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No specific allocations for Andhra, no talks about special status in Budge
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 5 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Agriculture Minister K Kannababu on Friday expressed dissatisfaction with the Union Budget as there were no talks about special category status to the state.
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Economic Survey 2018-19 calls for irrigation water productivity to benefi
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): Devising policies to benefit farmers by improving water usage, should become a national priority, stated the Economic Survey 2018-19 tabled by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
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Core GVA growth was higher for all quarters for 2018-19: Economic Survey
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): The core gross value added (GVA) was higher for all quarters of 2018-19 than overall GVA growth as agriculture and allied, public administration and defence experienced the largest decline in growth rates relative to other sectors, says the Economic Survey 20
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Industry leaders call for massive infrastructure investments ahead of Unio
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 3 (ANI) : Industry leaders expect the Union Budget for 2019-20 to lower corporate taxes and spur investments for shoring up consumption levels and reversing the slowdown in economic growth.
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First-ever international cooperative trade fair to be held in India
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI) The first-ever edition of India International Cooperative Trade Fair (IICTF) is to be held here in October this year. The trade fair is aimed at promoting coopera
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No evidence of fertilizer use causing cancer: Tomar
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Tuesday asked the Congress government in Punjab to implement the Ayushman Bharat scheme to give relief to people suffering from cancer and said no evidence had surfaced so far about fertilisers being a caus
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Govt sets up high-powered committee of CMs to 'transform Indian agricultur
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday constituted a high-powered committee of chief ministers for the transformation of agriculture and raising farmers' income.
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Odisha's GDP marks 8.4 pc growth in 2018-19: Economic Survey
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], June 28 (ANI): Odisha's gross state domestic product (GSDP) grew by 8.4 per cent during 2018-19 compared to 7.4 per cent in previous financial year, highlighting that it has grown at a faster rate than states like Haryana, Punjab, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pr
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CropLife India reaches out to dealers in fight against counterfeit pestici
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Vadodara (Gujarat) [India] June 26 (ANI/NewsVoir): CropLife India, an association of 18 R and D drove member companies, today, organized a workshop for Pesticide Dealers at Vadodara. The workshop was organized with the help of Kruti Charitable Trust, implementing NGO partner of CropLife Indi
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Increasing bee colonies can raise agricultural, horticultural productivity
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 26 (ANI): Increasing the number of bee colonies in India will not only increase the production of bee-related products but also boost overall agricultural and horticultural productivity, the Beekeeping Development Committee (BDC) said on Wednesday.
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Women's agricultural labour linked to increasing rate of malnutrition in I
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 26 (ANI): Indian women's unaccounted contribution in the agriculture sector has a negative impact on the nutrition levels of members of the households, which contributes in increasing the rate of malnutrition among children, recent findings suggest.
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Government incentivising MSMEs with various schemes: Gadkari
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 24 (ANI): Various schemes have been launched in recent years to encourage micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) which employ 11.1 crore people and are the largest provider of jobs after agriculture, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Monday.
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