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Centre Tweaks Policy To Use Biomass Pellets In Coal-Fired Power Plants
- Saturday October 9, 2021
- India News | Reuters
The power ministry has set a revised policy to use biomass pellets in coal-burning thermal power plants, encouraging use of agricultural waste that is otherwise burnt by farmers, causing air pollution.
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UPSC Notifies To Fill Vacancies In CBI, Agriculture Ministry, Others
- Monday March 1, 2021
- Jobs | Edited by Maitree Baral
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has invited applications to fill vacancies in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Delhi government's forensic science laboratory, agriculture ministry and other departments and ministries.
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Internet Suspended For 2 Days At Delhi's Borders Amid Farmers' Protest
- Saturday January 30, 2021
- India News | Reported by Arvind Gunasekar, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
Internet services in the Delhi border areas of Singhu, Ghazipur and Tikri - epicenters of the farmers' weeks-long protest against the centre's agriculture laws - will be suspended from 11 pm for a period of 24 hours, the Union Home Ministry has said.
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Bird Flu Hits 10 States, Delhi Sees Loss Of Rs. 2.5 Crore: 10 Points
- Monday January 11, 2021
- India News | Reported by Arun Singh, Himanshu Shekhar Mishra, Purva Chitnis, Sukirti Dwivedi, Edited by Swati Bhasin
Delhi, Maharashtra and Uttarakhand are the latest to confirm bird flu amid nationwide efforts to contain the spread. Seven other states - Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Gujarat - had earlier confirmed Avian Influenza as the cause of the recent bird deaths. Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agricult...
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Farmers Leave Meeting Over Minister's Absence, Tear Copies Of Farm Laws
- Wednesday October 14, 2020
- India News | Reported by Saurabh Shukla, Edited by Anindita Sanyal
Farmers walk out of meeting in Delhi over agriculture minister's absence, tear up copies of farm laws outside ministry
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12% Reduction In Stubble Burning Incidents, Says Agriculture Ministry
- Tuesday November 5, 2019
- India News | ANI
The Agriculture Ministry said on Tuesday that there has been nearly 12 per cent reduction in stubble burning incidents compared to the same period in 2018, with 31,402 such incidents detected, of which Punjab accounts for a maximum of 25,366 cases.
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To Reduce Stubble Burning, Power Plants To Mix Crop Residue With Coal
- Friday November 17, 2017
- India News | Reuters
The Power Ministry directed the largest utility NTPC Ltd to blend crop residue with coal at its power plants, in a bid to reduce stubble burning on agricultural lands which is clouding Delhi with smog.
- www.ndtv.com
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Standing in His Ruined Fields, Ramesh Khamankar Drank a Bottle of Pesticide
- Monday April 13, 2015
- India News | Written by Sreenivasan Jain (with inputs from Manas Roshan)
In January, Ramesh Khamankar, a cotton farmer in Maharashtra's Yavatmal district walked to his ruined fields and drank from a bottle of pesticide. He died a few hours later. He was 57.
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India, Sri Lanka to release 400 fishermen
- Thursday January 16, 2014
- South | Press Trust of India
In a significant move, India and Sri Lanka have decided to release over 400 fishermen, currently in custody of each other, in the next two weeks, a senior Agriculture Ministry official said in Delhi today.
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As growth slows, India awakens to need for foreign investment
- Wednesday February 8, 2012
- Business |
Many India watchers say they remain unconvinced that Indian leaders can push through bigger changes - such as opening India to multibrand retailers like Walmart or revamping government policies that have prolonged market and agricultural inefficiencies by awarding $33.8 billion a year in subsidies for food, fuel and fertilizers. Much will depend on...
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Centre Tweaks Policy To Use Biomass Pellets In Coal-Fired Power Plants
- Saturday October 9, 2021
- India News | Reuters
The power ministry has set a revised policy to use biomass pellets in coal-burning thermal power plants, encouraging use of agricultural waste that is otherwise burnt by farmers, causing air pollution.
- www.ndtv.com
-
UPSC Notifies To Fill Vacancies In CBI, Agriculture Ministry, Others
- Monday March 1, 2021
- Jobs | Edited by Maitree Baral
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has invited applications to fill vacancies in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Delhi government's forensic science laboratory, agriculture ministry and other departments and ministries.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Internet Suspended For 2 Days At Delhi's Borders Amid Farmers' Protest
- Saturday January 30, 2021
- India News | Reported by Arvind Gunasekar, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
Internet services in the Delhi border areas of Singhu, Ghazipur and Tikri - epicenters of the farmers' weeks-long protest against the centre's agriculture laws - will be suspended from 11 pm for a period of 24 hours, the Union Home Ministry has said.
- www.ndtv.com
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Bird Flu Hits 10 States, Delhi Sees Loss Of Rs. 2.5 Crore: 10 Points
- Monday January 11, 2021
- India News | Reported by Arun Singh, Himanshu Shekhar Mishra, Purva Chitnis, Sukirti Dwivedi, Edited by Swati Bhasin
Delhi, Maharashtra and Uttarakhand are the latest to confirm bird flu amid nationwide efforts to contain the spread. Seven other states - Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Gujarat - had earlier confirmed Avian Influenza as the cause of the recent bird deaths. Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agricult...
- www.ndtv.com
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Farmers Leave Meeting Over Minister's Absence, Tear Copies Of Farm Laws
- Wednesday October 14, 2020
- India News | Reported by Saurabh Shukla, Edited by Anindita Sanyal
Farmers walk out of meeting in Delhi over agriculture minister's absence, tear up copies of farm laws outside ministry
- www.ndtv.com
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12% Reduction In Stubble Burning Incidents, Says Agriculture Ministry
- Tuesday November 5, 2019
- India News | ANI
The Agriculture Ministry said on Tuesday that there has been nearly 12 per cent reduction in stubble burning incidents compared to the same period in 2018, with 31,402 such incidents detected, of which Punjab accounts for a maximum of 25,366 cases.
- www.ndtv.com
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To Reduce Stubble Burning, Power Plants To Mix Crop Residue With Coal
- Friday November 17, 2017
- India News | Reuters
The Power Ministry directed the largest utility NTPC Ltd to blend crop residue with coal at its power plants, in a bid to reduce stubble burning on agricultural lands which is clouding Delhi with smog.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Standing in His Ruined Fields, Ramesh Khamankar Drank a Bottle of Pesticide
- Monday April 13, 2015
- India News | Written by Sreenivasan Jain (with inputs from Manas Roshan)
In January, Ramesh Khamankar, a cotton farmer in Maharashtra's Yavatmal district walked to his ruined fields and drank from a bottle of pesticide. He died a few hours later. He was 57.
- www.ndtv.com
-
India, Sri Lanka to release 400 fishermen
- Thursday January 16, 2014
- South | Press Trust of India
In a significant move, India and Sri Lanka have decided to release over 400 fishermen, currently in custody of each other, in the next two weeks, a senior Agriculture Ministry official said in Delhi today.
- www.ndtv.com
-
As growth slows, India awakens to need for foreign investment
- Wednesday February 8, 2012
- Business |
Many India watchers say they remain unconvinced that Indian leaders can push through bigger changes - such as opening India to multibrand retailers like Walmart or revamping government policies that have prolonged market and agricultural inefficiencies by awarding $33.8 billion a year in subsidies for food, fuel and fertilizers. Much will depend on...
- www.ndtv.com/business