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July 24, 2024 9:11 PM
Iraq has resumed rice cultivation after a two-year ban prompted by water scarcity, and is testing out a strain of the grain that consumes less water than traditionally planted versions. Deputy Minister of Agriculture Mahdi Sahar al-Jubouri told Reuters the country has earmarked 150 sq km (58 sq mil...
July 23, 2024 12:50 PM
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman allocated Rs 1.52 lakh crore for agriculture and allied sectors while presenting the Union Budget for the fiscal year 2024-25 in Lok Sabha on Tuesday. Sitharaman emphasized the importance of research and development in the agriculture sector, announcing substanti...
July 11, 2024 12:43 PM
Kathmandu sets itself to host the prestigious South Asian Travel Award 2024 event to be organised in19th September this year. Stakeholders in Hospitality and tourism business from India, Maldives, Nepal, Bangladesh and Bhutan contest in South Asian Travel Award 2024 under various categories. In...
July 5, 2024 4:54 PM
The United Nations world food price index held steady in June data showed on Friday, with increases in vegetable oil, sugar and dairy products offset by a fall in the price of cereals. The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization's price index, which tracks the most globally traded food commodities, ...
July 4, 2024 10:38 PM
Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah is set to launch a significant agricultural initiative in Gujarat on July 6. The scheme will provide 50 percent assistance to farmers for the purchase of nano-fertilizers under the government's AGR-2 Scheme for the financial year 2024-25. Sh...
June 30, 2024 10:32 AM
The government of India will make all efforts to waive the penalty on excess tobacco produced by tobacco farmers, said Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal during a meeting with farmers and traders of tobacco in Hyderabad on Saturday. The minister assured tobacco traders and farmers...
June 29, 2024 10:07 AM
India and the United States have agreed to extend their transitional agreement on the Equalisation Levy until June 30. This decision comes after both countries initially joined 134 other members of the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework in October 2021 to address tax challenges from the digitalization of ...
June 25, 2024 4:49 PM
Denmark, a major pork and dairy exporter, will introduce a tax on livestock carbon dioxide emissions from 2030, making it the first country to do so and hoping to inspire others to follow, the government said on Tuesday. A tax was first proposed in February by government-commissioned experts to hel...
June 19, 2024 11:36 PM
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved an increase in the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for 14 Kharif crops, including paddy, ragi, bajra, jowar, maize, and cotton. The decision will have a financial implication of Rs 2 lakh crore for the government while ensuring a gain of Rs 35,000 crore for farmer...
June 15, 2024 3:32 PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Varanasi on June 18 to release Rs 20,000 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme. During this visit, PM Modi will also present certificates to over 30,000 self-help groups recognized as Krishi Sakhis, marking the release ...
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