Tag: Agriculture revolution

Gadkari stresses on need for agricultural revolution

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has stressed on the need for agricultural revolution in the country by providing electricity at low rates to farmers from pithead power plants. "We need to start an agricultural revolution in India by providing cheap electricity to farmers from pithead power plants and urea produced using domestically available Coal Bed Methane …

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September 23, 2016

New UNGA Prez for action on Security Council reform

Expressing his commitment to Security Council reform, new General Assembly President Peter Thomson has called on the international community to move forward together in bringing about the change. "The membership is unanimous in agreeing that reform is necessary to align the Security Council with the realities of the 21st century, not least of which will …

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September 14, 2016

Eminent Assamese poet Nalinidhar Bhattacharya passes away

‘Sahitya Akademi’ award winning Assamese litterateur Nalinidhar Bhattacharya passed away here on Friday due to old-age ailments, family sources said. The 95-year-old poet was admitted to a local nursing home on Wednesday after he complained of breathing problems and breathed his last on Friday morning. Elder brother of Assam’s first ‘Jnanpith’ award winner Birendra Bhattacharya, …

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September 2, 2016