Debt drives three more Vidarbha farmers to suicide (Lead)
April 20th, 2012 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, April 20 (IANS) Driven to desperation in the face of rising poverty and falling cotton prices, three more debt-ridden farmers in Maharashtra's Vidarbha region have ended their lives, an ... Read more...
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Three Vidarbha farmers end life
April 20th, 2012 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, April 20 (IANS) Three debt-ridden cotton farmers have ended their lives in the Vidarbha region since Thursday, an activist said Friday.Gajanan Thorat of Garmmahsal in Washim district, Kamalabai Chavan ... Read more...
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Rich taxed, common man spared in Karnataka budget
March 21st, 2012 - 2:43 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 21 (IANS) Smoking, chewing tobacco and drinking will be more expensive while ready-to-eat chapatis and paranthas will be cheaper in Karnataka from April.Presenting a revenue surplus budget ... Read more...
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India to roll out red carpet for Mali president
January 9th, 2012 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) India kicks off its Africa diplomacy this year by rolling out the red carpet for President Amadou Toumani Toure of Mali, the landlocked mineral-rich ... Read more...
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Vidharba farmers protest Chavan’s ‘peanuts’ bailout package
December 15th, 2011 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, Dec 15 (IANS) A day after four farmers committed suicide in Vidarbha, farmers of Maharashtra's eastern region Thursday staged a road blockade on two highways to press their demand ... Read more...
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Cotton farmers protest against proposed bailout package
November 23rd, 2011 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, Nov 23 (IANS) Terming as peanuts the proposed bailout package for cotton farmers in Maharashtra's Vidarbha region, over 2,000 farmers blocked a state highway Wednesday as part of a ... Read more...
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Cotton farmers’ stir intensifies in Maharashtra
November 16th, 2011 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, Nov 16 (IANS) The cotton farmers protesting against the current minimum support price for raw cotton in Vidarbha region Wednesday intensified their protest by blocking the National Highway 6.They ... Read more...
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Maharashtra cotton farmers to meet Sonia on export ban
May 15th, 2011 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur (Maharashtra), May 15 (IANS) A delegation of cotton farmers and farmers' widows from Maharashtra will meet United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chief Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi May 20, ... Read more...
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Chinese cotton buyers visit Rajkot to buy Shankar 6 variety
December 17th, 2010 - 4:17 pm ICT by ANI
By Parish JoshiRajkot, Dec.17 (ANI): Chinese cotton buyers visited Gujarat's Rajkot city to buy the famous Shankar 6 variety of cotton.Shankar 6 variety of cotton is famous worldwide and it is a ... Read more...
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Textile workers demand ban on cotton yarn export
November 20th, 2010 - 3:12 pm ICT by ANI
By JehovahTirupur (Tamil Nadu), Nov.20 (ANI): Several textile industries and weaving units protested against the soaring prices of cotton by observing a day-long strike in Tamil Nadu's Tirupur city, demanding the government ... Read more...
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Bangladesh wants ‘quota’ in Indian cotton export
October 22nd, 2010 - 1:00 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Oct 22 (IANS) Bangladesh will demand a separate quota in India's export of raw cotton to ensure adequate supply for its garment sector, the prime foreign exchange earner of the country, ... Read more...
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FIEO calls for restricted exports of cotton
September 4th, 2010 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) The Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) Saturday urged the government to restrict cotton exports so that adequate quantity of raw materials is made available for the ... Read more...
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Indian-origin scientist’s creation is ‘perfect product for cleaning up oil spill’
June 19th, 2010 - 5:15 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 19 (ANI): A non-woven cotton carbon absorbent wipe created by an Indian-origin American scientist has successfully picked up oily paste in preliminary tests.Seshadri Ramkumar, associate professor of non-woven technologies, at ... Read more...
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Manipur’s handloom cottage industry thrives with help of Lashing Phe
May 29th, 2010 - 6:11 pm ICT by ANI
Imphal, May 29 (ANI): A new unique range of handloom products called Lashing Phi, which means cotton cloth in Manipuri, is catching the fancy of buyers and women weavers in a handloom ... Read more...
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Dhaka looks globally for yarn after Indian export ban
April 25th, 2010 - 1:20 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, April 25 (IANS) Bangladesh's spinners are trying to import cotton yarn and raw cotton from Africa, Austria, the US and Brazil after India recently imposed a ban on its export.
India is ... Read more...
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Ban on raw cotton registration to affect prices marginally
April 20th, 2010 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 20 (IANS) The government's decision to indefinitely suspend registration of raw cotton export shipments from Monday would have little impact on domestic cotton prices as most of the exports for ... Read more...
