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Centre aims to empower tribal communities: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradh
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
"The Centre is committed to uplifting the tribal population, and providing education, health and employment," he said while speaking to reporters.
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PM Modi, Kharge enjoy millet lunch together after Congress president's dog
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday enjoyed a millet lunch at Parliament along with Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and other MPs.
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PM Modi, fellow MPs enjoy millet lunch in Parliament
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Sitting alongside PM Narendra Modi while having the meal were agriculture minister Narendra Tomar, defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankar and former prime minister HD Devegowda.
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New Delhi: Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar to host Millet only l
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
To mark the "Millet Year", the Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar will host Millet-only lunch for MPs tomorrow.
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Nepal: Indian mission holds event on International Year of Millets 2023
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
India is the world's largest producer of millets, producing 17 million tonnes annually of nine different varieties of millets, which is about 20 per cent of the global production. Millets offer unique nutritional benefits and can grow on arid land with minimal rainfall and relatively resilie
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Jaishankar hosts UN chief, UNSC member state for 'millet lunch' in New Yor
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Spearheaded by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Government of India sponsored the proposal for International Year of Millets (IYM) 2023 which was accepted by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The declaration has been instrumental for the Government of India to be at the forefront
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Uttarakhand CM meets PM Modi, shares roadmap to empower Uttarakhand
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Parliament Bhawan and shared a government roadmap to empower the state.
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India must strive to become the global capital of millets: Piyush Goyal
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
While addressing the gathering at 'Millets-Smart Nutritive Food' Conclave in New Delhi, Minister Goyal said that the Millets-Smart Nutritive Food Conclave and the first international buyer-seller meet on millets being held on the sidelines of the Conclave would help prepare the country fo
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Govt to organise millet conclave tomorrow to help boost exports of nutri-c
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Organised by the ministry of commerce and industry through its apex agricultural export promotion body -- Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (Apeda) -- the conclave will have the objective of promoting the export of millets, according to a statement from th
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NITI Aayog CEO urges food processing sector to leverage focus on millet-ba
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
While speaking at the National Food Processing Conclave 2022, the chief executive officer said that food processing is not only an important sector for the health of the economy and people, it can also prove to help increase the income of farmers.
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Chandigarh to hold millets fair every week during International Year of Mi
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Umendra Dutt called upon Chandigarh to play a leading role in India in the International Year of Millets 2023 and assured that the Kheti Virasat Mission has been trying to propagate millets since 2008 and to play the role of a partner in this mission with the Chandigarh administration.
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Chhattisgarh CM demands return of NPS amount, GST compensation in pre-budg
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel in a pre-budget meeting in the national capital on Friday asked the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to return the National Pension Scheme (NPS) amount and said that the state's share will be deposited in a separate fund.
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