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Who Is Brooke Rollins, Donald Trump's Loyalist Set To Be US Agriculture Secretary
- Sunday November 24, 2024
- World News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
Brooke Rollins currently serves as the CEO of the America First Policy Institute, a non-profit think tank often referred to as Trump's "White House in waiting."
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Donald Trump Picks Brooke Rollins, His Loyalist, As US Agriculture Secretary
- Sunday November 24, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Donald Trump on Saturday announced his pick for agriculture secretary -- the final top post in his incoming cabinet -- as policy advocate Brooke Rollins, a loyalist from his first term.
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India Needs To Raise Maize Output To 44-45 Million Tonnes In 5 Years: Union Agriculture Secretary
- Tuesday April 18, 2023
- Business | Press Trust of India
The Centre today said the country's maize output needs to be increased to 44-45 million tonnes in the next five years amid growing demand for the grain for ethanol production and poultry industry.
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To Avert Food Crisis, Russian Crops Must Move "Unimpeded": UN Chief
- Saturday August 20, 2022
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Russian fertilisers and agricultural products must be able to reach world markets "unimpeded" or a global food crisis could strike as early as next year, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said Saturday.
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Power-Drunk: Congress Slams Centre Over Statement On Talk With Farmers
- Thursday June 10, 2021
- India News | Press Trust of India
Congress general secretary Randeep Surjewala on Wednesday condemned Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Tomar's statement over talks with agitating farmers, saying it showed the face of a dispensation that is "arrogant" and "power-drunk".
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Congress Leaders Meet To Decide Party's Approach To Farmer Protest
- Saturday January 9, 2021
- India News | Reported by Arvind Gunasekar, Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Harish Pullanoor
Interim Congress chief Sonia Gandhi will meet senior party leaders today to discuss the farmers' agitation, especially in the wake of the stalemate even after an eighth round of talks between the protesters and the government. She will connect virtually with party general secretaries and in-charges to chalk out a strategy to back the thousands who ...
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36 British MPs Seek Intervention In India's Farmers' Protest
- Saturday December 5, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
A group of 36 cross-party parliamentarians have written to UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab asking him to make representations with his Indian counterpart, S Jaishankar, about the impact on British Punjabis affected by the demonstrations by farmers against new agricultural reforms in India.
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Centre Offered To Amend Farm Laws, We Said No: Farmers After Meeting - 10 Points
- Friday December 4, 2020
- India News | Reported by Himanshu Shekhar Mishra, Edited by Anindita Sanyal
The seven-hour meeting between the Centre and farmers on Thursday failed to end the deadlock, with farmers' representatives saying nothing less than scrapping of the contentious laws will satisfy them. Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Tomar, who led the negotiations, said the government "has no ego". The next meeting will be held on Saturday. "W...
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Meeting With Punjab Farmers Scheduled At Security Level, Centre Open For Discussion: Minister
- Wednesday October 14, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
After farmer organisations from Punjab boycotted a meeting on new farm laws due to minister's absence, the union agriculture ministry on Wednesday said the meeting was actually scheduled at secretary level, asserting that the government is always committed to protect the interest of farmers and open for discussions.
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Put Out Stubble Fires, Supreme Court Tells Punjab, Haryana: 10 Points
- Tuesday November 5, 2019
- India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Anindita Sanyal
Punjab and Haryana have to extinguish fire from stubbles in agricultural fields and submit a report by Wednesday, the Supreme Court said on Monday as pollution levels across north India, including Delhi, peaked. "If stubble burning takes place, the entire administration -- from the Chief Secretary to the gram pradhan will be responsible", the court...
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Trump To Announce Plan To Boost Biofuel Demand Soon: U.S. Agriculture Secretary
- Thursday August 29, 2019
- Written by Reuters
U.S. President Donald Trump will announce a plan to boost demand for biofuels within weeks, his secretary of agriculture said on Wednesday, as the administration seeks to assuage farmers angered by its expanded use of oil refinery waivers. The spat over the waivers has left the White House caught between the oil industry, which wants its refineries...
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Applause Erupted, Didn't Last: Story Of Mississippi's First Black Senator
- Sunday November 25, 2018
- World News | Steve Hendrix, The Washington Post
Yet, while the election of Espy, a former congressman who served as the secretary of agriculture in the Clinton administration, would be historic, it wouldn't be unprecedented. The same Mississippi seat was once held by the first African-American ever to serve in the U.S. Senate.
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Foodgrain Output May Surpass Last Year's Level: Agricultural Secretary
- Sunday July 8, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
India's foodgrain output could exceed last year's record of 279.51 million tonne (MT) buoyed by favourable monsoon, higher MSP and likely increase in crop productivity, an official said.
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South-West Monsoon Was 'Below Normal' This Year: Ministry Of Earth Sciences Secretary
- Sunday October 1, 2017
- India News | Press Trust of India
The south-west monsoon was "below normal" this year, the earth sciences ministry secretary said today, while noting that it may impact the agriculture sector in some parts of the country.
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Government Considering Imposing Import Duty On Wheat
- Wednesday March 22, 2017
- India News | Press Trust of India
Right now, the arrival of new wheat crop has begun in Madhya Pradesh. The crop is yet to arrive in other growing states, Agriculture Secretary Shobhana K Pattanayak said.
- www.ndtv.com
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Who Is Brooke Rollins, Donald Trump's Loyalist Set To Be US Agriculture Secretary
- Sunday November 24, 2024
- World News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
Brooke Rollins currently serves as the CEO of the America First Policy Institute, a non-profit think tank often referred to as Trump's "White House in waiting."
