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India should move out of agriculture into industry, services: Raghuram Raj
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Kochi [Kerala] [India], Mar 24 (ANI): Former Governor of Reserve Bank of India Raghuram Rajan on Friday said the country should enable its workforce to move out of agriculture into industry and services, as income in the latter sectors is much higher.
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Pakistan National Day: Gajendra Shekhawat reaches Pak HC to represent Ind
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New Delhi[India]Mar 23(ANI): Union Minister of State for Agriculture Gajendra Singh Shekhawat arrived at Pakistan High Commission to attend the Pakistan National Day reception as the government's representative.
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MP CM bats for farmers' welfare
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New Delhi[India]Mar 17(ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday said that agriculture is at the core of India's progress and development.
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Cabinet gives ex-post facto approval for India-Iran MoU on agriculture
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New Delhi [India] March 15 (ANI): The Cabinet has given its ex-post facto approval for the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Iran for cooperation in the field of agriculture and allied sectors.
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India offers Madagascar USD 80 million LoC for agriculture, mechanization
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Antananarivo [Madagascar], Mar 14 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday said India has decided to offer Madagascar a USD 80 million Letter of Credit (LoC) for agriculture and mechanisation.
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CCEA approves proposal to continue Urea Subsidy Scheme
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New Delhi [India], Mar. 14 (ANI): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday accorded the approval to the proposal of Department of Fertilizers to continue Urea Subsidy Scheme up to 2019-20 at a total estimated cost of Rs 1,64,935 crore and for disbursement of fertilizer s
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NITI Aayog to devise mechanism to fix MSP of crops
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New Delhi [India], Mar. 10 (ANI): The NITI Aayog is reportedly working on devising a mechanism for the implementation of Minimum Support Price (MSP) for different agricultural crops.
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Agriculture Fair in Imphal aims to boost Organic-Agro products
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Imphal, (Manipur) [India] Mar 09 (ANI): As Sikkim leads the organic farming scene in the country, the state of manipur hosted a an agricultural fair in order to boost and strengthen the conventional farming method.
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Arunachal: Nyishi community celebrates pre-agricultural festival
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Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh) [India], Mar 9 (ANI): Arunachal Pradesh's ethnic tribal group Nyishi community celebrated the 50th pre-agriculture festival known as Nyokum Yullo at its Yajuli town recently.
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Nothing done for AP, claims Andhra Minister
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Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Mar. 7 (ANI): Following Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's statement on granting 'special status' to Andhra Pradesh, the state's agriculture minister S Chandra Mohan Reddy claimed that even after nearly two years of promising special assistance, nothing has b
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Telangana govt. proposes food processing units across state
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Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Mar. 07 (ANI): Telangana Agriculture Minister Pocharam Srinivas Reddy-led committee on Tuesday proposed to establish food processing units across the state.
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No separate budget for Agriculture: Telangana govt.
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Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Mar. 06 (ANI): Telangana government on Monday decided not to introduce a separate budget for Agriculture for the financial year 2018-19, as announced earlier.
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