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  • Govt announces to launch new TV channel for farmers

    The government on Thursday announced a new 24-hour TV channel dedicated to agriculture sector with an outlay of Rs 100 crore for providing real-time information to farmers. Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in his Budget speech for 2014-15 said that a sum of Rs 100 crore has been set aside for Kisan (Farmers) Television to […]

    First team of 600 top quality heifers arrive at the state-of-the-art facility in East Java

    Singapore :  The expansion plans which will see Greenfields Milk significantly grow its production capacity are officially underway. Greenfields Milk’s head of farm operations and his team went to Australia in late May to select in a stringent process the first team of 600 heifer (pre-milking cows) from a breeding station in Undera, Melbourne. Having […]

    Super typhoon Neoguri threatens Japan

    Super typhoon Neoguri was barrelling toward Japan’s Okinawa islands on Monday, packing violent winds and torrential rains as officials warned residents to stay indoors, while the biggest US Air Force base in the Pacific evacuated some of its aircraft. The storm could be one of the worst in decades, with gusts of up to 270 […]

    ICICI Bank organises Kisan Sampark Programme in Punjab & Haryana

    Ludhiana: ICICI Bank Limited, India’s largest private sector bank, organised a Kisan Sampark Programme in 170 villages of Punjab and Haryana as a part of its financial inclusion plan. The Kisan Sampark Programme helps in increasing financial literacy and creating awareness of all agri-products of ICICI Bank, encouraging farmers to develop a saving habit. The […]

    Allcargo Logistics conducts tree plantation drive under ‘Save our Planet’ initiative in tribal hamlets of Mumbai

    Mumbai: Allcargo Logistics, through its in-house NGO Avashya Foundation has successfully executed an extensive tree plantation drive in Sanjay Gandhi National Park and Gorai village of Mumbai. In collaboration with NGO Jaag, the team has planted over 200 trees in Sanjay Gandhi National Park and 250 trees in Gorai in the first phase of their […]

    Climate change: India to play proactive role

    Ahead of the UN Climate Change conference, India on Tuesday said it will play a proactive role to battle global warming but it expected the developed world to “walk the talk” on this crucial issue. Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar, who discussed climate change issues with visiting French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, also said he “welcomed” […]

    Govt hikes onion MEP to USD 500 per tonne

    The government on Wednesday hiked the minimum export price of onion to USD 500 per tonne to improve the domestic supply and curb prices. Last month, the minimum export price (MEP) on onion was re-introduced at USD 300 per tonne barely three months after the previous government in March had abolished it. MEP is the […]

    FAI throws light on the need of Cost Effective Fertilisation leading to Higher Agriculture Productivity

    The Fertiliser Association of India (FAI) – a non-profit, non-trading company mainly representing fertiliser manufacturers, distributors, importers, equipment manufacturers, research institutes and suppliers of inputs – has yet again thrown a light on need of Cost Effective Fertilisation leading to Higher Agriculture Productivity. According to FAI, it became evident during the middle of the 20th […]

    US names mountain after an Indian-American scientist

    The United States has named a mountain in Antarctia in honour of an eminent Indian-American scientist whose pioneering biological research expedition has provided critical data about animal populations. Akhouri Sinha, adjunct professor in the Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development at the University of Minnesota, was recognised by the US Geological Survey, which named […]

    PM takes stock of rise in food prices; swings into action

    Concerned over the rise in prices of food items, the Centre swung into action with Prime Minister Narendra Modi taking stock of the situation and the states being told to take urgent measures against hoarding and ensure “uninterrupted” flow of supplies. The Centre has also called a meeting of state food and consumer affairs ministers […]