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Despite low rain, valley reaps 'record-breaking' paddy crop
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], October 13 (ANI): Despite low rainfall in the region, farmers in Jammu and Kashmir are expecting a "record-breaking" harvest of 10 lakh metric tonnes of paddy this season.
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Govt procured nearly 43 lakh tonne Kharif paddy from 3.57 lakh farmers at
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 12 (ANI): As the Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2020-21 begins, as much as 42.55 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) of paddy has been purchased from 3.57 lakh farmers at a minimum support price valued at Rs 8032.62 crore, a statement from the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Foo
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Customs seizes areca nut worth Rs 2.76 cr in Assam, three held
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Kamrup (Assam) [India], September 28 (ANI): The Customs department on Sunday seized 72 metric tonnes of areca nut worth around Rs 2.76 crores and three carrier trucks from Kamrup district in Assam. Three persons have been apprehended in connection with the case.
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Arrangements made for procurement of 170 lakh metric tonnes of paddy: Punj
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Patiala (Punjab) [India], September 27 (ANI): Punjab Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu on Sunday kickstarted paddy procurement at Rajpura Grain Market and said that arrangements have been made for the procurement on the arrival of 170 lakh metric tonnes o
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India hands over 13 essential medicines to Mozambique in COVID-19 fight
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Maputo [Mozambique], September 19 (ANI): India on Friday handed over 13 essential medicines including hydroxychloroquine and paracetamol worth approximately 22 million metric tonnes to Mozambique, as support to the African country's fight against COVID-19.
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3-member committee gives thumbs up to ammonium nitrate warehouse in Visakh
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Vishakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], August 8 (ANI): A three-member committee constituted by Vishakhapatnam District Collector (DC) V Vinay Chand on Friday concluded after an inspection that there was no threat from the Shravan Shipping Services warehouse in the district's Mindi area tha
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690 tonnes of seized ammonium nitrate to be e-auctioned
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 7 (ANI): About 690 metric tonnes of ammonium nitrate of explosive grade that were seized in 2015 as the importer had wrongly declared them to be of fertiliser grade have been kept in 37 containers in Chennai and will be e-auctioned, customs officials said
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Italian police seize world's largest drug bust
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], July 2 (ANI): Italy Police have confiscated 14 14 metric tonnes (15.4 US tonnes) of amphetamines allegedly produced by the ISIS in Syria. It is the largest drug bust in the world in terms of both value and quantity, CNN reported.
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Global leaders discuss sustainable development amid COVID-19 crisis
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 5 (ANI): India has voluntarily set out ambitious targets through Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) about reducing emissions intensities as well as to have 2.5 to 3 billion metric tonnes of carbon sequestration, said Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadeka
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Andhra Pradesh procures 5.6 lakh metric tonnes of agricultural produce in
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 26 (ANI): Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy on Tuesday declared that State government has procured a total of 5.6 lakh metric tonnes of agricultural produce in the last 8 months by spending Rs 2,200 crores.
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Areca nuts worth Rs 3.25 crore seized at Andhra's Krishnapatnam Port
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Nellore (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 14 (ANI): Officers of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) in Nellore and Vijayawada seized a total of 113 Metric Tonnes of Areca nuts, worth Rs 3.25 crore at Krishnapatnam Port here.
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Maha Dy CM urges Paswan to increase online purchase limit for NAFED to 50,
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 7 (ANI): Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has written a letter to Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan requesting him to increase the limit for online purchase for National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd (NAFED) in Maharash
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