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2 days, 7 hours ago

Incessant rains cause untold miseries for paddy farmers in Andhra Pradesh’s Vizianagaram district

Incessant rains caused untold miseries for paddy farmers with the lack of storage facilities for the crops in Vizianagaram district. Rythu Coolie Sangham of Andhra Pradesh State Secretary Dantuluri Varma alleged that the government authorities had failed to instill confidence among the farmers who were worried over protection of the grains kept in field after completion of cutting process. The …

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5 days, 19 hours ago

PDS LOOT: Manohar promises action against errant Perni family

Deccan Chronicle

Vijayawada:Civil Supplies Minister Nadendla Manohar said on Tuesday that the government has filed a criminal case against JS Godowns owned by Perni Jayasudha, wife of former minister and YSRC leader Perni Nani, citing “misappropriation” of PDS ration rice stored in the private godown. Speaking to the media in Tenali on Tuesday, Manohar said a probe report revealed that 243 metric …

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1 week, 6 days ago

Nellore, Kakinada each to get a new Waste to Energy plant

Deccan Chronicle

Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh government will soon set up two new waste-to-energy generation plants, one each in Nellore and Kakinada, to process solid waste generated by the two local bodies. Further, the government will clear legacy waste piled up in dumping yards all over AP in the last five years, municipal administration and urban development minister Ponguru Narayana underlined on Tuesday. …

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1 week, 6 days ago

Suspected PDS Rice seized at Visakha Container Freight Station

The Hindu

The Vigilance & Enforcement team reportedly seized around 483 metric tonnes of rice belonging to two firms on suspicion of being Public Distribution System stock at the Visakha Container Freight Station warehouse in the Visakhapatnam Port area, near Sheela Nagar on Monday. The vigilance team collected samples of the cargo in the presence of Andhra Pradesh Civil Supplies Minister Nadendla …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Ludhiana: ₹53-crore project launched to manage waste

Hindustan Times

The Municipal Corporation on Saturday launched a major project worth over ₹53 crore to dispose of around 700 metric tonnes of fresh waste generated in the city on a daily basis. Projects worth around ₹77 crore have already been launched in the past for bioremediation of around 19.62 lakh metric tonnes of legacy waste at the Jamalpur main dump site …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Paddy purchase: Minister Nadendla Manohar explains facts to YSRCP

New Indian Express

VIJAYAWADA: Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minister Nadendla Manohar has targeted YSRCP chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy through a series of tweets on social media platform X, responding to his recent allegations of tardy paddy procurement. Look at the figures.” In others, he urged Jagan to “Wake up.” The coalition government is ensuring fair deal to farmers by procuring …

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Farmers can sell produce via WhatsApp: CM Naidu

Deccan Chronicle

VIJAYAWADA: Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu asked officials on Thursday to adopt new strategies to combat rackets engaged in PDS ration rice recycling and smuggling in AP. The present government, however, ensured payment within 24 to 48 hours of procurement.” Farmers, he said, can conveniently sell their produce via WhatsApp. “Committees including farmers, millers and officials have been set up …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

Andhra Pradesh: Paddy Procurement Doubled Under NDA, Says Manohar

Deccan Chronicle

Vijayawada: Civil Supplies, Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Nadendla Manohar has strongly criticised former chief minister and YSRC chief Y.S. Manohar asserted that paddy procurement during the ongoing Kharif season has doubled compared to the corresponding period under the previous YSRC government. “The NDA alliance government has procured 9.14 lakh metric tonnes of paddy from farmers so far during this …

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

Bengal Potato Traders Announce Statewide Strike From Tuesday As Talks With Govt Collapse

ABP News

Discussions between potato traders and the West Bengal government on Monday failed to break the deadlock over the state's restrictions on selling potatoes outside its borders, with both sides standing firm in their positions, according to stakeholders, reported PTI. In response, potato traders have announced a state-wide strike starting Tuesday to protest the government's limitations on exporting potatoes to other …

