Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday announced that 100 food processing units will be established in the Koppal district so that the crops grown by farmers can be processed and sold in the brand-name market so that they get a good price for their produce.
The Opposition parties in Maharashtra protested on the stairs of Vidhan Bhawan demanding the resignation of Maharashtra Agriculture Minister Abdul Sattar over his remarks on farmers.
The main objective of WDRA is to implement Negotiable Warehouse Receipt (NWR) system in the country that would help farmers to store their produce in scientific storage godowns near their farms and to seek loans from banks against their NWR.
Businessman Vikas Malu's second wife, who skipped summons on Monday for questioning in connection with the death of veteran actor and filmmaker Satish Kaushik, will be issued a fresh notice, Delhi Police informed.
In connection with veteran actor Satish Kaushik's death, the farmhouse owner Vikas Malu on Monday said the allegations levelled by his second wife Saanvi Malu are baseless.
While the film fraternity and fans mourn the demise of Satish Kaushik, the controversy over the veteran actor's death does not seem to be ending anytime soon.
Amid a sharp decline in the price of potatoes in Uttar Pradesh, Minister of State (Independent Charge) Dinesh Pratap Singh on Sunday said that if the prices of potatoes fall below Rs 650 per quintal, then the government will buy the produce from farmers.
Kandhamal is home to indigenous Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG) like Kondh (Kandha) and Kotia kandha. It lies at a height of approx 600 m above mean sea level.
Delhi Lt Governor VK Saxena on Saturday inspected Yamuna floodplains on Shastri Park-Bela Farm-Garhi Mandu stretch in North-East Delhi and instructed officials to immediately ensure steps to clean, restore and rejuvenate the 11 km degraded flood plains.