Centre fixes wheat procurement at 300-320 lakh LMT

New Delhi: The government has fixed wheat procurement in the range of 300 to 320 lakh metric tonne (LMT) during the 2024-25 Rabi marketing season, according to a Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution Ministry statement on Thursday. The Centre organised a meeting of state food secretaries to discuss the procurement arrangements for Rabi and […]

Dir Agri inaugurates 3rd phase of veg seedling distribution at Lalmandi

SRINAGAR: Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhury Mohammad Iqbal on Wednesday inaugurated the third phase of vegetable seedling distribution at Kitchen Garden premises Lalmandi, Srinagar. Under the third phase of vegetable seedling distribution drive, 8 lakh seedlings of cauliflower, cabbage, knol khol and saaf are being provided to the farmers from Kitchen Garden Lalmandi Srinagar. Speaking on […]

Home prices across top 8 cities surge 20% in 2023 compared to 2021: Report

New Delhi: Home prices across the top eight cities in India surged 20 per cent in 2023 as compared to 2021, owing to high demand aided by a favourable interest rate cycle and positive economic outlook, a report said on Wednesday. According to the CREDAI–Colliers-Liases Foras Housing Price-Tracker Report, the highest rise in prices was […]

India calls for restoration of Appellate Body as top-most priority at WTO

New Delhi: India emphatically called for the restoration of the appellate body as the top-most priority of any reform process, at the Working Session on Dispute Settlement (DS) Reforms at the World Trade Organization’s 13th Ministerial Conference on Wednesday in Abu Dhabi. It also called for effective formalisation of the ongoing informal dispute settlement reform […]

Police arrest drug peddler in Anantnag

ANANTNAG: Police in Anantnag have arrested a drug peddler and recovered contraband substance from his possession. “A Police party of Police Station Bijbehara at a checkpoint established at Waghama Bijbehara intercepted a vehicle (Swift) bearing registration number JK01X-3736 driven by Manzoor Ahmad Rah son of Abdul Rahman Rah resident of Waghama Bijbehara. During search, Police […]

Dir Agri inaugurates Hi-tech Polyhouse in Pulwama

PULWAMA: Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhury Mohammad Iqbal on Tuesday inaugurated Hi-tech Polyhouse at Chakoora, and inspected under-construction hi-tech Polyhouses at Tahab, Pulwama. Speaking to the farmers of different areas of the sub-division, Director Agriculture said that the department is working on an ambitious plan of providing farmers with round the year availability of seedlings of […]

Third term of PM Modi will ensure India reaches in top three economies: FM

New Delhi: The Narendra Modi-led government has undertaken several systemic reforms since 2014 and has set a goal of achieving next-generation reforms, including robust digital infrastructure, by the year 2047, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday. “It was the government’s duty to provide the next generation with a better India, and the third […]

Dir Agri conducts extensive tour of Pulwama, Budgam

SRINAGAR: Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhury Mohammad Iqbal on Monday conducted an extensive tour of Pulwama and Budgam districts. During the visit, he also convened two separate review meetings and took stock of the progress under HADP projects, regular CAPEX and CSSs, scope of convergence between MGNREGA and HADP and issues related to procurement of Seed […]

Wipro, Nokia team up to provide 5G private wireless solutions to enterprises

New Delhi: IT services firm Wipro on Monday said it has partnered with Finnish telecom and IT company Nokia to deliver private wireless solutions to enterprises. Through this solution, enterprises will be able to create an integrated private environment that they can control to better manage their performance and mitigate security risks, as per a […]

Hyundai, Kia’s overseas car production tops 3.68 mn units in 2023

New Delhi: The combined overseas production of Hyundai Motor and Kia, including in India, surpassed 3.68 million units in 2023, setting the biggest offshore output since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, data showed on Monday. According to data from the Korea Automobile Manufacturers Association, Hyundai Motor and Kia, South Korea’s leading automakers, produced 3,678,831 […]

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