Tag: agriculture news
55.75 Lakh Calls Received in Kisan Call Centres
INVC,,Delhi,,The Kisan Call Centres (KCC) run by the Government of India have been functioning since January 21, 2004. The total number of ...
Indo-German Project for Cooperation in the Area of Environment and Sustainable Development
INVC,,Delhi,,India and Germany jointly formulated a project for bilateral cooperation in the area of environment and sustainable development here today. One of...
Desertification – its Extent in the Country
Kalpana Palkhiwala*About 25% of the country’s geographical area is affected by desertification. The Space Application Centre in 2007 brought out the Desertification...
Food Grain Allocation to APL Category to Continue
INVC,,Delhi,,The Supreme Court in its order dated 27.7.2010 in Writ Petition (Civil) No. 196 of 2001, People’s Union of Civil Liberties (PUCL)...
100% FDI for Cold Storage Facilties on Automatic Route
INVC,,Delhi,,In view of growth in production of perishable agricultural products, there is a need for creation of additional cold storage facilities in...
Tribal Handicrafts of ‘The Nilgiris’
S.Balakrishnan*The name ‘Nilgiris’ or ‘The Blue Mountains’ is as poetic as the place itself. The Nilgiris district in Tamil Nadu is home for...
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Public Sector Companies Contract Import of 4.84 lakh tonne Pulses in 2010-11
INVC,,Delhi,,The Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs), PEC, MMTC, STC and NCCF have contracted 4.84 lakh tonnes of pulses during the current financial year...
16.15 lakh tonne Sugar Released for the Month of November 2010
INVC,,Delhi,,16.15 lakh tonne Sugar Released for the Month of November 2010The Central Government has decided to make available 16.15 lakh tonne of sugar...
NHM to be Strengthened to Usher in Golden Revolution; Parliamentary Consultative Committee of Agriculture...
INVC,,Delhi,,Minister for Agriculture, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Shri Sharad Pawar today assured Members of Parliament that the government will...
