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    NDDB to Execute Upgradation of Biocontainment Facility

    NDDB has executed projects of several bio-containment labs and associated infrastructure in livestock health sector across the country in recent years. Department of animal husbandry...
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    Agriculture

    PM Releases Seventeenth PM-KISAN Instalment of Rs. 20,000 Crores

    The prime minister lauded the use of technology in taking the benefits to the deserved beneficiaries and also credited the Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra...
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    Volunteers go the Distance to Bring Water and Health to Remote Nepali Mountain Villages

    Aligned with the government’s “Ek dhara, ek ghar” campaign — which translates to “one house, one tap” — the Nepal Red Cross, IFRC, British...
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    Agriculture policy

    To Tackle Climate Crisis, the World Bank Must Stop Financing Industrial Livestock

    Beyond global commitments, financing industrial livestock is also at odds with the World Bank’s own mission statement. World Bank President Ajay Banga took the...
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    Fisheries

    FAO Report: Global fisheries and Aquaculture Production Reaches New Record High

    Aquaculture growth indicates its capacity to further contribute to meeting the rising global demand for aquatic foods, but future expansion and intensification must prioritise...
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    Agri-business

    Coordination Committee for the World’s Largest Foodgrain Storage Plan Meets in Delhi

    The ambitious plan envisages to transform Primary Agricultural Credit Societies into multi-service societies. The states of UP, MP, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka,...
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    Bio-diversity

    Linkage of Commons to Agriculture and Livestock and its Impact on Village GDP

    The linkage of commons, encompassing land and water resources, with the agriculture and livestock sectors has had a significant impact on the village's GDP....
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    Agriculture policy

    WIPO Treaty Big Win for India and Global South

    The agreement on rights of communities related to their genetic resources and traditional knowledge was concluded at the WIPO headquarters in Geneva on Friday. The...
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