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Try These Natural Sources Of Anti-Cancer Drugs
This article explores various natural sources of anti-cancer compounds, their mechanisms, and how they could contribute to preventing or treating cancer.
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Union Budget 2024: Nirmala Sitharaman Allocates ₹ 1.50 Lakh Crore To Agriculture, Slashes Food Subsidies
Budget 2024: Nirmala Sitharaman announces ₹ 1.50 lakh crore for agriculture, emphasising climate resilience and natural farming while reducing food and fertiliser subsidies.
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Upto 50% Subsidy For Setting Up Solar-Powered Food Processing Units In UP
In an attempt to boost the food processing sector in the state, the Uttar Pradesh government headed by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has decided to provide up to 50 per cent subsidy to interested investors, according to a government statement.
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WTO Ministerial Conference Exteded In Bid To Seal Elusive Deals
The World Trade Organization's ministerial conference will run over into a fifth day Thursday in the hope of striking thus-far elusive deals on fishing subsidies, food security and combating Covid-19.
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Fuel Price Cut To LPG Subsidy: 5 Announcements Made By Nirmala Sitharaman
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman made several announcements today, including a sharp cut in central excise duty on fuel prices. The announcements come as retail inflation surged to an eight-year high in April, driven by rising fuel and food prices
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Budget 2022: Food, Fertiliser & Petroleum Subsidies Reduced
A substantial reduction in subsidies -- primarily for fertiliser, food and petroleum -- has been announced in the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for the financial year 2022-23 (FY23) on Tuesday.
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Food Subsidy Likely To Be Less Than Rs 4 Lakh Crore This Fiscal: Government
Food subsidy is likely to be less than Rs 4 lakh crore in the current financial year, compared to Rs 5.29 lakh crore of 2020-21
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Subsidy Bill Nears Rs 6 Lakh Crore In Financial Year 2021
The government's subsidies on food, fertilisers, LPG and kerosene are pegged at Rs 5.96 lakh crore in the current fiscal, over 2.5-fold jump from the initial budget estimates as the Centre distributed additional foodgrains free of cost to help poor mitigate the impact of COVID-19 pandemic.
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Roti At Rs 3, Non-Veg Buffet At Rs 700: Parliament Canteen Sheds Subsidy
After years of hiccups in efforts to end the subsidy at the parliament canteen which offered dishes like Hyderabad Mutton Biryani at Rs 65 and boiled vegetables at Rs 12, those entrusted with the unappetising task have prevailed.
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Subsidy To MPs For Food Served In Parliament Canteens Ends: Lok Sabha Speaker
Food served in Parliament canteens for MPs and others will become more expensive as a subsidy given for it has been stopped, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said today.
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Government Seeks Rs 1.67 Lakh Crore In Additional Budgetary Spending
Union Government sought an additional Rs 46,602 crore to transfer to states and Rs 10,000 crore more for its food subsidy scheme.
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Coronavirus - Man, Dogs Sharing Spilt Milk In Agra Shows Lockdown Desperation
A man and a pack of stray dogs are seen in a scramble for milk spilt on a road in Agra in stomach-churning visuals that speak volumes on the desperation of the country's poorest during the nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of the deadly coronavirus pandemic.
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MPs Agree To End Parliament Canteen Subsidy (For Second Time Since 2016)
Lawmakers have unanimously agreed to give up the decades-old subsidy on food sold at the parliament canteen, BJP MP Rajiv Pratap Rudy announced on Thursday. The decision, however, seemed exactly similar to one announced in 2016.
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Major Subsidies At 51% Of Budget Estimates Till June
The urea subsidy as on June-end at Rs 19,482.99 crore has galloped to 39 per cent of the BE of Rs 50,154 crore.
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Budget 2019: Economic Survey For Rationalisation Of Burgeoning Food Subsidy Bill
The food subsidy bill has "risen substantially" over the years because of widening of the gap between the economic cost and the central issue price.
