Kerala to preserve traditional life of tribal village
April 26th, 2012 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, April 26 (IANS) Kerala has decided to seek the intervention of National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) to conserve and preserve the traditional way of life of the state's only tribal ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
FCI asked to create 15 MT additional storage capacity
September 16th, 2011 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Concerned over lack of adequate storage facilities, the government has asked the Food Corporation of India (FCI) to fast-track creation of additional 15 million tonnes ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Systemic changes being brought out to protect defence land, says Antony
February 3rd, 2011 - 1:38 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 3 (ANI): Defence Minister AK Antony has said that the Ministry of Defence will shortly be framing policies covering the issue of No Objection Certificates (NOCs) in cases where ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Developmental activities gain momentum in insurgency free Tripura village
December 4th, 2010 - 6:29 pm ICT by ANI
Pitra (South Tripura), Dec.4 (ANI): Development-related activities have gained momentum in South Tripura's Pitra Village following the decline of insurgency.The village is home to the Jamatia tribe and other non-tribals.It was once ... Read more...
Posted in Feature |
Blood donation awareness campaign launched in Chennai
September 24th, 2010 - 12:50 pm ICT by ANI
Chennai, Sep 24 (ANI): The Tamil Nadu government has launched a blood donation awareness campaign to encourage the youth of the country to donate blood and save lives.The drive is aimed at ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Core group to discuss price rise, agricultural output
April 5th, 2010 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) The first meeting of the core group of chief ministers and central ministers here on April 8 will discuss steps to increase agricultural production and contain ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Government procures 5.3 lakh tonnes of wheat
April 1st, 2010 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) The government has procured 5.3 lakh tonnes of wheat till March 31, more than twice the figure for the corresponding period last year, it was announced Thursday.
"The ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Punjab farmers worried over absence of food grains storages
March 21st, 2010 - 2:42 pm ICT by ANI
Sirhind (Punjab), Mar 21 (ANI): Punjab farmers are disheartened as the food grains are rotting due to the lack of proper storage facilities provided by the government.Food stock, primarily wheat and paddy ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Mamata lays foundation for perishable cargo centre in Singur
November 29th, 2009 - 11:21 pm ICT by IANS
Singur (West Bengal), Nov 29 (IANS) Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Sunday laid the foundation stone for the railway's first perishable cargo centre to benefit farmers in this West Bengal's Hooghly district ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Pak traders blame Indian authorities’ ‘harassment’ for huge losses during IITF
November 28th, 2009 - 5:17 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Nov.28 (ANI): Pakistani traders have accused Indian authorities of harassing them leading to them suffering huge losses in the just concluded India International Trade Fair at New Delhi.They blamed the Indian ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Centre prepares Vision 2015 document for food processing industries
November 19th, 2009 - 7:04 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 19 (ANI): The Union Government on Thursday informed the Lok Sabha that the vision document 2015 has been prepared in order to increase the level of processing and to ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Snowberry foraying into Indian market with $50 bn investment
December 14th, 2008 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) Unperturbed by the economic slowdown, the US-based ice cream maker Snowberry USA Inc is entering the $200-million Indian ice cream market with a planned investment of $50 ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Distress sale of onions by Orissa farmers
June 20th, 2008 - 7:11 pm ICT by ANI
Bhawanipatna (Orissa), June 20 (ANI): Where people in coastal Orissa are battling with floods, farmers in Bhawanipatna block of Kalahandi District in western Orissa are forced to sell their onions at ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Indian-born nuke expert warns China to ensure safety of its quake-hit nuke plants
May 19th, 2008 - 3:17 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, May 19 (ANI): Indian-born Dr Anupam Srivastava, director of the University of Georgias Asia programme and a nuclear consultant, has reportedly ruled out leakage of radioactive material in Chinas ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |