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Farmers carry paddy saplings for plantation in a field. File | Photo Credit: PTI The government on June 19 raised the minimum support price (MSP) for paddy by 5.35% to ₹2,300 per quintal for the 2024-25 kharif marketing season. The hike in paddy support price comes despite the government sitting on surplus rice stocks, but…
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A view of the stock point in Vijayawada. | Photo Credit: K.V.S. Giri The government on February 1approved the extension of subsidy scheme for sugar supplied to 1.89 crore Antyodya Anna Yojna (AAY) families through ration shops for two years till March 31, 2026. The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narender Modi, approved extension…
Ministry of Electronics and IT has been mandated to promote international cooperation (File) New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the country’s three separate memorandum of understandings with Papua New Guinea, France, Trinidad and Tobago in the field of digital technologies. The MoU (memorandum of understanding) with France intends to promote closer cooperation and…
Women MPs posing for a group at the central hall of Parliament. (FILE) New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Monday approved the women’s reservation bill, sources said. The Union Cabinet met this evening after the first sitting of the five-day special session of Parliament. Sources said several BJP ministers and MPs have been asked to…
Cooperation Minister Amit Shah says the societies will help protect indigenous natural seeds from extinction. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Union Cabinet has approved the setting up of three national-level multi-State cooperative societies to act as an apex body for procurement, processing, marketing and distribution of seeds. Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit…
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