Chandigarh, Jan 15 (IANS) With the objective of accelerating holistic agricultural growth in Haryana, enhancing farmers’ incomes and strengthening agriculture and allied sectors, a pre-budget consultation meeting was held on Thursday at in Hisar. The meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, brought together agricultural scientists, progressive farmers, Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) and stakeholders from animal husbandry, horticulture, fisheries and the rural economy to seek…
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New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Rajiv Ranjan Singh, is slated to visit Israel from January 13-15, underscoring the growing strategic and economic engagement between India and Israel, an official statement said on Monday.The minister will participate in the ‘Second Global Summit on Blue Food Security: Sea the Future’ on the invitation of Minister of Agriculture and Food Security of Israel, Avi Dichter, the statement added. The visit is expe…
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) A new Niti Aayog report has underscored that agriculture must play a central role in national transformation, given that the sector contributes 19.73 per cent of national income at current prices and engages 46 per cent of India’s total workforce (of which, 64 per cent are women), as the country pursues the vision of “Viksit Bharat at 2047”.The report, authored by Professor Ramesh Chand, Member, NITI Aayog, emphasised two principal pillars of this vision: raising p…
Kolkata, Jan 3 (IANS) The West Bengal Health Department has scheduled a crucial meeting on January 9 to finalise the draft of the State Antibiotic Action Plan, aimed at curbing the rampant use of antibiotics and tackling antimicrobial resistance across the state.A state secretariat official said on Saturday that representatives from various concerned departments will also be present at the meeting. Besides the health department, officials from the animal husbandry, fisheries, and environment dep…
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) The bilateral trade between India and the Maldives has grown more than threefold over the last eight years, with India’s exports doubling to 680 million in FY 2024–25 and imports from the Maldives taking a huge 20-fold leap to $119 million. Along with the rising flow of Indian tourists to the island nation, the economic-interdependence between the two countries has been steadily growing over the years.Recently, India–Maldives relations have entered a renewed phase f…
Kochi, Dec 31 (IANS) The ICAR–Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (ICAR–CMFRI) observed “Swachhta Pakhwada” from December 16 to 31, undertaking a series of cleanliness drives, awareness programmes, and community engagement activities aimed at reinforcing the message that cleanliness is a shared social responsibility.As part of the fortnight-long campaign, CMFRI staff participated in organised cleanliness drives within and around institutional premises, alongside awareness sessions fo…
Colombo, Dec 23 (IANS) Around 374,000 Sri Lankan workers are located in areas affected by floods and landslides triggered by Cyclone Ditwah, a preliminary employment assessment released by the International Labour Organization (ILO) said on Tuesday. The ILO said potential earnings losses in the affected districts could reach about 48 million US dollars per month. Informal and low-wage workers are particularly vulnerable, as many lack access to adequate social protection and shock-absorbing safet…