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US should support Zardari overtures to India: Selig Harrison
March 8th, 2010 - 5:59 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 8(ANI): In an article for The Newsweek magazine, Selig Harrison, director of the Asia Program at the Center for International Policy and a senior scholar at the Woodrow Wilson ... Read more...
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Zambia seeks strong economic partnership with India: Envoy
March 7th, 2010 - 10:54 am ICT by IANS
By Devirupa Mitra
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) When Indian President Pratibha Patil gave her speech in parliament on Feb 22, one among the millions watching her speak in Hindi on television ... Read more...
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Mahatma’s dream lives on in Nepal
October 1st, 2009 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Oct 1 (IANS) Sixty-one years after he died, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi's dream of self-reliance lives on in Nepal.The spinning wheel that became one of the integral symbols associated with ... Read more...
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Rs.1,473-crore grant for Cotton Corp
September 10th, 2009 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) The cabinet Thursday approved the allocation of Rs.1,473 crore for the Cotton Corp of India (CCI) to meet the losses it has incurred in procuring cotton under ... Read more...
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Inflation increases by -1.17 percent
July 23rd, 2009 - 4:59 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 23(ANI): The rate of inflation has increased to -1.17 percent for the week ended July 11 against the -1.21percent in the previous week.India's annual rate of inflation turned negative ... Read more...
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Inflation rate up to 0.61 percent
May 21st, 2009 - 4:24 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 21 (ANI): The rate of inflation in India for the week ended May 9 rose marginally to 0.61 percent, from 0.48 percent a week earlier, a government data showed ... Read more...
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India’s annual inflation rate rises to 0.61 percent
May 21st, 2009 - 1:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Higher prices of tea, fruits, vegetables and spices pushed up India's annual rate of inflation to 0.61 percent for the week ended May 9 from 0.48 percent ... Read more...
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Inflation rates up to 0.31 percent
April 2nd, 2009 - 4:37 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 2 (ANI): The rate of inflation for the week ended March 21 rose marginally to 0.31 percent, from 0.27 percent a week earlier, government data showed on Thursday.The inflation ... Read more...
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Higher support prices hit Gujarat cotton-ginning industry
November 26th, 2008 - 3:43 pm ICT by ANI
By Ami Sharma
Ahmedabad, Nov 26 (ANI): The Cotton ginners in Gujarat are facing a hard time as the Government has raised the Minimum Support Price (MSP) by almost forty percent.
Gujarat is ... Read more...
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Inflation rate rises marginally, touches 10.72 percent
November 6th, 2008 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) India's annual rate of inflation, which had been easing for five consecutive weeks, rose slightly to 10.72 percent for the week ended Oct 25, from 10.68 percent ... Read more...
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PM concerned about ongoing financial crisis
October 26th, 2008 - 11:37 am ICT by ANI
Onboard Air India One, Oct 26 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh while talking to reporters on board his special aircraft on his way back to New Delhi from Beijing, has ... Read more...
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Inflation in India falls to 11.07 per cent
October 23rd, 2008 - 7:40 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 23 (ANI): Riding on back of lower prices of food and non-food items inflation fell to 11.07 per cent for the week ended October 11, from 11.44 per ... Read more...
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Wash dirty linen yourself, fight global warming
September 8th, 2008 - 12:19 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Sep 8 (IANS) Washing dirty linen yourself rather than relying on a machine could help cut down greenhouse gas emission levels, according to a Queensland University of Technology researcher.For example, washing ... Read more...
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Inflation moderates to 12.34 percent
September 4th, 2008 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) In a big relief to the policy makers, India's inflation further moderated to 12.34 percent for the week ended Aug 23 as compared to 12.4 percent for ... Read more...
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Inflation shoots up to 11.89 percent, food articles costlier
July 11th, 2008 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) India's soaring inflation rate zoomed further to 11.89 percent for the week ended June 28, against 11.68 percent the week before. The sky rocketing annual inflation rate, ... Read more...
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Custom duty on raw cotton scrapped
July 9th, 2008 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) India has scrapped import duty on raw cotton and withdrawn export incentives to boost domestic stocks, it was announced Wednesday. The government said in a statement the ... Read more...
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Inflation crosses 11 percent to hit 13-year high
June 20th, 2008 - 2:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) India's annual inflation rate touched a 13-year high of 11.05 percent for the week ended June 7, the same week during which the central government had announced ... Read more...
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Farmers’ body lauds debt relief, asks for barrier-free market
March 4th, 2008 - 12:30 pm ICT by admin
By Rajeev Ranjan Roy
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Lauding the central government's farm loan waiver as a "daring move", a leading farmers' association has said the government must also ease restrictions on ... Read more...
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