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Union Budget 2024: How The New Budget Affects Your Daily Grocery Bill
Find out how the Union Budget 2024 has changed the cost of common food items. Detailed insights into the price variations of pulses, oils, cereals, sugar, and vegetables since the budget announcement.
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Budget 2024: Defence Ministry Gets Highest Allocation, Agriculture Lowest
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today presented her sixth Union Budget in a row, equalling the record of former Prime Minister Morarji Desai. The Interim Budget indicated the government's focus on women, youth and farmers in an election year.
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Centre To Give Funds For Computerisation Of All State, UT Cooperatives
In a historic decision and for the first time, registrar of cooperatives of States and Union Territories (UTs) and Agriculture and Rural Development Banks (ARDBs) are being given funds by the Center for computerisation, Ministry of Cooperation said.
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Co-Op Sector Can Make India $ 5 Trillion Economy, Says Amit Shah
Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah today said the cooperative sector has a potential to turn India into a USD 5 trillion economy and will also prove crucial in making the agriculture sector self-reliant.
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UPSC Notifies To Fill Vacancies In CBI, Agriculture Ministry, Others
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has invited applications to fill vacancies in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Delhi government's forensic science laboratory, agriculture ministry and other departments and ministries.
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Internet Suspended For 2 Days At Delhi's Borders Amid Farmers' Protest
Internet services in the Delhi border areas of Singhu, Ghazipur and Tikri - epicenters of the farmers' weeks-long protest against the centre's agriculture laws - will be suspended from 11 pm for a period of 24 hours, the Union Home Ministry has said.
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"Identify Specific Issues": Centre To Farmers After 3rd Round Of Talks
Farmers protesting the controversial new farm laws have been given 24 hours to identify "specific issues" and concerns ahead of a fourth round of talks with the central government, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said Tuesday night
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Meeting With Punjab Farmers Scheduled At Security Level, Centre Open For Discussion: Minister
After farmer organisations from Punjab boycotted a meeting on new farm laws due to minister's absence, the union agriculture ministry on Wednesday said the meeting was actually scheduled at secretary level, asserting that the government is always committed to protect the interest of farmers and open for discussions.
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Rice Production Estimated At Record 102.36 Million Tonnes In 2020-21 Kharif Season: Centre
India's rice production is estimated at record 102.36 million tonnes in kharif season of 2020-21 crop year on the back of good monsoon rains and acreage, according to government data.
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Harsimrat Badal Quits PM's Cabinet, Farm Bills Clear Lok Sabha: 10 Facts
Akali Dal's lone Union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal resigned from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cabinet on Thursday as her party faced heat from farmers over its initial support to ally BJP's farm sector bills. Ms Badal, who attended the cabinet meet that cleared the bills, stepped down shortly before the bills were passed by the Lok Sabha, tweet...
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BS4 Deadline For Tractors And Construction Equipment Vehicles Likely To Be Deferred
The Union government is mulling to extend the BS4 deadline to October 1st, 2021 and is inviting suggestions from stake holders.
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Centre To Buy Sprayers From UK, Deploy Choppers, Drones To Control Locust Attack
Stepping up efforts to control the spread of crop-damaging locust swarms mostly prevalent in northern India, the Union Agriculture Ministry on Thursday said that 15 sprayers will be procured from the UK in a fortnight and plans are afoot to deploy drones and helicopters for the aerial spray of pesticides.
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COVID-19: Coronavirus Cases In India Jump To 19,984; 50 Deaths In 24 Hours
Coronavirus cases in India jumped close to 20,000 with the biggest increase in the number of deaths in a day linked to the highly infectious virus. 50 patients died in the last 24 hours. While 19,984 cases have been reported in the country so far, an improvement has been recorded since yesterday in the recovery rate, which indicates the number of p...
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Shops For School Books, Agricultural Research Establishments Allowed During Lockdown
The Union Home Ministry on Tuesday allowed opening of shops selling school books and research establishments dealing with the agriculture and horticulture activities during the ongoing lockdown.
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Coronavirus Lockdown Guidelines Out: See Complete List Here
The government has issued fresh guidelines for enforcing the coronavirus lockdown, with the Union Home Ministry barring all kinds of public transport and prohibiting opening of public places during this period. Agriculture, IT, e-commerce and all inter-state goods transport will be allowed after April 20 to "mitigate hardships to the public", the g...
