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'Difficult to implement Food Bill without adequate funds'

Concerned over poor budget allocation for the farm sector, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Sunday said it may be difficult to implement the proposed Food Security Bill without adequate funds......

Mayawati seeks Sharad Pawar's ouster

Blaming Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar for the unprecedented rise in price of food and other essential commodities, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Wednesday demanded his......

Seize the new opportunities in India-China cooperation

We present the translation of the full speech given by Chiese Prime Minister Li Keqiang at the Indian Council of World Affairs in New Delhi on Tuesday. Namaste (Good day)! It is my great pleasure......

Sacking of ministers: PM, Sonia hold different views?

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s unprecedented protection of Law Minister Ashwini Kumar is baffling say many in the Congress party. Renu Mittal reports Is Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and......

Karnataka: Now Congress makes tall promises

The Congress on Wednesday promised interest-free loans to farmers, free laptops to pre-university students and rice at Re one per kg to BPL card holders if it came to power in Karnataka, where......

India's rice output to rise to 100 million tons: FAO

UN body Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has revised upwards India's rice production to 100 million tonnes (MT) in the 2012-13 crop year on the back of revival of rains in August and......

SPECIAL: Battles over food future

Corporatisation of agriculture and the viability of Genetically Modified Organisms remain the key issues of this bitter struggle and no resolution seems to be insight, writes Rajni Bakshi.Battles......

Panel approves new global food safety measures

The Codex Alimentarius Commission, jointly run by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Health Organization, for food safety, has recently agreed on a new set of regulations --......

Food inflation falls sharply to 9.01%

Food inflation fell sharply to single digit at 9.01 per cent for the week ended November 12 even as prices of most agricultural items, barring potatoes, onions and wheat, continued to rise, on an......

Food inflation at 10.63%

Food inflation eased to 10.63 per cent for the week ended November 5 even as prices of agricultural items, barring onions and wheat, continued to rise on an annual basis.Food inflation, as measured......

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Q. what are the real major threats for India in Future ?
Joyesh Chakraborty: A. more

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Q. Which technologies can be used to boost Indian agriculture and how they can boost?
Innocent Girl: A. Food scarcity, Water wars, Energy CrisisAs India moves away from an agrarian economy to an industrialised, services oriented economy. The youth...... more

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Q. why some people are poor?
Anoushka Shetty: A. five main agri-reform agenda includes: Give States an incentive to amend the APMC act and abolish mandi taxes. This would allow competitive...... more

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Q. The Objective of the Third Five Year Plan wereAchieve self-sufficiency in food grains and increase agriculture productionExpand basic industries like steel, chemicals fuel and powerSecure an increase in the national income of over five per cent per annumAll of the above
Sunitha: A. say so many people.because some have snatched the right of others. Labour is not paid what it is worth.Capital is not paid the interest equal to...... more

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Liquidate excess grain stocks to tame inflation, says CACP chief

Ashok Gulati, chairman of the government's Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP), has blamed the food management policy for the... ...

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H7N9 bird flu outbreak costs more than $6.5 bln so far - U.N

GENEVA (Reuters) - The H7N9 bird flu outbreak in China has caused economic losses of more than $6.5 billion so far, the U.N. Food and Agriculture... ...

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India signs 8 pacts, to consider trade agreement

India on Monday signed eight pacts with China and even agreed to consider a bilateral Regional Trade Arrangement, as Chinese Premier Li Keqiang... ...

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Bangalore chamber draws action plan to revive Karnataka economy

Karnatakas apex industry body Bangalore Chamber of Commerce & Industry (BCIC) has drawn an action plan to revive the states sagging economy with a... ...

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/333605/bangalore-chamber-draws-action-plan.html

List of portfolios

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has retained key portfolios of Finance, Industries and Energy, while K J George would be the new Home... ...

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