Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit in Thanjavur appearing in The Hindu dated 19.05.2025". The application is registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled 2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit …
Pune As Dow India conveyed its intention to return the 100-acre land in Shinde village allotted to it for a technology research and development project, residents of Shinde and Vasuli who have been agitating against the project for three years heaved a sigh of relief. On Wednesday, the Maharashtra Industrial …
The meeting of agriculture ministers constituted by the Central Government discussed in detail about ways and means for improvement in agriculture marketing sysem. Agriculture Minister of Maharashtra Shri Harshwardhan Patil chaired the meeting here today. Uttarakhand Agriculture Minister Shri Trivendra Singh, Orissa Agriculture Minister Shri Damodar Raut, and Agriculture Minister …
Increased private investment, adoption of new and appropriate technologies and effectively addressing the delivery deficit hold the key to significant growth in agriculture, says T Nanda Kumar THE prime minister, in his Independence Day address said:
Narayanappa Maranna, 40, owns five acres of farm land in Mallenamadagu village on the Andhra Pradesh-Karnataka border, about 155 km away from Bangalore. Till 2006, Maranna was cultivating groundnut, paddy and ragi (finger millets). Then, he heard about a new way of farming from his friends in the village, one …
The policy for promotion of agro-processing industries and agri-business seeks to address the entire value chain in agro-processing and marketing, including development of the supply chain, market development and diversification. This policy is aimed at the following objectives: To increase the income in the hands of the farmers through more …
NEW DELHI The tobacco industry is not only hazardous to society but it also exploits its workers by paying them meagre wages, especially women and children. The Voluntary Health Association of India (VHAI), on the basis of a study in Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, released a report …
With the objective of meeting the needs of agriculturists, the State government would soon come out with an order to help set up agro-based industries including cold storage and food processing units on a five acre land. "Anybody could purchase a five-acre land and start the work of setting up …
The state government is not averse to setting up of a joint committee with the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), which could meet frequently to solve the problems faced by entrepreneurs. This was stated by Chief Minister PK Kumar Dhumal while addressing captains of industries at a seminar organised by …
Rajesh Bhayani / Mumbai March 08, 2010, 1:16 IST The trend seen in metal and core industries to acquire resources from all over for ensuring stable supply of raw material seems to be expanding to agriculture commodity companies, too. While Shree Renuka Sugar had acquired a controlling stake in Equipav, …
INDIAN companies are buying land overseas, mainly in Africa, to grow agricultural products that can be exported to large markets including India. Companies and investment houses prefer the African route to agriculture as direct investment in this sector in India is fraught with beauracratic hurdles. Also land is relatively cheaper …
The year 2010 will see a number of infrastructure and industrial projects taking off in the region. After years of being caught up in red tapism and/or legal tangles, SEZ projects, power plants, besides some big manufacturing units will finally be commissioned in the coming year. In spite of a …
More priority to power, clarity on infrastructure policy mooted. In its quest to diversify its investment character from the overhang of Information Technology, the State Government has to make a mammoth effort to improve overall infrastructure, particularly in tier-II cities, to provide competitive investment opportunities with a sound eco-system. The …
Australia has allegedly wrongly presented its carbon emissions report by ignoring a massive rise in polluting gases from its agricultural and forestry industries, a report said on Monday. This "misrepresentation" by the government has led to severe criticism from all quarters at the UN climate summit going on in Copenhagen. …
The objectives of this policy are: To make Rajasthan a destination for investors and processors, both global and domestic; To evolve strategies to strengthen the marketing infrastructure through improvement of density of regulated market yards equipped with grading, cleaning and packaging facilities, market information and auction systems in which private …
Until now, agriculture has been largely excluded from global carbon markets, but this is set to change in December 2009 at the Copenhagen conference. Agribusiness companies are lobbying hard to make a range of farming activities eligible for future funding under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). As a result, billions …
BHUBANESWAR: Taking into account the immense export potential and employment generation capacity of the agro and food processing sector, the Orissa Government is all set to put in force a comprehensive State Food Processing Policy soon. The policy formulated after extensive consultations with exporters, varied groups and stake-holders seeks to …