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Try These Natural Sources Of Anti-Cancer Drugs
This article explores various natural sources of anti-cancer compounds, their mechanisms, and how they could contribute to preventing or treating cancer.
-
Union Budget 2024: Nirmala Sitharaman Allocates ₹ 1.50 Lakh Crore To Agriculture, Slashes Food Subsidies
Budget 2024: Nirmala Sitharaman announces ₹ 1.50 lakh crore for agriculture, emphasising climate resilience and natural farming while reducing food and fertiliser subsidies.
-
Upto 50% Subsidy For Setting Up Solar-Powered Food Processing Units In UP
In an attempt to boost the food processing sector in the state, the Uttar Pradesh government headed by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has decided to provide up to 50 per cent subsidy to interested investors, according to a government statement.
-
WTO Ministerial Conference Exteded In Bid To Seal Elusive Deals
The World Trade Organization's ministerial conference will run over into a fifth day Thursday in the hope of striking thus-far elusive deals on fishing subsidies, food security and combating Covid-19.
-
Fuel Price Cut To LPG Subsidy: 5 Announcements Made By Nirmala Sitharaman
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman made several announcements today, including a sharp cut in central excise duty on fuel prices. The announcements come as retail inflation surged to an eight-year high in April, driven by rising fuel and food prices
-
Budget 2022: Food, Fertiliser & Petroleum Subsidies Reduced
A substantial reduction in subsidies -- primarily for fertiliser, food and petroleum -- has been announced in the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for the financial year 2022-23 (FY23) on Tuesday.
-
Food Subsidy Likely To Be Less Than Rs 4 Lakh Crore This Fiscal: Government
Food subsidy is likely to be less than Rs 4 lakh crore in the current financial year, compared to Rs 5.29 lakh crore of 2020-21
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Subsidy Bill Nears Rs 6 Lakh Crore In Financial Year 2021
The government's subsidies on food, fertilisers, LPG and kerosene are pegged at Rs 5.96 lakh crore in the current fiscal, over 2.5-fold jump from the initial budget estimates as the Centre distributed additional foodgrains free of cost to help poor mitigate the impact of COVID-19 pandemic.
-
Roti At Rs 3, Non-Veg Buffet At Rs 700: Parliament Canteen Sheds Subsidy
After years of hiccups in efforts to end the subsidy at the parliament canteen which offered dishes like Hyderabad Mutton Biryani at Rs 65 and boiled vegetables at Rs 12, those entrusted with the unappetising task have prevailed.
-
Subsidy To MPs For Food Served In Parliament Canteens Ends: Lok Sabha Speaker
Food served in Parliament canteens for MPs and others will become more expensive as a subsidy given for it has been stopped, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said today.
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Government Seeks Rs 1.67 Lakh Crore In Additional Budgetary Spending
Union Government sought an additional Rs 46,602 crore to transfer to states and Rs 10,000 crore more for its food subsidy scheme.
-
Coronavirus - Man, Dogs Sharing Spilt Milk In Agra Shows Lockdown Desperation
A man and a pack of stray dogs are seen in a scramble for milk spilt on a road in Agra in stomach-churning visuals that speak volumes on the desperation of the country's poorest during the nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of the deadly coronavirus pandemic.
-
MPs Agree To End Parliament Canteen Subsidy (For Second Time Since 2016)
Lawmakers have unanimously agreed to give up the decades-old subsidy on food sold at the parliament canteen, BJP MP Rajiv Pratap Rudy announced on Thursday. The decision, however, seemed exactly similar to one announced in 2016.
-
Major Subsidies At 51% Of Budget Estimates Till June
The urea subsidy as on June-end at Rs 19,482.99 crore has galloped to 39 per cent of the BE of Rs 50,154 crore.
-
Budget 2019: Economic Survey For Rationalisation Of Burgeoning Food Subsidy Bill
The food subsidy bill has "risen substantially" over the years because of widening of the gap between the economic cost and the central issue price.
