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Chhattisgarh CM meets Piyush Goel to demand increase of paddy procurement
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 6 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Friday met Union Food and Public Distribution Minister Piyush Goyal in New Delhi and demanded the increase in the permitted amount of 24 lakh metric tonnes of rice that can be procured under the central pool i
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For timely settlement of insurance claims, DGCA allows Agri Dept to fly dr
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 4 (ANI): To ensure timely settlements of claims under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has approved the proposal of the Department of Agriculture for flying drones over 100 districts growing rice and wheat,
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Chhattisgarh CM urges Centre to increase rice procurement limit to 40 lakh
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], January 30 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has written a letter to Union Minister Piyush Goyal urging him to increase the rice procurement limit from 24 lakh metric tons to 40 lakh metric tons for the Kharif marketing year 2020-21 under the ce
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Lemongrass to super crops, local entrepreneurship in green agriculture
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 27 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Quanto Agro, a Mumbai-based AgriTech firm, is empowering local farmers in India by assisting their transition into profitable commercial-scale lemongrass farming, apart from expediting the creation of super crops such as corn
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Odisha: Piyush Goyal assures BJD MPs of early solution to pending subsidy,
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], January 22 (ANI): The Biju Janta Dal MPs delegation on Thursday held talks with Union Minister Piyush Goyal on parboiled rice procurement and pending subsidy issue, said BJD in a statement while adding that Goyal has assured all support and early solution. Read More
Odisha CM launches projects worth Rs 2,085 crore in Kalahandi
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Kalahandi (Odisha) [India], January 14 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for various development projects worth Rs 2,085 crore in Kalahandi district.
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Scientists develop new tool to make 'gut check' more practical
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Texas [US], January 8 (ANI): A team of researchers from Rice University in collaboration with Baylor College of Medicine developed a new device that mimics intestines, giving them a mechanical model to track the real-time growth of bacterial infections.
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World food prices rise for seventh month in a row: FAO
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], Jan 8 (ANI): World food prices rose for the seventh consecutive month in December, led by dairy products and vegetable oils, according to Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations.
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BJP to reach out to West Bengal farmers with 'ek mutho chaal' campaign
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 7 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President JP Nadda will launch a campaign "ek mutho chaal" (a handful of rice) in Bardhaman district in West Bengal on January 9, sources informed.
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Yomari Punhi- Nepal's harvest festival begins with preparation of delicaci
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], December 30 (ANI): With the preparation of Yomari, a steaming hot delicacy shaped like a fig, filled with molasses and sesame seeds, Nepal's Newa Community marks the start of rice-harvesting session in the country from the day of the full moon of Poush.
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CCEA approves scheme to enhance ethanol distillation capacity for producin
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 30 (ANI): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved the proposal to bring a modified scheme to enhance ethanol distillation capacity in the country for producing 1st Generation (1G) ethanol from feed stocks such as cereals (rice, wheat, barley,
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Chhattisgarh CM writes to Centre, seeks procurement of rice by FCI
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], December 28 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday wrote to Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Piyush Goyal and urged him to give permission as per the 'in-principle approval' for procurement of 26 lakh metric
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