Day: February 6, 2019

Increase in Sowing Area of Oilseeds

open view news desk As per the fourth advance estimates 2017-18, the area under oilseeds in the country decreased to 246.45 lakh hectares as compared to 261.77 lakh hectares in 2016-17. To increase productivity and production of oilseeds, Government of India is implementing National Mission on Oilseeds and […]

UP govt constitutes SIT to probe 1984 Kanpur riots

Lucknow : The Uttar Pradesh government has constituted an Special Investigation Team to probe the circumstances that led to riots in Kanpur in 1984 following the assassination of then prime minister Indira Gandhi, an official release said Tuesday night. The four-member SIT, to be headed by retired UP Director […]

Ruckus disrupts proceedings in EDMC House

New Delhi :  The proceedings of the BJP-led East Delhi Municipal Corporation was Tuesday disrupted after a few councillors from the ruling and opposition parties engaged in “heated exchange of words” leading to an uproar in the House, sources said. The argument broke out over some issue that had […]

Agro Meteorological Advisories

open view news desk 5.13 crore farmers are receiving agro meteorological advisories through m-kisan portal (https://m-kisan.gov.in). State-wise details regarding number of farmers registered on  m-kisan portal for receiving agro advisories including meteorological advisories are at Annexure. 25 centres of All India Coordinated Research Project on Agrometeorology (AICRPAM) located […]

Ease of Doing Agri-Business Index

open view news desk The Government has been reorienting the agriculture sector by focusing on an income-centeredness which goes beyond achieving merely the targeted production. The income approach focuses on achieving high productivity, reduced cost of cultivation and remunerative price on the produce, with a view to earn […]

Sensex jumps over 250 pts; Nifty breaches 11,000 mark

Mumbai : BSE benchmark Sensex jumped over 250 points and NSE Nifty breached the 11,000 mark in early trade Wednesday led by gains in IT and metal stocks amid heavy buying by domestic and foreign institutional investors. The 30-share index was trading 255.89 points, or 0.70 per cent, higher […]

AYUSH Minister to inaugurate Conference of State AYUSH/Health Ministers in New Delhi Tomorrow

open view news desk The Ministry of AYUSH is organising State AYUSH and Health Ministers Conference tomorrow at New Delhi. The AYUSH /Health Ministers along with senior Officers from all the State and UT Government have been invited to participate in deliberation related to issues concerning AYUSH Sector.  […]

Rupee gains 8 paise to 71.49 vs USD in early trade

Mumbai :  The rupee Wednesday appreciated by 8 paise to 71.49 in early trade on the forex market amid positive opening in domestic equities and fresh foreign fund inflows. Forex traders said investors were cautious ahead RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee outcome scheduled for February 7. Moreover, rising crude prices […]

Steps Taken by Government for Conservation and Promotion of Medicinal Plants

open view news desk As per information of the Botanical Survey of India (BSI), an organization under Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change estimated more than 8,000 species of medicinal plants are found in India. The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Ministry of AYUSH is presently implementing […]

Online library stall a hit in Kolkata Book Fair

Kolkata : People of all ages in large numbers are thronging the stall of an online library in the 43rd International Kolkata Fair to download books of their choice for free. The National Digital Library of India (NDLI) stall enables visitors to log in via computers or install its […]

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