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NABARD sanctions Rs.4.27 crore for repairing shutters at Upper Anicut
PWD had refurbished 15 shutters last year at a cost of Rs.2 cr. The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned Rs.4.27 crore for repairing damaged shutters at the barrage across the Cauvery River at Upper Anicut (Mukkombu) near Tiruchi. Last year, the Public Works Department refurbished 15 of the 41 shutters on the barrage at a cost of Rs.2 crore, also sanctioned by the NABARD. The department had sought more funds for repairing the remaining shutters at an estimated cost of Rs.4.50 crore in the second phase.
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New NABARD project for Bharatpur villages
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned a new project for development of villages through value addition in animal husbandry and innovations in agricultural practices in Bharatpur district. The emphasis will be on getting high returns on low investment. Launching the project at Sheorana village in Sewar panchayat samiti of Bharatpur, NABARD Chief General Manager for Rajasthan Jiji Mammen said a transformation in the traditional methods of agriculture would pave the way for prosperity of farmers. At the same time, farmers should not depend too much on subsidies, he added.
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Nabard sanctions Rs 809-cr loan for UP
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has sanctioned a loan of Rs 809 crore for irrigation projects in Uttar Pradesh. These projects will provide irrigation to 200,000 hectares of
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Nabard aids rainwater harvesting experiment in the Sunderbans
With a view to co-evolve and refine the technique of rainwater harvesting, the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) organised a colloquium to discuss a unique experiment undertaken by it on rainwater harvesting in the Sunderbans. The colloquium was organised in the city on Tuesday, according to a press statement issued by Nabard.
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Organic crops ensure steady income to Sirumalai farmers
Struggling to market their brand for higher profit At an altitude of 1,600 metres, farmers at Meenakshipuram near Sirumalai range of forests have started a revolution of sorts in organic farming.
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NABARD plans Rs.5,320-crore projects
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) on Friday said it had plans to support development activities requiring financial commitment of Rs.5,320 crore in the State during the current financial year. In a press release, NABARD said the bank's Chief General Manager for Kerala Region R. Amalorpavanathan and General Manager K.R. Rao met Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and communicated these plans to him.
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NABARD: Need for custom hiring of farm machinery
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Organic farming will help protect health of soil, environment, people’
Sharnappa Mudgal, Joint Director of Agriculture, has underlined the need for farmers to revert to organic farming to protect the health of the soil, environment and also of people. He was speaking at
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Nabard cell to help tackle rural poverty
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has launched a dedicated ‘Ajeevika” cell to help alleviating poverty in rural hinterlands. The cell aims at enabling women get better access
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NABARD adds more power to solar mission
Subsidy for the scheme increased by 10 per cent National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has enhanced its support to a Central Government scheme to promote solar power. To promote commercial marketing of solar accessories, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), had launched the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission with subsidy for solar lighting and small capacity photovoltaic systems, which would be routed through NABARD.
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Rs.1,000 crore sanctioned for roads and bridges
NABARD extending big assistance The government has sanctioned Rs.1,000 crore for the Public Works Department (PWD) to take up works of road and construction of bridges.The funds have been made available for the Rs.701-crore projects announced in the last budget and for the Rs.291.33-crore road development project being implemented with the financial assistance of NABARD.
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Health centres for endosulfan victims approved
The Health Department has approved programmes under the unified master plan package for relief and remediation of endosulfan victims in Kasaragod district. The Rs. 136-crore package is funded by National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) Health Minister Adoor Prakash said in an official release here on Tuesday that 38 of the projects under the package approved by NABARD were to be taken up in the health sector.
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NABARD introduces new system for farmers
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has introduced a Negotiable Warehouse Receipt (NWR) system to help farmers avoid distress sale of their produces. In a statement here on Friday, NABARD chief general manager K.C. Shashidhar said the NWRs would enable small and marginal farmers with Kisan Credit Cards to avail post-harvest loans at concessional interest rates and store their produce in warehouses against warehouse receipts.
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Chambal canal system to be revamped
The National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development (NABARD) will help the Rajasthan Government revamp the half-century-old Chambal canal system which caters to the irrigation needs of the Hadauti districts of Kota, Bundi and Baran. The Hadauti region is known for its grain and cereal production including export quality Bundi rice, thanks to its comparatively better water availability. The fund for the revamp of the canal system forms part of a total loan assistance of Rs.1,833 crore from NABARD to Rajasthan under the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF-XVIII) and the NABARD Development Assistance (NIDA) in the current financial year. The other major projects include two roads -- Alwar-Behror-Narnul Road and Jaipur-Nagaur Road -- rural village roads and major district roads.
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NABARD and RBI
The effort to edge out the Reserve Bank of India from the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development's shareholding does not bode well for the future of agricultural and rural credit in the country.
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Nabard loans for Punjab, Haryana rural infra
Chandigarh: National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has sanctioned Rs 127 crore and Rs 245 crore for Punjab and Haryana, respectively, for improving rural infrastructure under the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF).
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Raipur to get drinking water from Mahanadi Main Canal Project
The drinking water will be supplied to Raipur city after the completion of Raipur Mahanadi Main Canal Project, officials stated. The State Government has sanctioned amount of Rs26.73 crore for the lining
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Climate change can’t be rectified through economics only: Anil Madhav Dave
Climate change cannot be rectified merely through economics, Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave said today while stressing on the need to mobilise financial resources for clean and green investment.
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Shrinking farm land biggest challenge in J-K: Minister
Minister for Agriculture Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura today expressed concern over shrinking of agricultural land in Jammu and Kashmir. He emphasised the need to make stringent laws to stop conversion of agricultural