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India to launch agriculture project worth $33.5 million with UN's FAO in five states; initiative aimed at promoting conservation
•The government along with United Nations body FAO has launched an agriculture project with $33.5 million grant from Global Environment Facility (GEF) that seeks to bring transformative change in the farm sector through conservation of biodiversity and forest landscapes.
Aadhaar for cattle: Centre proposes unique identification number for cows, project to cost Rs 148 crore
Fp Staff •The Centre has approached the Supreme Court on Monday to provide unique identification numbers similar to Aadhaar for cows in the country, says media reports.
India’s plan for National Agricultural Market platform 91.6% behind schedule
Indiaspend •250 agricultural markets nationwide were supposed to have been linked by 2015-16 to a common nationwide electronic platform, but only 21 have been linked
SC raps states including Gujarat for not implementing Food Act
Fp Archives •The PIL alleged that parts of states like Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, Haryana and Chattisgarh had been hit by drought and the authorities were not providing adequate relief.
The curious case of Nabard boss who ignored clear conflicts of interest
Shalinisingh •Within a few months, in a significant deviation from Nabard's mandate and earlier policies, Bakshi made private entities eligible for soft loans for warehousing projects for the first time through a circular dated 27 September 2011.
Cabinet nod to amalgamate seed firms SFCI, NSC
Fp Archives •The ministry proposed the amalgamation to ensure last mile availability of seeds at economical price for a large number of subsistence farmers in India.