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PM to interact with economists, sectoral experts at Niti Ayog
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 9 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with leading economists and the experts across sectors from all over the country at National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog tomorrow.
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Govt confident of higher GVA for agri sector in 2017-18
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 7 (ANI): Following the release of the advance estimate of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and Gross Value Added (GVA) for the country's economy in 2017-18, the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare (MoAFW) on Sunday said that the agriculture sector is expected to r
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Horticulture crop production witnesses record-high of 300.6 million tonnes
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 2 (ANI): The production of horticulture crops was reported to be a record-high of 300.6 million tonnes in 2016-17, which is five per cent higher than the previous year, the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation, and Farmers Welfare reported on Tuesday.
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ASSOCHAM suggests two-pronged approach to boost agri sector
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 31 (ANI): With India and its agriculture and food processing sectors facing grave nutritional challenges, an ASSOCHAM-EY joint report has suggested the Government of India to adopt a two-pronged strategy based on public-private partnership (PPP) mode to promote nutriti
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World Bank signs USD 318 mn loan agreement to support climate resilient ag
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 26 (ANI): The Government of India, along with the Government of Tamil Nadu signed a USD 318 million loan agreement with the World Bank on Tuesday, for the Tamil Nadu Irrigated Agriculture Modernization Project to promote climate resilient agriculture technologies, impr
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UP Govt to open cow sanctuaries in 75 districts
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) Dec. 20 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh government is planning to open cow sanctuary in all 75 districts of the state, chief minister Yogi Adityanath announced this on Wednesday.
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MoS Agriculture Krishna Raj falls ill at BJP parliamentary meet
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 20 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Agriculture Krishna Raj was immediately rushed to a hospital after she fell ill during the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) parliamentary meeting at Parliament's Library Building in New Delhi on Wednesday.
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Doubling the farmers income by 2022 achievable, says NABARD Chairman
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 16 (ANI): The target of doubling the farmer income by 2022 is very much possible if agricultural best practices are adopted, said Harsh Kumar Bhanwala, Chairman National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development ( NABARD) on the sidelines of an international seminar o
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Jaitley re-iterates Centre's commitment to double farmers' income
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 16 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday re-iterated the Centre's commitment towards improving the agriculture sector and rural economy, along with ensuring that farmers' income is doubled.
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SC directs Centre to include experts' advice to curb stubble burning
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Dec 13 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Centre to include certain experts in task force from agriculture and health so that they give suggestions and remedies on stubble burning.
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Rains to boost agriculture in northern region: Bikram Singh
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], December 12 (ANI): Spells of rains will provide boost to agriculture in the region, said Bikram Singh, director of Indian Meterological Department (IMD) Dehradun.
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ASSOCHAM calls for greater attention to agri sector
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 10 (ANI): The ASSOCHAM on Sunday opined that agriculture sector needed the maximum of the government's attention and that it should be the top most priority in the upcoming Budget, as it has seen a major setback in Kharif production, leading to overall laggard growth o
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