Current production and stocks are adequate to cover the demand The global cereal production for 2010-11 is expected to be 2,239 million tonnes compared to 2, 261 million tonnes recorded in 2009-10, about 1 per cent lower than last year. Reduced output of wheat in the CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) countries due to drought, as well as smaller crops in the European Union and North Africa, account for the decline. Even...
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Orissa to keep infrastructure ready for telementoring
Seeking to use technology optimally in health service, Orissa is planning to keep infrastructure ready for telementoring by which an experienced surgeon could guide a less experienced doctor from far-off place. “We are aiming to have telementoring for our State. Through the system a mentor (doctor) sitting in a super speciality hospital can guide another surgeon from hundreds of kilometre away from the actual place of operation,” said B. N. Mohanty,...
More »6.5 lakh villages to be linked by internet: Sachin
In the next five years, all 6 5 lakh villages of the country will be connected by internet. Union minister of state for communications and IT Sachin Pilot said this while addressing the media just after his interaction with US President Obama on Sunday. He said the IT revolution in Kanpura has earned accolades all over the world. "In the next five year we will connect 6.5 lakh villages to it....
More »RBI data show decline in credit flow to agriculture
There has been a significant pick up in credit flow to industry, services and personal loan segments during the current financial year. However, credit flow to agriculture has declined further, data released by the Reserve Bank of India as part of Macroeconomic and Monetary Developments Second Quarter Review 2010-11 shows. While credit flow to industry was highest at Rs 1,07,386 crore, credit flow to agriculture contracted by Rs 13,481 crore during...
More »Haryana govt hikes land acquisition rates
In a major revision of the policy for rehabilitation & resettlement of landowners framed in 2005, the Haryana government has almost doubled the land acquisition rates in Gurgaon and substantially increased those in other parts of the state. Announcing this at a Press conference here today, Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said that Haryana has been divided into five zones - instead of the earlier three - for the purpose...
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