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3 weeks ago

Australia’s biggest cocaine bust seized from broken down boat at sea

CNN

CNN — Australian police seized the country’s largest haul of cocaine aboard a fishing boat that had broken down near the coast of Queensland, arresting 13 people alleged to be part of a drug-smuggling syndicate. Authorities tracked a recreational fishing boat as it traveled out to sea where it allegedly met a mothership in international waters to fetch the cocaine …

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3 weeks, 2 days ago

China discovers ’supergiant’ gold reserve worth nearly $83 billion in Hunan — All you need to know

Live Mint

China discovered the world's largest deposit of gold this month — with an estimated worth of ¥600 billion. Ore-prospecting experts with the Geological Bureau of Hunan Province said many of the drilled rock cores had shown visible gold during the preliminary assessment. Gold was also found during drills around peripheral areas — unearthing promising prospects. The find is valued around …

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World's largest gold reserve worth $83 billion discovered in China

India Today

A significant discovery of gold has been made in central China, with estimates suggesting a deposit of approximately 1,000 metric tons of high-quality ore. This find, reported by Chinese state media, is valued at around US$83 billion, potentially making it the largest gold reserve ever uncovered, surpassing the South Deep mine in South Africa, which holds about 900 metric tons. …

China Gold

3 weeks, 6 days ago

Projects worth ₹120 crore set in motion in Ludhiana

Hindustan Times

Local bodies minister Dr Ravjot Singh laid the foundation stones for different development projects worth over ₹120 crore in the city on Monday. Marking the initiation of the Lohara bridge project, Ludhiana South MLA Rajinder Pal Kaur Chhina, who accompanied Cabinet minister Dr Ravjot Singh, said it was a long pending demand of the residents. Later, Dr Ravjot Singh, along …

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4 weeks ago

Froth clears from Bharat Forge’s valuation, but it lags on a crucial metric

Live Mint

The euphoria in Bharat Forge Ltd has subsided. Valuing a company’s performance based on EV/Ebitda gives a better picture of valuations unless one looks at replacement cost-based valuation based on EV per tonne. The order book at the end of Q2FY25 stood at nearly ₹6,000 crore, which should help achieve the stated growth targets for the current year and next …

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4 weeks ago

TTD's green push: Plan to tackle legacy waste issue

Deccan Chronicle

TIRUPATI: The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams has set its sights on resolving one of Tirumala's pressing challenges—decades-old legacy waste. With over 60,000 metric tonnes of untreated waste and daily additions compounding the issue, TTD is currently adopting a multi-pronged strategy aimed at sustainable waste management. According to the EO, approximately 2.45 lakh metric tonnes of legacy waste has accumulated over the …

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4 weeks, 1 day ago

Ludhiana: ₹77-crore projects launched for better solid waste management

Hindustan Times

The Municipal Corporation launched two major projects worth around ₹77 crore to treat and dispose of the legacy waste in an effective manner on Saturday. The projects have been launched for bio-remediation of around 19.62 lakh metric tonnes of legacy waste at the Jamalpur main dump site of the civic body on Tajpur road and for bio-remediation of over 2 …

Legacy Projects Project Waste Tonnes Site Metric

1 month ago

Anantapur bananas heading for Middle East markets

Deccan Chronicle

Anantapur: Rich quality Banana from Anantapur would reach the markets in the Middle East region, including Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Dubai and Bahrain soon. About 680 metric tonnes of the top grade G-9 variety procured from farmers by a private agency would first reach Mumbai port. Anantapur Collector Vinod Kumar, MP Ambika Lakshmi Narayana, Tadipathri municipal chairman JC Prabhakar Reddy and …

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1 month ago

China's October soy imports from US climb for seventh month

Hindustan Times

By Mei Mei Chu China's October soy imports from US climb for seventh month BEIJING, - China's soybean imports from the U.S. more than doubled in October from a year earlier, marking a seventh month of growth, as buyers accelerated shipments fearing a rise in trade tensions if Donald Trump were to return to the White House. China, the world's …

