Flood-ravaged Pakistan will have to import from India : signalled Pakistan Finance Minister

Flood-ravaged Pakistan will have to import from India : signalled Pakistan Finance Minister

Islamabad: Floods caused by heavy rains have devastated Pakistan. Floods are raging in Balochistan, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and southern Punjab, and so far, 1100 people are said to have lost their lives. Houses, shops, roads and bridges in many places have also been washed away in flood. The flood has devastated agriculture in Sindh and […]

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President Ramnath Kovind signs Farm bills  

President Ramnath Kovind signs Farm bills  

New Delhi – President Ramnath Kovind signed all the three Farm bills, recently passed by the Rajya Sabha. Therefore, these bills have now been converted into laws. The objective of the government is creating a ‘One Country One Market’, on the principle of ‘One Country One System’ and in accordance to the government policy, three […]

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India’s first-ever ‘Kisan Train’ flagged off from Deolali in Maharashtra

India’s first-ever ‘Kisan Train’ flagged off from Deolali in Maharashtra

Nashik: The first-ever ‘Kisan Train’ service, for transporting vegetables, fruits and other perishables, was started in the country on Friday. Union Minister for Agriculture Narendra Singh Tomar and Railway Minister Piyush Goyal green signalled the train, via videoconferencing. Currently, the train will run, once a week, between Deolali, near Nashik and Danapur Station in Bihar. […]

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Agricultural produce exempted from the Essential Commodities Act, major decision by the union cabinet

Agricultural produce exempted from the Essential Commodities Act, major decision by the union cabinet

New Delhi: The decision to remove agricultural produce from the purview of the Essential Commodities Act, was taken during the meeting of the union cabinet. This amendment will free the farmer from the APMC act and he will be allowed to store the produce and sell it, at an opportune time and place, for better returns. The […]

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Union Finance Minister announces additional benefits for the agricultural sector

Union Finance Minister announces additional benefits for the agricultural sector

New Delhi: On Friday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman declared additional benefits for the joint ventures of farmers and agriculture businesses. The Finance Minister also shared information regarding the new plans to be implemented for businesses such as fishery and pisciculture. Besides, vaccination programmes will be held for 53 crore cattle too. Most importantly, the Finance […]

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Internal politics heats up in Pakistan, petition filed against Military chief General Bajwa

Internal politics heats up in Pakistan, petition filed against Military chief General Bajwa

Islamabad: Pakistan Military chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa is an Ahmadiyya and not a Muslim. A petition has been filed in the Peshawar high court, claiming that his religion disqualifies him from occupying the post of Pakistan army chief. Khalid Shah, former Major in the Pakistan army has filed the petition. The petition alleges that […]

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94. Desert Farming in Israel

94. Desert Farming in Israel

The name Arieh Sharon naturally appears before us when we talk about the ‘Development Towns’ in Israel. Likewise, when the subject is the ‘development achieved in the Negev Desert’, the name ‘Menachem Perlmutter’ is not to be missed. Born in 1928 in Czechoslovakia, the name ‘Menachem Perlmutter’ inspires respect as the ‘Architect of the Negev […]

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