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Exclude “Most Problematic” Area From EU-India Trade Deal, says German Minister Habeck

German Economy Minister Robert Habeck on Friday said agriculture should be excluded from a free trade deal between the European Union and India in order to speed up negotiations for an agreement. Habeck is in India with a high-level German government delegation. The EU and India have tried to secure...

Himachal Pradesh Sets Benchmark In Natural Farming: ‘We Are Providing Fair Prices For Farmers,’ CM Sukhu Declares

A delegation of four scientists from the French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food, and Environment (INRAE) called on Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Friday. The team, led by Prof Allison Marie Loconto, Deputy Director of LISIS, included researchers Prof Mireille Matt, Evelyne Lhoste, and Renee Van...

Budget 2023: Subsidies on fertiliser reduced by 22 pc, food 31 pc

Subsidies for fertiliser and food have been lowered by 22% and 31%, respectively, in comparison to the revised budget forecasts for the current fiscal year ending March 2023. As a result, fertiliser subsidies have been reduced from Rs 225,220 crore to Rs 175,100 crore in 2023-24. In 2023-24, it has...