-The Times of India AURANGABAD: The agriculture department has initiated a scheme for farmers to help them sell vegetables in the city. The department would spend a sum of Rs 17 crore in the next two years for the same. Janardhan Jadhav, divisional joint director of agriculture, here said that the government allocated Rs 300 in 2011-12 under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana for implementation of a vegetable initiative for urban clusters. It...
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Urgent meeting of states called to discuss crop contigency plan -Anindita Dey
-The Business Standard The meeting has been called to discuss the preparedness of the states to handle less rainfall or drought like situations mumbai: The Ministry of Agriculture has called an urgent meeting of 18 states in the wake of delayed rains next week and prepare state specific contingency plan for crops. According to official sources, the meeting has been called to discuss the preparedness of the states to handle less rainfall or drought...
More »Tamil Nadu NGOs among top recipients of foreign aid -Jayaraj Sivan
-The Times of India CHENNAI: NGOs across the country are feeling the heat with an Intelligence Bureau report accusing many of them, including one run by Tamil Nadu-based anti-nuclear activist S P Udayakumar, of receiving foreign aid to instigate agitations and stall developmental projects in the country. For many years now, TN has been recording the second highest foreign aid receipts by NGOs, next only to Delhi. According to the Union home...
More »Gujarat gets approval to raise Narmada dam height, Medha Patkar upset
-PTI After eight years, Gujarat got final approval to raise by about 17 metres the height of Sardar Sarovar dam. After a wait of eight long years, the Gujarat government on Thursday got final approval to raise by about 17 metres the height of Sardar Sarovar dam - the country's most controversial dam project - in a big boost to the state which often faces water woes due to deficient rains. The...
More »559 farmer suicides in Maharashtra in four months
-The Hindu Three farmers committed suicide every day from February to May this year mumbai: Three farmers committed suicide every day from February to May this year, the Maharashtra Legislative Council was informed on Tuesday. State Relief and Rehabilitation Minister Patangrao Kadam informed the council that 559 farmers had ended their lives in these four months. "Out of the total suicides, 85 were due to natural calamities such as hailstorms," Mr. Kadam said. The...
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