Blasting the Tigers Away
Sariska has refused to learn its lessons from the 2005 wipeout and is blowing its second chance. As Delhi and Jaipur watch, the reserve is losing its stripes THE NOISE is deafening, breathing not easy
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NABARD launches post-harvest loan scheme for farmers
Farmers always wonder how the price of produce shoots up the moment it leaves their hands. The crop in their hands is quoted below the MSP (minimum support price). A week or two later, prices in the secondary
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Ocean centre creates sea cages to breed fish
If National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) has its way, fishermen along the Tamil Nadu coast can sail just a few kilometres into the sea once in a few months and return with a catch of 10 tonnes.
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Fund released for checking erosion at Jagun village
Deputy Speaker of the Assam Assembly, Pranati Phukan yesterday took stock of the erosion by Dehing river at Jagun village near Naharkatia and announced commencement of anti-erosion works in the affected area. To initiate the anti-erosion project work, Phukan released Rs five lakhs. She also announced that NABARD would step in with Rs 66 lakhs project to check the continuing erosion in the area in the current financial year.
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Credit for a waiver
Despite the loan waiver proposal for farmers, Jhe latter still face a shortage of agricultural credit
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KSEB plans solar unit with state funding
Nabard Funding For Kanjikode Power Project Fails To Materialise Solar power projects, it seems, are not having a smooth run even under the aegis of the state electricity board. After its efforts to source financial assistance for a 1 MW grid-connected solar power generation unit at Kanjikode in Palakkad turned futile, the board has decided to explore the possibilities of completing the project with assistance from the state government.
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Nabard in Bengal water harvesting drive
The project undertaken by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development(Nabard) in watershed projects has led to the emergence a unique model in West Bengal accrording to officials. Nabard
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Haryana earmarks Rs 40.98 cr for flood control this fiscal
Haryana government will spend Rs 40.98 crore during the current financial year under Ganga Flood Control Commission (GFCC) and a sum of Rs 22.64 crore has been proposed under Nabard schemes to be executed in the state. This was revealed in a meeting presided over by the irrigation minister Ajay Singh Yadav to discuss the schemes of irrigation department and flood protection schemes to be execut
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111 cr Nabard loan for State
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development has sanctioned Rs 111.24 crore as loan assistance to the state government for building up of rural infrastructure in various districts of the state. The projects sanctioned cover rural roads, bridges and minor irrigation projects, according to an official press release.
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Government tries to usher in second green revolution
In its attempt to improve the livelihood resources of the rural poor, the State government is trying to usher in the second green revolution, said the project officer, District Rural Development Agency, T.Murugan.
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3k non-eligible farmers gained from Centre’s waiver scheme
Loans Clubbed To Seek Benefit Pune: The reaudited report of the National Bank for Rural and Agricultural Development (Nabard) on the Rs 52,000-crore agriculturaldebt waiver and debt relief scheme (2008), shows that loan amounts of about 3,000 farmers from Kolhapur, who owed Rs 2 lakh each, were waived when the ceiling was set at Rs 1 lakh per farmer. The cumulative amount of such non-eligible farmers stood at Rs 58 crore.
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‘Water conservation has been neglected for years’
State Minister for Water Conservation Nitin Raut says the government will have to make major policy corrections to tackle the water crisis, which is not just confined to drought in 15 districts of the
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NABARD's Rs 32-lakh watershed programme
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development(NABARD) will soon implement the Punniapuram Watershed Programme in Tirunelveli district at a cost of rs 32,33,900. NABARD has allocated this
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Annual Credit Plan booklet released for Nilgiris district
Meeting of the District Level Review Committee held in Udhagamandalam Assistant General Manager, Reserve Bank of India, Chennai, V.L.Sathish receives first copy In her message, Nilgiris Collector Archana Patnaik hopes bankers will strive to achieve targets The lion's share of Rs.
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Rs.78-crore development schemes for Thrissur
District panchayat approves annual Plan THRISSUR: Thrissur district panchayat will implement development schemes to the tune of Rs.78 crore this financial year. District panchayat president K.V.
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NABARD's Swarozgar Credit Card Scheme launched
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) launched Swarozgar Credit Card scheme for meeting the credit requirements of small borrowers like artisans, handloom weavers,
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Tourism hope in forest project
Disoi reserve forest (Assam-Nagaland border), May 22: The foothills of this hilly rain-fed reserve forest may soon turn into a picturesque tourist destination as well as a farmers
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Doodh Ganga scheme a success
Shimla: The NABARD-funded Doodh Ganga scheme has taken off on a flying note with as many as 1,123 individuals and self-help groups (SHGs) securing loans to the tune of Rs 22.96 crore by March 31 last, within five months of the launch of the scheme. The beneficiaries were provided interest free loan of Rs 11.48 crore under the scheme to boost milk production in the state.
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Nabard draws up 65k cr credit plan
Identifies 266 Projects In 12th Year Plan Jaipur: Assessing the critical infrastructure gaps in the state, the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has identified 266 projects under the 12th Five Year Plan, entailing a financial outlay of Rs 5,028 crore. However, for the financial year 2013-2014, the agency has drawn up a list of 50 projects covering priority areas such as minor irrigation, warehousing, animal husbandry and rural connectivity.