Dubai to host agri-business meet
March 23rd, 2012 - 12:49 am ICT by IANS
Dubai, March 22 (IANS/WAM) Dubai will host the Middle East's largest agri-business trade event next month.Now in its second year, the AGRA Middle East 2012 will be organised at the ... Read more...
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Central team to assess Cyclone Thane’s impact
January 6th, 2012 - 12:18 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) The government Thursday constituted an inter-ministerial central team (IMCT) to carry out an on-the-spot assessment of the situation in the wake of last month's Cyclone ... Read more...
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President to chair governors’ panel meet
December 14th, 2011 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil will Thursday chair a meeting of the committee of governors on rainfed farming, which will discuss policies for promotion of ... Read more...
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India, Vietnam to increase defence, security cooperation
September 16th, 2011 - 11:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Hanoi, Sep 16 (IANS) India and Vietnam Friday agreed to add greater content to their bilateral relations in defence and security, even as both sides are considering a request ... Read more...
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UAE seeks to strengthen ties with Australia
May 6th, 2011 - 12:02 am ICT by IANS
Melbourne, May 5 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates is keen on developing its bilateral relations with Australia, UAE State Minister Reem Ibrahim Al Hashimi here said.Al Hashimi is heading the ... Read more...
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Rangrajan panel rolls out job plan for Kashmiri youth
March 3rd, 2011 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, March 3 (IANS) An expert group headed by former Reserve Bank of India governor C. Rangarajan Thursday rolled out a job plan for the youth of Jammu and ... Read more...
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Pawar to inaugurate agriculture ministers’ conference in Jaipur
October 19th, 2010 - 1:26 pm ICT by ANI
Jaipur, Oct 19 (ANI): Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar will inaugurate a two-day conference of agriculture, animal husbandry and food-civil supplies ministers of eleven states in Jaipur today.Agriculture, animal husbandry and food ... Read more...
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Uganda offers farmland for Indian investment
August 20th, 2010 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
By Devirupa Mitra
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) As India looks at avenues beyond its shores to deal with food security, Uganda, which has nearly half the arable land in east ... Read more...
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A business forum launched to engage with Africa
August 11th, 2010 - 1:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) To mark the increased engagement of India and Africa, a new forum has been launched to encourage more intense economic and business collaboration, powered by a shared ... Read more...
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NGO commended for its environment conservation programmes in Gujarat
July 19th, 2010 - 1:40 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 19 (ANI): Bharat Vikas Parishad, a forum devoted to national development has given the Vasundhra Trust, a non-governmental organisation of Rajkot in Gujarat a cash award of rupees one ... Read more...
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Scholarships for NRIs, Persons of Indian Origin
March 10th, 2010 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, March 10 (IANS) New Delhi has announced scholarships for the Indian diaspora for undergraduate studies in India during 2010-11.
The undergraduate courses include engineering, architecture, technology, humanities, liberal arts, commerce, ... Read more...
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Karnataka backs organic farming to reduce fertiliser use
February 25th, 2010 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 25 (IANS) The Karnataka government will encourage organic farming to reduce the use of chemical fertilisers in cultivation, Governor H.R. Bhardwaj said Thursday.
"The state government has set up an organic ... Read more...
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Rampant corruption in Uttar Pradesh’s government, says report
February 18th, 2010 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 18 (IANS) Corruption was rampant in as many as 68 departments of the Uttar Pradesh government, the latest report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has revealed.
According ... Read more...
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Punjab to train 100,000 unemployed youth
February 10th, 2010 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 10 (IANS) The Punjab government has asked the vice chancellors of universities in the state to prepare a blue print of a programme to impart vocational education training to nearly ... Read more...
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Hooda accommodates all independents in Haryana government (Roundup)
November 7th, 2009 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Nov 7 (IANS) All seven independent legislators supporting the Congress in Haryana were Saturday accommodated in the new government headed by Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda.
Four were made ministers while ... Read more...
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Namakkal in Tamil Nadu to have Community Radio Station
September 17th, 2009 - 5:09 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sept 17 (ANI): A Community Radio Station will start functioning at Namakkal in Tamil Nadu.The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has permission for establishing, maintaining and operating a Community ... Read more...
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Urbanization entered Iran 4,500 years ago
March 9th, 2009 - 2:02 pm ICT by ANI
Tehran, March 9 (ANI): Archaeologists have found evidence that suggests urbanization entered Iran about 4,500 years ago.Archeological excavations and precise date recognition at the historical site of Gohar Tappeh revealed ... Read more...
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New Zealand’s Waitakere, Amritsar declared ’sister cities’
February 27th, 2009 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 27 (IANS) Waitakere in New Zealand and Amritsar have been declared "sister cities".
In an agreement signed here Friday, Punjab and New Zealand decided to promote "cultural and knowledge exchange between ... Read more...
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Agriculture varsity to come up in Madhya Pradesh
August 19th, 2008 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Aug 19 (IANS) An agriculture university will come up in Gwalior with the Madhya Pradesh cabinet Tuesday approving the ordinance for its establishment.The cabinet, at its meeting chaired by Chief Minister ... Read more...
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FM radio service for farmers launched in Jharkhand
March 4th, 2008 - 4:52 pm ICT by admin
Ranchi, March 4 (IANS) The Birsa Agriculture University (BAU) here has launched a FM radio service for farmers. Governor Syed Sibte Razi launched the service Monday evening. Broadcasting at 107.8 MHz, the ... Read more...
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Hungarian PM arrives in India on four-day visit
January 16th, 2008 - 3:20 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Jan 16 (ANI): Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany arrived here today on a four-day visit to boost bilateral economic ties.
During Gyurcsany's visit, the two countries are expected to sign a ... Read more...
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