- www.ndtv.com
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Donald Trump Picks Brooke Rollins, His Loyalist, As US Agriculture Secretary
- Sunday November 24, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Donald Trump on Saturday announced his pick for agriculture secretary -- the final top post in his incoming cabinet -- as policy advocate Brooke Rollins, a loyalist from his first term.
- www.ndtv.com
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India Needs To Raise Maize Output To 44-45 Million Tonnes In 5 Years: Union Agriculture Secretary
- Tuesday April 18, 2023
- Business | Press Trust of India
The Centre today said the country's maize output needs to be increased to 44-45 million tonnes in the next five years amid growing demand for the grain for ethanol production and poultry industry.
- www.ndtv.com/business
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To Avert Food Crisis, Russian Crops Must Move "Unimpeded": UN Chief
- Saturday August 20, 2022
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Russian fertilisers and agricultural products must be able to reach world markets "unimpeded" or a global food crisis could strike as early as next year, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said Saturday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Power-Drunk: Congress Slams Centre Over Statement On Talk With Farmers
- Thursday June 10, 2021
- India News | Press Trust of India
Congress general secretary Randeep Surjewala on Wednesday condemned Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Tomar's statement over talks with agitating farmers, saying it showed the face of a dispensation that is "arrogant" and "power-drunk".
- www.ndtv.com
-
Congress Leaders Meet To Decide Party's Approach To Farmer Protest
- Saturday January 9, 2021
- India News | Reported by Arvind Gunasekar, Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Harish Pullanoor
Interim Congress chief Sonia Gandhi will meet senior party leaders today to discuss the farmers' agitation, especially in the wake of the stalemate even after an eighth round of talks between the protesters and the government. She will connect virtually with party general secretaries and in-charges to chalk out a strategy to back the thousands who ...
- www.ndtv.com
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36 British MPs Seek Intervention In India's Farmers' Protest
- Saturday December 5, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
A group of 36 cross-party parliamentarians have written to UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab asking him to make representations with his Indian counterpart, S Jaishankar, about the impact on British Punjabis affected by the demonstrations by farmers against new agricultural reforms in India.
- www.ndtv.com
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Centre Offered To Amend Farm Laws, We Said No: Farmers After Meeting - 10 Points
- Friday December 4, 2020
- India News | Reported by Himanshu Shekhar Mishra, Edited by Anindita Sanyal
The seven-hour meeting between the Centre and farmers on Thursday failed to end the deadlock, with farmers' representatives saying nothing less than scrapping of the contentious laws will satisfy them. Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Tomar, who led the negotiations, said the government "has no ego". The next meeting will be held on Saturday. "W...
- www.ndtv.com
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Meeting With Punjab Farmers Scheduled At Security Level, Centre Open For Discussion: Minister
- Wednesday October 14, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
After farmer organisations from Punjab boycotted a meeting on new farm laws due to minister's absence, the union agriculture ministry on Wednesday said the meeting was actually scheduled at secretary level, asserting that the government is always committed to protect the interest of farmers and open for discussions.
- www.ndtv.com
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Put Out Stubble Fires, Supreme Court Tells Punjab, Haryana: 10 Points
- Tuesday November 5, 2019
- India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Anindita Sanyal
Punjab and Haryana have to extinguish fire from stubbles in agricultural fields and submit a report by Wednesday, the Supreme Court said on Monday as pollution levels across north India, including Delhi, peaked. "If stubble burning takes place, the entire administration -- from the Chief Secretary to the gram pradhan will be responsible", the court...
- www.ndtv.com
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Trump To Announce Plan To Boost Biofuel Demand Soon: U.S. Agriculture Secretary
- Thursday August 29, 2019
- Written by Reuters
U.S. President Donald Trump will announce a plan to boost demand for biofuels within weeks, his secretary of agriculture said on Wednesday, as the administration seeks to assuage farmers angered by its expanded use of oil refinery waivers. The spat over the waivers has left the White House caught between the oil industry, which wants its refineries...
- www.carandbike.com
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Applause Erupted, Didn't Last: Story Of Mississippi's First Black Senator
- Sunday November 25, 2018
- World News | Steve Hendrix, The Washington Post
Yet, while the election of Espy, a former congressman who served as the secretary of agriculture in the Clinton administration, would be historic, it wouldn't be unprecedented. The same Mississippi seat was once held by the first African-American ever to serve in the U.S. Senate.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Foodgrain Output May Surpass Last Year's Level: Agricultural Secretary
- Sunday July 8, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
India's foodgrain output could exceed last year's record of 279.51 million tonne (MT) buoyed by favourable monsoon, higher MSP and likely increase in crop productivity, an official said.
- www.ndtv.com
-
South-West Monsoon Was 'Below Normal' This Year: Ministry Of Earth Sciences Secretary
- Sunday October 1, 2017
- India News | Press Trust of India
The south-west monsoon was "below normal" this year, the earth sciences ministry secretary said today, while noting that it may impact the agriculture sector in some parts of the country.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Government Considering Imposing Import Duty On Wheat
- Wednesday March 22, 2017
- India News | Press Trust of India
Right now, the arrival of new wheat crop has begun in Madhya Pradesh. The crop is yet to arrive in other growing states, Agriculture Secretary Shobhana K Pattanayak said.
- www.ndtv.com