First food: business of taste
Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it
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Nod to farm loan waiver funding plan
The Union Cabinet today approved the farmers' debt relief fund with an initial corpus of Rs 10,000 crore. The scheme, for small farmers, was announced in the Budget.
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Cabinet approves debt relief fund creation
The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the creation of a Farmers' Debt Relief Fund with an initial corpus of Rs.10,000 crore.
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The focus should be on agriculture: ESCAP
Projecting an economic growth of 9 per cent for India in 2008-09, a United Nations report has said the need of the hour is to address the neglect of agriculture to bring millions out of poverty.
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PFC, RITES ink pact on coal import
POWER sector financing company Power Finance Corporation (PFC) and Railways technical advisory wing RITES, on Thursday, signed an MoU to jointly import coal from countries, including Africa, to ease s
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High Energy (Editorial)
THAT'S NOT COUNTING the energy efficiency technology market aimed at reducing power consumption.
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Growth comes a cropper sans farms, farmers
I SPENT the first 12 years of my life in a poor, dusty and backward village of undivided Punjab. I still have vivid recollection of life in that village.
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Inflation soars, Govt hints at a growth sacrifice
Inflation soared to 6.68%, its highest in 13 months, raising market expectations that the Reserve Bank of India may have to respond and sending the rupee to its highest in a month against the dollar.
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5 million Asians have HIV, 8 million more by 2020, warns report
Nearly five million people are living with HIV in Asia with 4,40,000 people dying each year.
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Govt will weigh lower growth to contain inflation: Chidambaram
Expressing concern over high rate of inflation, the Union Finance Minister, Mr P.
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Govt ready to sacrifice growth to tame prices: FM
AN INCREASE in the cost of funds for borrowers appears imminent with finance minister P Chidambaram announcing the government's willingness to sacrifice growth for lower inflation.