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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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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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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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Jaishankar points to 3Cs as challenges to food security: Covid, Conflict,
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
While addressing the High Commissioners/Ambassadors based in Delhi during the luncheon hosted jointly by the department of agriculture and farmers welfare and the ministry of external affairs as a pre-launch celebration of the International Year of Millets (IYOM), Jaishankar said, "I see
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International Year of Millets to provide opportunity to increase global pr
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Tomar said that on the initiative of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the United Nations has declared the year 2023 as the International Year of Millet (IYOM).
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States, UTs to explore additional revenue streams to raise financial viabi
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
One of the best practices on FPS transformation was demonstrated by the secretary, the government of Tamil Nadu, highlighting multiple initiatives undertaken such as selling of commodities, minor millets, grocery items, ISO certification of FPSs during his presentation, according to an offic
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PM Modi seeks agreement to maintain supply of manure, foodgrains
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
"In India, for sustainable food security, we are promoting natural farming and re-popularising nutritious and traditional foodgrains like millets. Millets can also solve global malnutrition and hunger. We all must celebrate the International Year of Millets with great enthusiasm next year
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Dhankhar participates in East Asia Summit, underlines growing global conce
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
While addressing the Summit, Vice President of India "underlined the growing global concerns on food & energy security and called for EAS Members' full contribution to the International Year of Millets in 2023."
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Tomar urges BIMSTEC agriculture ministers to cooperate in transforming agr
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
While addressing the Second Agriculture Ministerial-level meeting of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation through video conference, Tomar referred to the importance of millet as a nutritious food and the efforts made by India to promote millet an
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Govt comes out with action plan to promote millet export, value-added prod
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The millets export promotion programme also comes at the backdrop of the proposal of India that was supported by 72 countries which lead to the United Nations' General Assembly (UNGA) declaring 2023 as International Year of Millets (IYoM) on March 5, 2021.
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