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Bid to save red rice from extinction: HP to bring 4,000 hectare land under
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], December 13 (ANI): In a bid to give red rice, which is "on the verge of extinction" a new lease of life, the Himachal Pradesh government has fixed a target to bring around 4,000 hectares of land under its cultivation and produce around 40,000 quintals of th
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Biden chooses ex-NSA Susan Rice to lead White House Domestic Policy Counci
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 11 (ANI): US President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday chose veteran policy official Susan Rice, former President Barack Obama's national security adviser, to lead the White House Domestic Policy Council.
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Mystery illness: NIN Hyderabad team collects samples from Eluru
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
West Godavari (Andhra Pradesh) December 8 (ANI): A nine-member team of National Institute of Nutrition (NIN), Hyderabad on Tuesday collected samples of water, milk, rice, vegetables along with the blood and urine sample of patients after a massive number of people fell sick due to unknown
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First-ever digital edition of Japanese Film Festival 2020 opens in India
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 7 (ANI/PRNewswire): Japan Foundation New Delhi announced the launch of the Fourth edition of Japanese Film Festival (JFF) 2020 in India on 4 December'20.
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Anannke Foundation Supports Over 10 Lakh People Every Month Amid COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 30 (ANI/NewsVoir): Anannke Foundation, a leading humanitarian organization and the CSR arm of Saba Group (a privately held company headquartered in Asia), partners with Kalgidhar Society - Baru Sahib, Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC), Robin Hood Army an
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Punjab: 5200 bags of PDS rice recovered from 2 mills
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], October 27 (ANI): Punjab Food and Civil Supplies Department officials on Tuesday recovered 5,200 bags of rice, meant for Public Distribution System (PDS), from two mills.
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People with type 2 diabetes need not avoid eating potatoes based on glycem
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 26 (ANI): New study findings show that people with type 2 diabetes can better maintain overnight glycemic control when high Glycemic Index (GI) potatoes are included in an evening meal versus low GI basmati rice.
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Bhupesh Baghel thanks PM Modi for determining rate of ethanol production
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh), October 21 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has written a letter expressing his gratitude towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi, for determining the rate of ethanol production from surplus rice by the state government at Rs 54.87 per litre.
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Andhra Police recovers 100 quintals of PDS rice being transported illegall
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Krishna (Andhra Pradesh) [India], October 21 (ANI): Police in Krishna district recover 100 quintals of rice, meant for public distribution system (PDS), being illegally transported at Vatsavai check post in Krishna district.
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Micro Art: Hyderabad law student captures the Bhagavad Gita on rice grains
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], October 19 (ANI): A Hyderabad law student who claims to be the country's first woman micro-artist, has completed her most recent project - the writing of the Bhagavad Gita on 4,042 grains of rice.
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Biochar helps hold water, saves money for farmers: Study
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 19 (ANI): The abstract benefits of biochar for long-term storage of carbon and nitrogen on American farms are clear with the new research from Rice University that also shows a short-term, concrete bonus for farmers.
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Chhattisgarh provided rice under PDS to 97.80% migrant workers who returne
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], October 16 (ANI): Chhattisgarh has stood first in terms of providing free or priced rice under PDS to migrant workers who returned to their states after the lockdown was imposed to contain the spread of COVID-19, says a survey done in 34 districts of six major
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