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    North Eastern Region Agri-Commodity E-Connect Web Portal

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    Agriculture Minister Addresses Crop Insurance Improvements and Challenges in Parliament

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    PM-PRANAM for Financial Assistance for Organic Farming

    The Indian Council of Agricultural Research also imparts trainings, organizes front-line demonstrations, awareness programs etc. to educate farmers on organic farming, through network of...
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    Government Advances Cold Storage Infrastructure for Perishable Crops

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    Civil Society Groups Demand Pause on Rs. 330 Crore World Bank Investment on Gujarat WTE Plants

    The very process of burning waste, experts hold, releases toxic by-products into the environment, ranging from cancer-causing exhaust gases, to residue ash capable of...
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    52.81 crore PM Jan-Dhan Accounts with Deposit Balance of Rs. 2,30,792 Crores Under PMJDY

    Under the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY), 48.92 crore cumulative loans amounting to Rs. 29.93 lakh crore have been sanctioned to provide collateral-free institutional...
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    Agri-business

    8,875 FPOs Registered Across the Country, Minister Informs Parliament

    Minister Ramnath Thakur said that 6,374 CEOs appointed in 8,875 registered FPOs under the scheme as on 30 June 2024. He said, 19,68,868 shareholder...
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    Education policy

    Telangana’s Centralised Kitchen Proposal Faces Backlash from Experts and Activists

    The signatories note previous controversies surrounding the Akshay Patra Foundation, including allegations of financial irregularities and potential impositions of dietary restrictions based on religious...
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