooperative Trade Fair (IICTF) is to be held here in October this year. The trade fair is aimed at promoting coopera
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No evidence of fertilizer use causing cancer: Tomar
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Tuesday asked the Congress government in Punjab to implement the Ayushman Bharat scheme to give relief to people suffering from cancer and said no evidence had surfaced so far about fertilisers being a caus
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Govt sets up high-powered committee of CMs to 'transform Indian agricultur
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New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday constituted a high-powered committee of chief ministers for the transformation of agriculture and raising farmers' income.
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