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    Agriculture Minister Addresses Crop Insurance Improvements and Challenges in Parliament

    Chouhan said that while the earlier system excluded debt-free farmers from insurance, the new policy includes provisions for them as well. The union minister for...
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    Agri-business

    Government Advances Cold Storage Infrastructure for Perishable Crops

    The government provides a credit-linked back-ended subsidy covering 35 per cent of the project cost in general areas and 50 per cent in hilly...
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    Bangladesh

    Sheikh Hasina Resigns and Flees Bangladesh Amidst Deadly Protests – No Clarity on Interim Government

    Student leaders announced plans to detail the interim government’s framework in a press conference later this evening. One student leader asserted that the final...
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    E-governance

    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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    Disaster Management

    Sri Lanka Revives Historic ‘River for Jaffna’ Project to Address Water Scarcity

    The project's current iteration includes several phases, beginning with the construction of the main pipeline and related infrastructure. Subsequent phases will focus on developing...
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    Bangladesh

    UN Bodies, US Lawmakers Demand Action Amidst Ongoing Violence in Bangladesh

    In a letter addressed to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the US lawmakers expressed alarm over the declining state of democracy and human rights...
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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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    Nepal Seeks Grants for $4-5 Billion Flood Recovery as Soft Loans Loom Large

    The coming weeks will be critical. Once the PDNA is complete, the government intends to convene donors and present a clear financing strategy.
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    Kerala Gifts 1,200 Saplings to Boost Maldives’ Five Million Tree Drive

    Climate change remains an existential concern for the Maldives. Rising sea levels, coastal erosion and the need for greater green cover make large-scale tree planting both a practical and a symbolic necessity.
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    Sri Lanka Braces for Wetter-Than-Average Conditions from October Amid Strengthening El Niño

    Proactive measures now can substantially reduce the eventual human and economic cost, the FAO report says.

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    Kerala Gifts 1,200 Saplings to Boost Maldives’ Five Million Tree Drive

    Climate change remains an existential concern for the Maldives. Rising sea levels, coastal erosion and the need for greater green cover make large-scale tree planting both a practical and a symbolic necessity.
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