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TEXPROCIL welcomes initiatives taken by the government to increase product
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 28 (ANI/PNN): An interactive meeting with stakeholders of the Cotton Textile Value Chain was held on July 23, 2022, at Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi, with representatives from the entire cotton value chain industry, along with Narendra Singh Tomar - Minister of Agricultur
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Cabinet approves signing of MoU between NIRD-PR, UK's University of Readin
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 28 (ANI): The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was apprised of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR) and the University of Reading (UoR), United Kingdom (UK) fo
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Govt maintained onion buffer stock of 2.5 LMT in FY 2022-23
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 27 (ANI): With the aim to stabilize onion prices, the government maintained a buffer stock of 2.5 Lakh Metric Ton (LMT) in financial year 2022-23, said Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Union Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution in a written reply
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CM Dhami asks officials to prepare roadmap to enhance farmers' interest
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], July 26 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday directed the officers of the Irrigation Department at the secretariat to plan for the developmental roadmap for the next ten years by keeping in mind the farmer's interests.
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African swine fever reported in Kerala's Wayanad; state govt on vigil
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 23 (ANI): Right after African swine fever was reported from two farms in Wayanad in Kerala, the state government on Friday initiated steps to prevent its spread.
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Coca-Cola India and Indo-Dutch Horticulture Technologies felicitate exempl
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttrakhand) [India], July 22 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Coca-Cola India along with Indo-Dutch Horticulture Technologies today hosted a felicitation ceremony in Uttarakhand to applaud and recognize local farmers from the state. Eminent dignitaries Shri Ganesh Joshi, Agriculture Minis
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CNRI expresses gratitude to Government for including its Secretary General
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 20 (ANI/NewsVoir): Confederation of NGOs of Rural India (CNRI) on Wednesday thanked the government for including its Secretary General Binod Anand in a high-level committee that has been set up to suggest ways to make the MSP system effective.
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Afghanistan, Pakistan hold talks to facilitate bilateral trade
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 20 (ANI): Afghan Minister Nooruddin Azizi on Tuesday said that the country is holding talks with a Pakistani delegation to sign an agreement to facilitate bilateral trade.
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J-K: Two-day convention for holistic agriculture concludes in Srinagar
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 20 (ANI): Two-day multi-stakeholder convention on holistic development of agriculture and allied sectors culminated in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar on Tuesday.
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Bihar Govt gives diesel subsidy to farmers for irrigation of crops
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], July 19 (ANI): Bihar Council of Ministers in a meeting decided to give diesel subsidies to farmers for irrigation of crops in view of monsoon, drought, and short rainfall in the state.
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Farmers suffered no losses due to wheat export ban, domestic prices above
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): Farmers have not suffered any losses due to the ban imposed on the export of wheat, Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar informed Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
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World Bank approves USD 200 million to spur agricultural growth in Pakista
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 17 (ANI): The World Bank has approved USD 200 million to spur agricultural growth in Pakistan's Punjab province amid the dwindling economy of the country.
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