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WTO agreement on agriculture reflects double standards, should be amended:
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 4 (ANI): Noting that the WTO Agreement on Agriculture is characterised by "democratic deficit" and is based on "commercial realpolitik", a group of former Indian envoys have called for amending it so that it facilitates developing and least developed countries to
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Finance Secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey explains agri cess, says agriculture
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 4 (ANI): Surprising many, in the recent Union Budget government came up with an Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess (AIDC) instead of COVID-19 cess. Finance Secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey in an exclusive interview to ANI explains the reason behind it
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For timely settlement of insurance claims, DGCA allows Agri Dept to fly dr
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 4 (ANI): To ensure timely settlements of claims under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has approved the proposal of the Department of Agriculture for flying drones over 100 districts growing rice and wheat,
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Centre has taken several steps to make farmers self-reliant in last six ye
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 4 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that farmers have been behind the progress of the country, adding that that steps taken by the Centre in the last six years made them self-reliant and led to the growth in the agriculture se
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Agri cess will not impact alcoholic beverages, hike in customs duty not to
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 3 (ANI): Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess (AIDC), a new cess announced in union budget 2020-21 will not lead to increase in the price of alcoholic beverages, Finance Secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey said on Wednesday.
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After Rahul Gandhi's 'M' question, Tomar says even Congress doesn't take h
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 3 (ANI): Slamming Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his tweet asking why names of many dictators begin with the letter "M", Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Wednesday said even Congress doesn't take its former president's statement seriously.
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We know how important farmers are, outsider's opinion not needed: Pragyan
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 3 (ANI): Former India spinner Pragyan Ojha on Wednesday said the country knows how important farmers are and an outsider's opinion is not needed on an internal matter after international pop star Rihanna extended support to farmers protesting on the borders of Ind
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Farmers' protest: Jharkhand Agri Minister meets Rakesh Tikait to provide m
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 3 (ANI): As farmers continue their agitation against central farm laws, Jharkhand Agriculture Minister Badal Patralekh on Tuesday met Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) spokesperson Rakesh Tikait, providing him moral support and demanding Centre to withdraw the three legi
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Synchronise, calibrate efforts to revitalise rural economy: J-K Lt Gov's a
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir), February 3 (ANI): At a seminar of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), Baseer Ahmad Khan, advisor to Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor, said there is a need to synchronise and calibrate efforts of all stakeholders to revitalise the
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Rihanna tweets on farmers' protests in India, Kangana Ranaut calls her 'fo
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 2 (ANI): International pop star Rihanna extended her support to farmers protesting on the borders of India's capital against the three agriculture laws introduced by the Central government last year and asked why people were not talking about it.
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Amid sloganeering by opposition in Lok Sabha, Tomar assures dialogue insid
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 2 (ANI): Amid protest by opposition members in Lok Sabha over the new farm laws, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said on Tuesday that the government is ready for debate inside and outside parliament on the issue.
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Rakesh Tikait warns farmers' agitation will not conclude before October
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 2 (ANI): Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) spokesperson Rakesh Tikait on Tuesday warned the farmers' agitation will not conclude unless government repeals the three newly enacted agriculture laws and it may go on till October.
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