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1 month ago

Telangana produces record paddy of 15.3 million metric tonnes

Hindustan Times

Telangana has achieved a paddy production of 15.3 million metric tonnes during this kharif season, an all-time record, chief minister A Revanth Reddy and state irrigation and civil supplies minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy said in separate statements on Sunday. An official statement from the chief minister’s office said Telangana achieved a record production of 15.3 million metric tonnes in …

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1 month ago

Madhya Pradesh tops spice production in country

Deccan Chronicle

Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh has topped in the production of spices in the country by harvesting a record 54 lakh metric tons in the outgoing kharif season. The spice crops were sown in 8,32,419 hectares in the state in 2023-24 kharif season, leading to a record production of 54 lakh metric tons, a spokesman of the state government said on Saturday. …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Protesters gather at U.N. climate talks in global day of action as progress on a deal slows

LA Times

Activists demonstrate against fossil fuels at the COP29 U.N. climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Saturday. “We are dragging our feet as a planet.” A letter signed by former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, former U.N. climate secretary Christiana Figueres and former Irish President Mary Robinson called for “a fundamental overhaul of the COP.” “We need a shift from negotiation …

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1 month, 1 week ago

World's Most Polluting Cities Revealed At COP29

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING BAKU, Azerbaijan — Cities in Asia and the United States emit the most heat-trapping gas that feeds climate change, with Shanghai the most polluting, according to new data that combines observations and artificial intelligence. The figures are higher than other datasets “because we have such comprehensive coverage and we have observed more emissions in more sectors than …

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1 month, 1 week ago

The world's most polluting cities are revealed at COP29...

Daily Mail

The world's five most polluting cities have been revealed - and they're all in Asia and the US. At a city level, Shanghai tops the list, having emitted a whopping 256 million metric tons of greenhouse gases last year. At a city level, Shanghai tops the list, having emitted a whopping 256 million metric tons of greenhouse gases this year …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Frustration grows at fossil fuel influence and structure of UN climate talks. Some call for reform

Associated Press

BAKU, Azerbaijan — Good or bad, the United Nations climate negotiations process itself became the focus of the international talks that aim to curb warming from coal, oil and natural gas. “We consider COP29 as a litmus test for the global climate architecture,” conference lead negotiator Yalchin Rafiyev said at a Friday news conference. Share Share Copy Link copied Email …

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Incessant rains cause untold miseries for paddy farmers in Andhra Pradesh’s Vizianagaram district

PDS LOOT: Manohar promises action against errant Perni family

Nellore, Kakinada each to get a new Waste to Energy plant

Suspected PDS Rice seized at Visakha Container Freight Station

Ludhiana: ₹53-crore project launched to manage waste

Paddy purchase: Minister Nadendla Manohar explains facts to YSRCP

Farmers can sell produce via WhatsApp: CM Naidu

Andhra Pradesh: Paddy Procurement Doubled Under NDA, Says Manohar

Bengal Potato Traders Announce Statewide Strike From Tuesday As Talks With Govt Collapse

Australia’s biggest cocaine bust seized from broken down boat at sea

China discovers ’supergiant’ gold reserve worth nearly $83 billion in Hunan — All you need to know

World's largest gold reserve worth $83 billion discovered in China

Projects worth ₹120 crore set in motion in Ludhiana

Froth clears from Bharat Forge’s valuation, but it lags on a crucial metric

TTD's green push: Plan to tackle legacy waste issue

Ludhiana: ₹77-crore projects launched for better solid waste management

Anantapur bananas heading for Middle East markets

China's October soy imports from US climb for seventh month

Telangana produces record paddy of 15.3 million metric tonnes

Madhya Pradesh tops spice production in country

Protesters gather at U.N. climate talks in global day of action as progress on a deal slows

World's Most Polluting Cities Revealed At COP29

The world's most polluting cities are revealed at COP29...

Frustration grows at fossil fuel influence and structure of UN climate talks. Some call for reform