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Modi killed Ishrat Jahan by branding her terrorist: Pawar

Targeting Narendra Modi over the alleged fake encounter of Mumbra resident Ishrat Jahan in 2004, Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said in Thane that the chief minister and the Gujarat police......

Manmohan has no cash in hand

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh does not own any land, agricultural or non-agricultural, but owns a 1996 model Maruti 800 car and has movable assets, including fixed deposits, of over Rs 3.87 crore.......

Sharad Pawar won't contest Lok Sabha elections: NCP

The Nationalist Congress Party on Thursday said that Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar has no prime ministerial ambitions and won't contest the next Lok Sabha elections. Hitting out at Shiv......

Maharashtra gets Rs 1,207-cr drought relief package

An Empowered Group of Ministers on drought headed by Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Wednesday approved Rs 1,207-crore relief package to Maharashtra. "Rs 1,207 crore drought relief package has......

No irregularities in farm debt waiver scheme: Pawar

Refuting charges of irregularities in the Rs 52,000 crore farm debt waiver scheme, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Wednesday said the Comptroller and Auditor General audit findings of......

Rs 256 cr to rejuvenate orchards in drought-hit Maha

The Empowered Group of Ministers on Drought, headed by Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, on Wednesday approved an additional assistance of Rs 256 crore (Rs 2.56 billion) for rejuvenation of......

FM 'assures' no wealth tax on agriculture land

The government appears to have assured a group of ruling party legislators that there would be no imposition of a wealth tax on farm holdings as had been suggested in the Union Budget.Haryana Chief......

PM council pegs India's growth rate at 6.4%

Improvement in performance of agriculture and manufacturing sectors is expected to push the economic growth rate to 6.4 per cent in 2013-14 from 5 per cent in the previous fiscal, PM's economic......

How small farmers are revolutionising agriculture

Already reeling from recurring droughts and declining productivity of staple crops, farmers are turning to short-duration vegetable crops. Thanks to this, India has become the second largest......

COLUMN: Can we have waterless agriculture too Mr PM?

We need a master plan to increase our water storage capacity, improve irrigation facilities and create water networks across the country that links the draught prone with those experiencing floods,......

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Q. WHICH STATE HAS RECENTLY ISSUED ELECTRONIC SMART AGRICULTURE CARDS TO ALL FARMERS OF STATE?
Ramesh Agarwal: A. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/which-state-has-recently-issued-electronic-smart-agriculture/25650730/answers/

Q. what are the real major threats for India in Future ?
Joyesh Chakraborty: A. Gujarat is rank low in human development index , only rich indsurtialists are happy there more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/what-are-the-real-major-threats-for-india-in-future-/25634902/answers/25650745

Q. Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said here that the Chief Minister and Gujarat Police had killed an innocent college girl by branding her as a terrorist.
Valleyofsnow: A. Food scarcity, Water wars, Energy CrisisAs India moves away from an agrarian economy to an industrialised, services oriented economy. The youth...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/union-agriculture-minister-sharad-pawar-said-here-that-the-c/25630127/answers/25634929

Q. Agritourism -- What does it mean ?
Sudhakar Kuruvada: A. some of the the politicians want the would be terrorists to kill some innocents, and then after arre sting them give them biriyani and fatten them so as to attract some votes more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/agritourism----what-does-it-mean-/25617978/answers/25630139

Web results for Agriculture

Training programme held at Senapati

Agriculture office, Senapati organised a one day training programme on scientific rice production technology cum distribution of inputs at... ...

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Choose over 12 colleges in CET counselling

Every step of the Common Entrance Test (CET) counselling will be updated to students through SMS. Before the online counselling begins, students... ...

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CM pledges support for sugarcane growers

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday affirmed State government's commitment to safeguard the interests of sugarcane growers. Speaking at the... ...

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Another labourer attacked

Jorhat, May 25: Assam agriculture and parliamentary affairs minister Nilamoni Sen Deka today visited Mariani town in Jorhat district to take stock... ...

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130526/jsp/frontpage/story_16938046.jsp

Buddhadeb slams WB govt on 'growth' of chit funds

"There is absolutely no progress in agriculture, industry, IT and in job opportunities except for mushroom growth of chit funds which left lakhs of... ...

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