He also mentioned a big focus on sustainable and climate-resilient farming in this year's budget, as well as developing a complete ecosystem to support India's farmers
"Now, India is a food surplus country," PM Modi said, adding that the country is the number one producer of milk, pulses and spices in the world
The theme of the six-day triennial conference, organised by the International Association of Agricultural Economists, is Transformation Towards Sustainable Agri-Food Systems
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The decision to impose an 18% tax on insurance policies and premiums has drawn criticism from several Opposition leaders, including Mamata Banerjee
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Congress MP Rahul Gandhi said the Enforcement Directorate (ED) is planning a raid against him for his 'chakravyuh' comments made against Prime Minister Narendra Modi
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Ashwini Vaishnaw's strong response came after Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi criticised him for not taking moral responsibility for train accidents and called him the 'derailment minister'
PM Modi asked top officials to ensure all possible assistance is provided to the affected
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Congress leader Charanjit Singh Channi submitted Privilege Motion against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for posting expunged remarks made by Anurag Thakur
Thakur brought parliamentary discourse to a new low by asking a fellow MP and the leader of opposition about his caste identity, Ramesh said
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Says they should go shoulder-to-shoulder and compete with the Centre to fulfil the dream towards Viksit Bharat
The details should be included in the paragraph on the "justification" for the scheme or programme and the details appended in an annexure to the note for the Cabinet
Nirmala Sitharaman said that not mentioning a state in the Budget speech does not mean that it will not be given any financial support, referring to the Opposition's charge on Bihar and Andhra
Rahul Gandhi alleged that the Centre waived off Rs 16 trillion debt of the industrialists but collected Rs 8,500 crore from the poor Indians, who are unable to maintain "even the minimum balance"