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Just before talks, govt says hopeful of resolving farmers' issues

Hours before formal talks between the Centre and the farmers' groups, Union Minister of State for Agriculture Kailash Choudhury hoped that a resolution will come out it

Bird flu: Centre asks all states to be prepared for any eventuality

The Centre on Thursday said bird flu has been confirmed only in Kerala, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh so far, but all states should be prepared for any eventuality. States have been told to ensure sufficient stock of PPE kits and accessories required for culling operations. They have also been asked to create awareness among public that it is safe to consume poultry products after following boiling/cooking procedures. The Secretary in the Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying held a meeting with the states to understand the status of the outbreak of avian influenza (bird flu) and to suggest measures for control, containment and prevention of spread of the disease, an official statement said. An unusual mortality of poultry, crows, migratory birds has been reported from Kerala, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh. "So far, the disease has been confirmed only from four states (Kerala, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh). Culling ..

Farmers take out tractor march against govt's new agri laws amid security

Amid tight security, thousands of farmers on Thursday started their tractor-march from protest sites -- Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur borders -- against the three agriculture laws

SC expresses concern over large gathering of farmers during Covid-19

The Supreme Court expressed concern over large gatherings of farmers protesting against the new farm laws at Delhi borders and asked the Centre whether they were protected against the spread of Covid

Farmers should have waited for next talks before tractor march, says BJP

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday said farmers should have waited till the next round of talks, scheduled for January 8, before giving a call for tractor march on the national capital

Security increased along Delhi borders ahead of farmers' tractor rally

Security was increased along the borders of the national capital ahead of a tractor rally of farmers on Thursday morning

'No improvement': SC to hear pleas against farm laws, protests on Jan 11

The Supreme Court said it would hear on January 11 a batch of pleas challenging the new farm laws as also the ones raising issues related to the ongoing farmers' protest at Delhi borders

MP, AP to get additional financial assistance of Rs 1,004 crore for capex

Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh have become the first states to complete three out of four citizen-centric reforms stipulated by the Ministry of Finance

World Bank commits $105 million loan to improve West Bengal waterways

The Government of India, the Government of West Bengal and the World Bank on Tuesday signed a $105 million project to improve the inland water transport infrastructure in Kolkata, West Bengal

Braving cold, rains, protesting farmers threaten to intensify stir further

Farmers have asserted that their stir against the farm laws will intensify in the coming days, even as they deferred Wednesday's proposed tractor march over a bad weather forecast

Who will take vaccine with question marks on its reliability: Manish Tewari

Congress leader Manish Tewari said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government has "politically misused" the Covid-19 pandemic and raised question marks on the reliability of the vaccine

India working on plan to develop coastal regions, says PM Narendra Modi

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the nation was working on a plan to develop its coastal regions that will include efforts to boost fisheries and seaweed exports

SC upholds environmental clearance, govt notification on Central Vista

The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the environmental clearance and notification for change in land use for the Central Vista Project

WHO chief lauds India's decisive action, resolve to end coronavirus

Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Tuesday lauded India's action and its resolve to end the COVID-19 pandemic as the largest vaccine producer of the world."#India continues to take decisive action & demonstrate its resolve to end #COVID19 pandemic. As the world's largest vaccine producer it's well placed to do so," tweeted Tedros.Lauding the efforts of PM Modi in the fight against the pandemic, he wrote, "If we #ACTogether, we can ensure effective & safe vaccines are used to protect the most vulnerable everywhere @narendramodi".India has one of the largest vaccine manufacturing capacities in the world (including the largest vaccine producer - Serum Institute of India) and has secured authorisation to mass-produce the AstraZeneca, Novavax and Gamaleya Research Institute vaccines.With a population of 1.3 billion (and 94 million over 65-year-olds), the domestic vaccination drive will be the largest in the world.The country ...

Repeal farm laws, don't make it prestige issue: Ashok Gehlot to Centre

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday said that the central government should regularly talk to farmers, accept their demands to revoke the new farm laws and not make it a prestige issue

Bengal to hold assembly session to pass resolution against farm laws

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said arrangements would soon be made to convene an assembly session to pass a resolution against Centre's farm laws

Govt taking steps to make India manufacturing, export powerhouse: Thakur

Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur said on Monday the central government is making efforts to turn India into a manufacturing and export powerhouse

Farmers protest over agri bills enters day 39, Buddhist monks lend support

As the farmers' protest at the borders of the national capital against Centre's farm laws on Monday entered its 39th day, a group of Buddhist monks from Lucknow also lent their support to the cause

Ahead of talks with Centre, farmers restate demand for repeal of agri laws

Leaders of farmers unions on Monday reiterated that nothing less than the repeal of Central farm laws will be acceptable to them

Tractors to Twitter: India's protesting farmers battle on highway, online

In a standoff between Indian farmers and a government that has convulsed the country, the farmers have a 21st-century ally: a handful of supporters scattered around the world running a Twitter handle