Some cases of bird flu have been detected in four villages of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar told the Lok Sabha Tuesday.
The Union government has reconstituted the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as its chairman.
The Liberhan Commission, inquiring into the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition, will reveal the names of those who had demolished the disputed structure at Ayodhya.
Agricuture Minister Sharad Pawar blamed certain sections of the media for blowing a localised event out of proportion.
A single market regulator clearly has its own advantages over multiple regulators. But it is more suitable for well-developed and mature markets which are smaller in size, like the UK.
A group of ministers will meet in New Delhi on November 14 to deliberate on the issue on job reservation in the wake of a Supreme Court verdict directing exclusion of the 'creamy layer' from the benefit of quotas.\n
Under attack from Left parties and other allies like DMK, the government on Tuesday put on hold the decision to reduce quantity of foodgrains under the public distribution system that would have brought down food subsidy.
Refuting the allegations against Pratibha, Nationalist Congress Party chief and Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said no inquiry was ordered against her under the Maharasthra Cooperative Societies Act.
Sule filed her nomination on Tuesday for the Rajya Sabha bypoll.
The government is planning to provide collateral-free loan up to Rs 1.50 lakh to farmers through the Kisan Credit Card scheme.
India, the world's second-biggest wheat consumer, may import up to 5 million tonnes of wheat this year, said Union agriculture minister Sharad Pawar a few days ago.
Some of the areas outlined for emphasis are collaboration in the field of crop technology, micro irrigation, dairy, food processing and joint marketing of food products.
The September 27-28 meeting will, for the first time, elect office-bearers and selectors for a two-year term.
According to former BCCI president I S Bindra, Dalmiya did this for his political survival.
The government on Tuesday said absence of professionalisation and democratic management had rendered the cooperative banks in a financial mess with their total accumulated losses estimated at Rs 15,000 crore (Rs 150 billion).
The government is looking into all aspects of proposed convergence of commodity and securities market and installing a common regulator, and "It would take some time before a conclusion is arrived at," union agriculture and consumer affairs minister
Promising increased allocation for agriculture in the next Budget, the government on Friday called for enhanced public and private sector investment to speed up growth in the sector.
India should pay attention to commodities like gold, silver and crude to get recognition in the international market and emerge as global trading hub between Tokyo and London, union agriculture minister Sharad Pawar said on Thursday.
Indian Oil Corporation and Grasim Industries have jointly bagged the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi National Quality Award for 2003.
The Maharashtra government will submit its proposal for purchasing electricity from Dabhol project, said Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, adding that the Centre will supply power at Rs 2.20 per unit.
Star TV has signed up SRK for more than double of Amitabh's fee.
Professor M S Swaminathan, the country's most renowned agricultural scientist, may be appointed chairman of the National Commission on Farmers.
The state, reeling under drought, is to hold assembly elections September this year.
Business Standard's investigations in two of the four states (Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala) covered under the prime minister's relief package for farmers following loan-related suicides show that the latest waiver will not reach the deserving for several reasons.
The panel has decided to commence proceedings in the DPC fiasco probe from March 31.
The senator is expected to meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday.
Pawar spoke of he reopening of sugar mills.
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