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End conflict in Ukraine, return to negotiating table: Jaishankar at UNSC
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], September 22 (ANI): Noting that the trajectory of the Ukraine conflict is a matter of profound concern for the entire international community, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday said the world has experienced its consequences in terms of higher costs and sho
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Green Revolution made India self-reliant in foodgrain as yields jumped thr
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 30 (ANI): India's per hectare yield for foodgrains rose threefold since 1960s, thanks to Green Revolution.
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Foodgrains Transportation scam: Court extends 2-day police remand of forme
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], August 27 (ANI): A Court in Punjab has extended the remand of former minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu for two more days on Saturday.
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Foodgrains transportation tenders scam: Former Punjab minister Bharat Bhus
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], August 23 (ANI): Former minister and Congress leader Bharat Bhushan Ashu was sent to Police remand till Saturday, August 27.
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Govt refutes reports, says no plan to import wheat as sufficient stocks av
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 21 (ANI): India has no plan to import wheat as it has ample stocks to meet the domestic requirements, Department of Food & Public Distribution on Sunday clarified after a media report said India was likely to start importing the staple foodgrain.
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Latest estimate shows India's foodgrain production to be record high in 20
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 16 (ANI): The production of foodgrains in India during the 2021-22 season is estimated to be at record 315.72 million tonnes, a rise of by 4.98 million tonnes than harvested during 2020-21, as per the fourth advance estimates of production of major agricultural crop
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Wheat prices in India stabilised, export restrictions bore fruit
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 11 (ANI): Wholesale prices of wheat in the domestic mandis have managed to fall from their lifetime highs and have stabilized as the central government timely brought in a slew of policy interventions on the exports of the foodgrain.
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After PM Modi's call for food relief to be exempt from WTO guidelines, UN
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], April 15 (ANI): After Prime Minister Narendra Modi told US President Joe Biden that India can send foodgrains to other countries amid the present problem of food stocks if WTO rules are relaxed, a UN report concerning the impact of Ukraine crisis has made a similar recommen
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Rakesh Tikait joins TRS protest at Telangana Bhavan on paddy procurement i
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 11 (ANI): Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait on Monday joined the ongoing protest by the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) at the Telangana Bhavan against the alleged "discriminatory policy" of procurement of foodgrains.
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Poster war between TRS-BJP amid protest against Centre's paddy procurement
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 11 (ANI): As Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao (KCR) is all set to protest in New Delhi, demanding the imposition of 'one nation-one foodgrain procurement policy', numerous posters were put up by BJP leaders near the protest site (Telangana Bhavan) asking
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Odisha extends additional rice distribution for 6 months under food securi
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], April 1 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has directed to extend the distribution of additional five kilograms of rice per month free of cost to beneficiaries of the State Food Security Scheme for the next six months.
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Himachal CM thanks PM Modi for extending PM-GKAY till September 2022
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], March 27 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jairam Thakur on Sunday expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for extending the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PM-GKAY) for another six months.
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