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Possible monsoon shortfall predicted

According to the India Meteorological Department, there will be a shortfall in monsoon this year, adversely affecting agricultural production. However, the Centre has no plans of 'invoking......

2nd mad cow case likely in US

Agriculture Department officials say a second case of mad cow disease may have occurred in the United States. Declining to elaborate, officials they said they would need a week of tests on brain......

Alert sounded in north-eastern states for cyclone 'Mahasen'

An alert has been sounded across Assam as cyclone 'Mahasen' is likely to hit the north-eastern states on Thursday night, officials have said. All boats and ferry services on Brahmaputra have been......

The curious case of Pawan Bansal's private secretary

While it is becoming increasingly apparent that the fortunes of sacked Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal’s family members improved dramatically during his tenure in the......

Thousands of landless farmers hit streets in Guwahati

Vehicular traffic came to a halt in many parts of Guwahati city on Thursday for hours as thousands of landless farmers stormed the city demanding land and denouncing government’s design to......

'Possibility of a normal monsoon is less than half'

Though the India Meteorological Department forecast a normal southwest monsoon this year. Commission for Agriculture Costs and Prices cairman Ashok Gulati tells Business Standard that IMD's......

US strengthens agri trade with China

Giving a clear signal to the world that the US is all set to tap the China market, the US Department of Agriculture last week opened a new agricultural trade office in Chengdu, the capital of......

US, China ink biofuels cooperation pact

The US Department of Agriculture, the US Department of Energy, and China's National Development and Reform Commissionhave signed a memorandum of understandingon biofuels cooperation today. Both......

Now e-kisoks for Bengal farmers

The agriculture department ofWest Bengal would use the network of e-kiosks being set up in the state by the information technologydepartment to build links between farmers, agricultural experts and......

IIT Kharagpur to host aquaculture meet

The agricultural and food engineering department of the Indian Institute of Technology at Kharagpur will be hosting a two-day workshop called Sustain-Aqua 2007 on sustainability of Indian......

'Disclose documents on tax exemption given to ICC WC'

The Central Information Commission has directed the Income Tax department to make public documents related to tax exemption given to the ICC World Cup held last year in the country. Information......

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QNA

Q. where will I get soil testing labs in mumbai?
Anil More: A. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/where-will-i-get-soil-testing-labs-in-mumbai/25152019/answers/

Q. Approx how much calories a piece of chocolate cake contains,which we usually eat in a birthday party.
Mahesh Gopal Shanbhag: A. Contact Agriculture Department and find out. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/approx-how-much-calories-a-piece-of-chocolate-cake-containsw/25029940/answers/25152046

Q. What all Industries come under "Food Industry"?
Sharmila Bose: A. One piece of commercially prepared chocolate cake with chocolate frosting, weighing 64 g, contains 235 calories with 10.5 g of total fat with 15...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/what-all-industries-come-under-food-industry/21829212/answers/25030009

Q. mai apna weight 30 kg kamm karna chahta hoon.kaise hoga.????????
Bholu: A. The food industry is the complex network of farmers and diverse businesses that together supply much of the food consumed by the world population....... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/mai-apna-weight-30-kg-kamm-karna-chahta-hoon.kaise-hoga./21660033/answers/21829247

Web results for Department Of Agriculture

Action sought against those supplying substandard fertilizer

Compensation The association has also demanded that the government provide compensation to farmers who suffered losses by procuring substandard... ...

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/action-sought-against-those-supplying-substandard-fertilizer/article4738635.ece

Farmers advised to create self help groups

STATE TIMES NEWS AKHNOOR: Department of Agriculture, Sub Division Akhnoor under the guidance of AEO Dasgal B.K Chandan conducted a camp at Village... ...

http://www.statetimes.in/news/farmers-advised-to-create-self-help-groups/

New ministers get going in Karnataka

intends to have "spot surgery" to bring in accountability among department officials. Spot surgery was a system adopted by his father C Byregowda... ...

http://timesofindia.feedsportal.com/c/33039/f/533977/s/2c373bfd/l/0Ltimesofindia0Bindiatimes0N0Ccity0Cbangalore0CNew0Eministers0Eget0Egoing0Ein0EKarnataka0Carticleshow0C20A17680A40Bcms/story01.htm

Minnesota farmers plant 70 percent of corn crop

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Favorable weather has helped Minnesota farmers catch up from a late start to get 70 percent of their corn crop planted. The U.S.... ...

http://www.calcuttanews.net/index.php/sid/214661959/scat/3a8a80d6f705f8cc

Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program, USA

Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship is a well known fellowship program for international students to study in USA. It is a non-degree program.... ...

http://www.universitiesnews.com/2013/05/21/hubert-h-humphrey-fellowship-program-usa/

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