Visakhapatnam: Integrated Tribal Development Agency project officer, V. Abhishek, highlighted the need to empower tribal coffee farmers, who are members of self-help groups, by providing them with essential tools for coffee cultivation under the Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises scheme. Addressing a meeting here on Wednesday, Abhishek announced that tribal coffee farmers would receive vital tools for …
The Tamil Nadu government on Friday, June 14, 2024, announced a Delta Kuruvai Cultivation Special Package scheme 2024, to be implemented at cost of ₹78.67 crore. The package is aimed at benefitting farmers in the Cauvery delta districts over the kuruvai paddy cultivation season. “There has been a delay in releasing water for cultivation in the Cauvery delta region due …
The Union government is planning to scale up output and sales of basic commodities, such as Bharat Atta and Bharat Dal, its subsidised brand of wheat flour and lentils, for the public ahead of the general elections next year as well as pump more state-owned cereals into the open market to cool food prices, a person familiar with the development …
The National Cooperative Consumers' Federation of India Limited on August 16 said about five tonne tomatoes imported from neighbouring country Nepal are in transit and will be retailed at a subsidised rate of ₹50/kilogram in Uttar Pradesh on August 17. About five tonne.is in transit and will be retailed tomorrow in Uttar Pradesh at subsidised rates.” “The imported tomatoes cannot …
Subsidised LPG prices have increased by a massive 50% in this financial year alone, consistently capturing headlines. As the pandemic set in, the LPG subsidised price began to rise, even when global LPG prices plummeted, contributing to the refiners’ margins and government finances. As a consumer, one is no more aware of whether the subsidy reduction or global price changes …
Hyderabad: The state government told the Telangana High Court said five acres of land had been allotted to film director N. Shankar at Mokila village at Rs 5 lakh per acre on the basis of certain assurances provided by him. Replying to questions posed by the court, Arvind Kumar, prinicipal secretary, municipal administration, said Shankar was a well-known director from …