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'Open prison' labour conditions mar India’s $5 trillion dream
The Express Tribune
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June 7, 2025
Listen to article India's march toward a $5 trillion economy is underpinned by over 300 million unorganised sector workers who work under conditions that fall dangerously close to those categorized as forced labour by the International Labour...
Legislator urges more oil palm farming
Telangana Tribune
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June 7, 2025
-Advertisement- Khanapur MLA Vedma Bojju Patel encourages farmers to grow oil farm crops on their lands, highlighting that these crops offer high profits with low costs. On Friday, the MLA attended the first oil farm harvest in Kadem mandal...
India News | Eleven Years of Empowering Indian Farmers Rooted in Philosophy of 'Beej Se Bazaar Tak': MoAFW
Latestly
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June 7, 2025
New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): As the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government completes 11 years of governance, India's agricultural sector has undergone a profound transformation over the years which is rooted in the philosophy of Beej Se...
Mark Cuban says this will be the ‘No. 1 housing affordability issue’ for Americans
Yahoo Finance
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Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images Moneywise and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue through links in the content below. There's passionate debate about how to solve America's ongoing housing crisis, much of which revolves around mortgage...
India cannot resolve its food challenge without fixing how it uses water
The Indian Express
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June 7, 2025
Water underpins nearly every aspect of human well-being, from food security and sanitation to clean energy and public health. Yet, as cities expand, industries grow, and agriculture continues to dominate water use, we are confronting a sobering...
Japan made progress in the fifth round of trade negotiations with U.S
Cryptopolitan
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June 7, 2025
Ryosei Akazawa, Tokyo’s chief tariff negotiator, said Japan made progress in the fifth round of trade negotiations with U.S. officials. He added that he aimed to end tariffs that hurt his country’s economy. Akazawa claimed that tariffs imposed on...
Jorhat’s farmers left devastated as floodwaters destroy crops, homes
The Assam Tribune
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June 7, 2025
Jorhat, June 7: The pre-monsoon floods have wreaked havoc across several districts of Assam, leaving over four lakh people affected and their lives in turmoil. The powerful currents of the Brahmaputra River have submerged vast areas, particularly...
Africa must have a new strategic approach to China
The Standard
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Zimbabwe's former deputy prime minister Arthur Mutmbara (left) meets Chinese President Xi Jinping. BELOW is a book excerpt from In Search of the Elusive Zimbabwean Dream, Volume III (Ideas and Solutions) by Professor Arthur Mutambara. AS a World...
China issues yellow alert for rainstorms
China Internet Information Center
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BEIJING, June 7 (Xinhua) -- China's national observatory on Saturday issued a yellow alert for rainstorms as heavy rainfall is expected in several regions of the country. From 2 p.m. Saturday to 2 p.m. Sunday, downpours are expected to hit parts...
Himachal: VP Dhankhar urges rural youth to become agripreneurs, calls for direct support to farmers
The News Mill
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June 7, 2025
Written By: ANI | Published on: Jun 7, 2025 ANI Photo | Himachal: VP Dhankhar urges rural youth to become agripreneurs, calls for direct support to farmers Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday visited an exhibition by farmer producer...
VP Dhankar addresses students of YSP University in Himachal, highlights growth of agriculture sector
The News Mill
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June 7, 2025
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar said on Saturday that he disagrees with the differentiation people put on products which are to be exported and consumed domestically, saying that Indians deserve the best products to consume. VP Dhankar was...
Over half of rice producing firms in Japan feel store rice prices 'too high'
The Mainichi
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Ripe rice plants are pictured in Miyagi Prefecture in this file photo taken on Aug. 28, 2017. (Mainichi) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Over half of large-scale rice producers feel that store prices for rice are "too high," a recent survey conducted by an...
Nano urea revolutionised agriculture sector slashing chemical fertiliser use: Mansukh Mandaviya
The Hans India
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June 7, 2025
New Delhi: Nano urea, based on nanotechnology, has revolutionised the agriculture sector, and has slashed the use of chemical fertilisers that are harmful to soil and health, Union Minister of Labour and Employment Mansukh Mandaviya said. In a...
RBI surprise to boost earnings, support India’s market outperformance: Mayuresh Joshi
The Economic Times
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June 7, 2025
Mayuresh Joshi, Head Equity, Marketsmith India ET Now: The market has reacted very positively to the rate cut that has been announced today, but do you see this rally sustaining going forward driven by fundamentals or is there a risk of profit...
Africa – Engineered Subservience
The Nigerian Voice
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Source: F. Andrew Wolf, Jr. PhD This past few months have served up a dose of reality concerning Africa’s perpetual crises. The M23 rebel group, in armed conflict with the Democratic Republic of the Congo government, solidified is position in Goma...
Institutional Credit To Agriculture Grows Nearly 4 Times To Rs 27.5 Lakh Cr In 11 Years
Ommcom News
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June 7, 2025
New Delhi: In the last 11 years under the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government, institutional credit to agriculture has surged from Rs 7.3 lakh crore to Rs 27.5 lakh crore, the Ministry of Finance said on Saturday. Under the leadership of PM...
Business News | India's Emerging AI Integrated IoT Company - APM Group Re-Brand Launch
Latestly
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June 7, 2025
NewsVoir Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 7: APM is India's first company to build smart IoT products through Artificial Intelligence. APM's journey is about keeping simple values with smart new technology. While many companies focus on just...
Indiana County food bank official laud Gov. Shapiro's suit against USDA
Free Press Courier - Pennsylvania
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Gov. Josh Shapiro’s lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture over its termination of Pennsylvania’s Local Food Purchasing Assistance Program agreement has been welcomed by some of the 14 food banks affected by the move. The lawsuit...
FAO welcomes new regional representative for Asia and the Pacific
Tehran Times
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June 7, 2025
The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, has appointed Alue Dohong as Assistant Director-General and FAO Regional Representative for Asia and the Pacific, with effect from 15 May 2025....
Chinese banana group expand operations by 50%
The Phnom Penh Post
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Workers at Cambodian Banana Agricultural General Co., Ltd. (CBA), clean bananas before packing them for export. People's Gazette Cambodian Banana Agricultural General Co., Ltd. (CBA), a Chinese company, is planning to increase its export of fresh...