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Budget made unreasonable demands on GST: Ex-CEA Subramanian
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Dec 10 (ANI): Former chief economic advisor (CEA) Arvind Subramanian opined that the Budget made "unreasonable demands" on the Goods and Services Tax (GST), but the latter was certainly not a failure.
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Cabinet approves Agricultural export policy to double farmers' income by 2
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Dec 7 (ANI): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the Agriculture Export Policy, 2018 with an aim to double farmers' income by 2022. Exports of agricultural products would play a pivotal role in achieving this goal.
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Congress had led to agrarian distress: Jaitley
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), December 4 (ANI): In the backdrop of recently-held farmers' protest march in Delhi, Union Finance Minister and Corporate Affairs Arun Jaitley asserted that inadequacy of the resources pumped into the agricultural sector by the Congress had led to both an agrarian distress
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Congress dynasty can't differentiate between red and green chilli, their p
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Hanumangarh (Rajasthan) [India], Dec 4 (ANI): Digging out an old leaf from the statements made by late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused the Gandhi dynasty of having little knowledge about farmers' issues.
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Indian agriculture needs renewal with technology: President
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab), [India], Dec 1 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday said that Indian "agriculture needs a renewal with contemporary technology, protection against climate change, price fluctuations and demand shocks, and sustained investment by and partnership with business"
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G20: PM Modi discusses partnership enhancement with Chile President
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Buenos Aires [Argentina], Dec 01 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held a bilateral meeting with Chile President Sebastian Pinera on the sidelines of the ongoing G20 summit in Argentina, wherein the two discussed issues pertaining to enhancing partnerships in a number of spheres
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Bangladeshi envoy calls for 'greater' Indian trade investment
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 30 (ANI): Describing Bangladesh as the "most liberal and business-friendly economy" in the region, Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Syed Muazzem Ali has urged the Indian businessmen to make a greater investment in his country for mutual gains of the two closest ne
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To woo Rajasthan voters, Cong promises farm loan waiver, unemployment allo
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan), [India], Nov 29 (ANI): The Congress party on Thursday announced farm loan waiver, Goods and Services Tax (GST)-free agriculture equipment, allowance to educated unemployed youths, Right to Health Bill, and Accountability Bill among a slew of other promises in its manifest
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Two-day farmer protest rally begins in Delhi
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 29 (ANI): More than one lakh farmers, belonging to 200 farmers' organisations, gathered in the national capital on Thursday to push their demands, including implementation of the MS Swaminathan Committee report, farm loan waiver and better Minimum Support Price (MSP) f
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Chouhan's opponent Arun Yadav confident of Congress sweeping MP Assembly p
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Budhni (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Nov 28 (ANI): Former Minister of State for Agriculture Arun Yadav, who is contesting against Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan from Budhni town in the assembly elections being held on Wednesday, is confident of the party's victory in the polls.
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Swaraj meets her Romanian counterpart, discusses bilateral issues
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 26 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday met Romanian Foreign Minister Teodor Melescanu and discussed a number of bilateral issues including co-operation in the field of agriculture and information and communication technology.
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Punjab farmers complete 77 pc of wheat sowing in record time
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], Nov 20 (ANI): The sowing of wheat in Punjab has been completed in an area of 26.20 lakh hectares, which is 77 per cent of the total area to be sown under wheat, said Jasbir Singh Bains, Director, Agriculture, in a statement.
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