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Union Budget 2024: How The New Budget Affects Your Daily Grocery Bill
Find out how the Union Budget 2024 has changed the cost of common food items. Detailed insights into the price variations of pulses, oils, cereals, sugar, and vegetables since the budget announcement.
-
Budget 2024: Defence Ministry Gets Highest Allocation, Agriculture Lowest
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today presented her sixth Union Budget in a row, equalling the record of former Prime Minister Morarji Desai. The Interim Budget indicated the government's focus on women, youth and farmers in an election year.
-
Centre To Give Funds For Computerisation Of All State, UT Cooperatives
In a historic decision and for the first time, registrar of cooperatives of States and Union Territories (UTs) and Agriculture and Rural Development Banks (ARDBs) are being given funds by the Center for computerisation, Ministry of Cooperation said.
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Co-Op Sector Can Make India $ 5 Trillion Economy, Says Amit Shah
Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah today said the cooperative sector has a potential to turn India into a USD 5 trillion economy and will also prove crucial in making the agriculture sector self-reliant.
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UPSC Notifies To Fill Vacancies In CBI, Agriculture Ministry, Others
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has invited applications to fill vacancies in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Delhi government's forensic science laboratory, agriculture ministry and other departments and ministries.
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Internet Suspended For 2 Days At Delhi's Borders Amid Farmers' Protest
Internet services in the Delhi border areas of Singhu, Ghazipur and Tikri - epicenters of the farmers' weeks-long protest against the centre's agriculture laws - will be suspended from 11 pm for a period of 24 hours, the Union Home Ministry has said.
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"Identify Specific Issues": Centre To Farmers After 3rd Round Of Talks
Farmers protesting the controversial new farm laws have been given 24 hours to identify "specific issues" and concerns ahead of a fourth round of talks with the central government, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said Tuesday night
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Meeting With Punjab Farmers Scheduled At Security Level, Centre Open For Discussion: Minister
After farmer organisations from Punjab boycotted a meeting on new farm laws due to minister's absence, the union agriculture ministry on Wednesday said the meeting was actually scheduled at secretary level, asserting that the government is always committed to protect the interest of farmers and open for discussions.
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Rice Production Estimated At Record 102.36 Million Tonnes In 2020-21 Kharif Season: Centre
India's rice production is estimated at record 102.36 million tonnes in kharif season of 2020-21 crop year on the back of good monsoon rains and acreage, according to government data.
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Harsimrat Badal Quits PM's Cabinet, Farm Bills Clear Lok Sabha: 10 Facts
Akali Dal's lone Union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal resigned from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cabinet on Thursday as her party faced heat from farmers over its initial support to ally BJP's farm sector bills. Ms Badal, who attended the cabinet meet that cleared the bills, stepped down shortly before the bills were passed by the Lok Sabha, tweet...
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BS4 Deadline For Tractors And Construction Equipment Vehicles Likely To Be Deferred
The Union government is mulling to extend the BS4 deadline to October 1st, 2021 and is inviting suggestions from stake holders.
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Centre To Buy Sprayers From UK, Deploy Choppers, Drones To Control Locust Attack
Stepping up efforts to control the spread of crop-damaging locust swarms mostly prevalent in northern India, the Union Agriculture Ministry on Thursday said that 15 sprayers will be procured from the UK in a fortnight and plans are afoot to deploy drones and helicopters for the aerial spray of pesticides.
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COVID-19: Coronavirus Cases In India Jump To 19,984; 50 Deaths In 24 Hours
Coronavirus cases in India jumped close to 20,000 with the biggest increase in the number of deaths in a day linked to the highly infectious virus. 50 patients died in the last 24 hours. While 19,984 cases have been reported in the country so far, an improvement has been recorded since yesterday in the recovery rate, which indicates the number of p...
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Shops For School Books, Agricultural Research Establishments Allowed During Lockdown
The Union Home Ministry on Tuesday allowed opening of shops selling school books and research establishments dealing with the agriculture and horticulture activities during the ongoing lockdown.
-
Coronavirus Lockdown Guidelines Out: See Complete List Here
The government has issued fresh guidelines for enforcing the coronavirus lockdown, with the Union Home Ministry barring all kinds of public transport and prohibiting opening of public places during this period. Agriculture, IT, e-commerce and all inter-state goods transport will be allowed after April 20 to "mitigate hardships to the public", the g...
