-The Hindu "This is a major problem. They are getting money from all over the world. Mind-boggling..." Chief Justice of India T.S. Thakur observed. New Delhi: Noting that NGOs get “mind-boggling” funds and it has become a “major problem,” the Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will consider asking the Law Commission of India to bring an effective law to regulate the flow of money to a total 29.99 lakh NGOs functioning...
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No policy to award Khel Ratna to Paralympics medal winners: Sports Minister Vijay Goel
-PTI India have won four, including two gold, one silver and one bronze, medals at the ongoing Rio Paralympics so far. New Delhi: Sports Minister Vijay Goel on Wednesday refused to commit if medallists of the ongoing Rio Paralympics will be conferred with the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award — the highest sporting honour in the country. An Olympic medallist directly qualifies for the Khel Ratna award during an Olympic year but Goel...
More »Indian farm sector worried after $66 b Bayer-Monsanto deal -KV Kurmanath
-The Hindu Business Line Hyderabad: Bayer’s takeover of Monsanto for $66 billion could trigger tremors in Indian agriculture. Stakeholders worry that the global consolidation will narrow choices for farmers. The merger will propel the merged entity into a leading PLAyer in the seed sector. Through their subsidiaries and joint ventures in India, the two firms will garner a major share in paddy, maize, vegetables and cotton and agrochemicals. “It will lead to concentration...
More »Amma medical shops record sale of Rs. 1.17 crore -K Raju
-The Hindu THENI (Tamil Nadu): With a record sale of medicines, Amma Medical shop has become very popular among people in the district. It had sold medicines worth Rs.1.17 crore in the last two years, according to Collector N. Venkatachalam. In a press release here on Tuesday, he said that medicines were sold to more than 50,710 beneficiaries including 35,210 beneficiaries in Chinnamanur, 9,000 in Bodi, 6,500 in Periyakulam and the rest...
More »Production of kharif pulses seen surging 48% to 8.2 million tonnes -Vishwanath Kulkarni
-The Hindu Business Line Govt also revises Rabi target upwards to 14.4 million tonnes Bengaluru: Higher acreage, driven by the rebound in monsoon rainfall this year, is seen lifting the country’s pulses production by about 48 per cent in the current kharif season to around 8.22 million tonnes (mt) against 5.54 mt produced in the corresponding season last year, according to the Agriculture Ministry. Production of arhar or tur is seen up by...
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