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Israel to gift 100 units of digital farming to Gujarat
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], June 29 (ANI): Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani met Netafim CEO Ran Maidan and discussed with him the potential of digital farming in Gujarat.
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Agriculture sector needs support: Jaitley
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 20 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday said that the agriculture sector needs a lot of support for the Indian economy to grow at a steady pace.
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Agrochemicals leading patent activities for Agri sector: Study
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 9 (ANI): During 2014-2017, the India Patent Office received 5,448 patent applications from the agriculture sector, majority of which were filed in the agrochemicals segment (biocides, pesticides, herbicides, pest repellents), according to a recent Study conducted by Ei
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Budget '18: FICCI lauds government's initiatives for MSME, agri sector
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): The impetus to the rural economy and the overall agriculture sector in the Union Budget would be a force multiplier for overall growth in the coming years, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) said on Thursday.
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Healthcare startups hail decisions made in Budget 2018-19
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): With agriculture being a key focus in this year's Union Budget, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday announced a number of schemes and measures that are expected to benefit the agriculture sector.
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Budget '18: Agri sector gets a big boost
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): With agriculture being a key focus in this year's Union Budget, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has announced a number of schemes and measures that are expected to benefit the agriculture sector, and also help the Centre in realizing their mission to double farm
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Consolidated land holdings key to capitalise agri-mechanisation: Economic
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 29 (ANI): The predominance of small operational holding in the agriculture sector calls for consolidation of land holdings to capitalise the benefit of agricultural mechanisation, the Economic Survey 2017-18 noted.
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Israel brought revolution in agriculture sector: PM Modi
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Vadrad (Gujarat) [India], Jan. 17 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that with the help of technology and advanced Science, Israel has brought revolution in the agriculture sector.
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India, Israel to focus on technology in science, industry, agriculture: ME
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 15 (ANI): India and Israel would like the new technology to be applied more effectively in science, technology and agriculture sectors, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Monday.
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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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Jaitley re-iterates Centre's commitment to double farmers' income
Updated : 8 years, 2 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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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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