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Farm Liberalisation to Bring Prosperity to Entire Food Supply Chain
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 23 (ANI/NewsVoir): When the Union Finance Minister proposed 16-point action plan to boost agriculture and farmers' welfare while presenting the budget earlier this year, the stage was set for liberalisation of the farm sector.
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28 food processing projects worth Rs 320 crores approved by MoFPI today
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 21 (ANI): A total of 28 projects under the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) worth Rs 320.33 crores, was approved under the Creation/Expansion of Food Processing and Preservation Capacities (CEFPPC) scheme in the Inter-Ministerial Approval Committee (
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Odisha finance minister presents supplementary Budget of Rs 11,200 crore
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhubaneshwar (Odisha) [India], November 21 (ANI): Odisha Finance Minister Niranjan Pujari on Friday presented a supplementary Budget of Rs 11,200 crore for the current financial year with a focus on the state's COVID-19 response.
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UK announces biggest military investment since Cold War
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], November 19 (ANI): Britain is set to increase its defence budget by 16.5 billion pounds (USD 21.8 billion) in the next four years to deal with "perilous" international situation and "bolster its global influence."
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COVID-19: Govt deliberating on holding next Parliament session in January
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 16 (ANI): With no respite in the rising COVID-19 cases across the country, the Centre has taken a cautious approach and is likely to decide against holding the Parliament's winter session this year.
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Finance Ministry seeks suggestions for annual budget 2021-22 on MyGov port
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 13 (ANI): The Union Finance Ministry has decided to launch a micro-site on MyGov platform to receive ideas for the annual budget 2021-22 from various stakeholders.
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Thousands of EU staff reject Chinese giant Hikvision's surveillance equipm
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], November 13 (ANI): Thousands of staff employed at the European Unions institutions have rejected the use of Chinese video surveillance provider Hikvision technologies in light of the company's association with China's human rights abuses and specifically the oppression of
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IOC increases Olympic Solidarity fund by 16 pc
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], November 12 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has agreed to increase the budget of Olympic Solidarity for the period 2021 to 2024 by 16 per cent.
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UN may close year with greater arrears than in 2019 amid cash crisis: Spok
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], November 12 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations continues to experience a severe shortage of funds and may be left with greater outstanding state contributions by the end of 2020 as compared to last year, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said in a press briefing on Wednesday.
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Sports Ministry sanctions Rs 67.32 crore to 6 Khelo India State Centres of
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 7 (ANI): The Sports Ministry has approved six centres as the Khelo India Centre of Excellence (KISCE) and they will now be upgraded at a consolidated budget estimate of Rs 67.32 crore for FY 2020-21 and subsequent four years in an effort to identify and groom Olym
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India garners big victory as its candidate secures position to key UN comm
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], November 7 (ANI): In a tightly contested election at the United Nations in New York, Indian diplomat Vidisha Maitra was elected to the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ) on Friday.
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Indian diplomat Vidisha Maitra elected to UN's ACABQ
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], November 7 (ANI): India's candidate Vidisha Maitra has been elected to the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), with the strong support of UN member states, informed TS Tirumurti, Permanent Representative of India to UN on Friday.
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