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Bihar Govt gives diesel subsidy to farmers for irrigation of crops
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], July 19 (ANI): Bihar Council of Ministers in a meeting decided to give diesel subsidies to farmers for irrigation of crops in view of monsoon, drought, and short rainfall in the state.
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Bengaluru: Foundation stone for IFFCO's nano urea unit laid, CM Bommai ter
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] July 16 (ANI): The foundation stone for Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative's (IFFCO) nano urea plant, which will mainly cater to the needs of the southern Indian markets, was laid in Bengaluru.
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Kenya increases fuel subsidy by USD 141 mn to stem rising inflation
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Nairobi [Kenya], July 14 (ANI/Xinhua): Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday increased the country's fuel subsidy funding by 16.68 billion shillings (141 million U.S. dollars) to stem rising inflation, his office said.
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Pak finance minister Ismail warns of default if subsidies not abolished ti
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 14 (ANI): Finance Minister Miftah Ismail on Monday said that Pakistan would default if the government did not abolish subsidies on petroleum products till July.
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At WTO, Piyush Goyal slams nations opposing TRIPS waiver, seeks negotiatio
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 13 (ANI): Highlighting the importance of the TRIPS waiver for COVID-19 vaccines, Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday slammed the countries standing in the way of the key Indian proposal, besides urging the need to start negotiations on therapeutics and diagnostic
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India talks tough at WTO, says 'will not buckle under any pressure'
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 12 (ANI): India talked tough in Geneva. Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal in his remarks at the closed-door session at the 12th ministerial conference touched on the spiralling food inflation and the need for the agreement on food stockholding by th
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Country has sufficient stock of Urea and DAP fertilizers till December: Ma
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 6 (ANI): Union Chemicals and Fertilizers Minister Mansukh Madaviya on Monday said that country has sufficient stock of fertilizers, especially urea and DAP, and the Centre is providing around Rs 2.25 lakh crore annual subsidy to farmers.
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Union minister Darshana Jardosh launches special drive at MANTRA to resolv
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Surat (Gujarat) [India], June 1 (ANI/PNN): Union minister of state for textiles Darshanaben Jardosh launched a special drive to resolve pending subsidy claims under the Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (TUFS) in Surat on Monday.
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After fuel prices cut, Imran Khan praises India for buying discounted Russ
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 22 (ANI): Lauding India for not buckling under the "US pressure" and buying the discounted oil from Russia, former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday said that his government was also working on the same thing with the help of an independent foreign poli
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Government providing Rs 1.10 lakh crore in additional subsidy to protect f
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said that the government has protected farmers from the rise in prices of fertilisers globally and an additional amount of Rs 1.10 lakh crore is being provided besides Rs 1.05 lakh crore already sanctio
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Decision to reduce petrol, diesel prices will positively impact various se
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): Noting that it is always "people first" for the BJP-led government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that the Centre's decisions, especially the one relating to a significant drop in petrol and diesel prices, will positively impact various sec
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Centre slashes excise duty on petrol by Rs 8 per litre, diesel by Rs 6
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): In a significant step aimed at providing relief to people from high fuel prices, the Centre on Saturday announced a reduction in excise duty on petrol by Rs 8 per litre and on diesel by Rs 6 per litre.
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