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New Delhi, April 8 The government on Wednesday approved a 12 per cent increase in subsidies for phosphate and potash (P&K) fertilizers for the Kharif 2026 season to ₹41,534 crore, in order to protect farmers from rising global prices amid the conflict in West Asia.The subsidy for P&K...

New Delhi, April 8 The government approved a subsidy of ₹41,534 crore for phosphatic and potassium (P&K) fertilizers for the upcoming 2025-26 kharif season, up by 12 per cent from the previous year.A meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister...

Rio de Janeiro, April 7 – Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva launched a package of measures designed to mitigate the impact of international energy price volatility on Brazil's economy.On Monday, the president signed a series of decrees to provide immediate relief to consumers and...

Canberra, April 3 – The Australian federal government will not change its subsidy scheme for medicines in response to pressure from the US administration, said Health Minister Mark Butler on Friday.Butler told the Seven Network television that Australia will not negotiate with the United...

March 28, New Delhi: With the red carpet rolled out, Delhi is hosting some of the biggest names from Indian cinema at the inaugural edition of the International Film Festival Delhi. Screenings and discussions at the event saw interactions between industry veterans and the Delhi Government to...

New Delhi, March 26 With the increase in the number of domestic electricity consumers in Delhi, the city government's power subsidy bill has more than doubled in the past decade, according to a report.The Delhi government released a power subsidy of Rs 4,037.63 crore in the current fiscal...

Colombo, March 22 The Sri Lankan government on Sunday raised fuel prices by around 25 per cent, the second such increase in a week amid the West Asia conflict.This move comes in the backdrop of the joint US-Israel strikes against Iran and the retaliation by the Islamic nation that has spread...

Canberra, March 20 – The Australian government has reached an agreement to continue subsidizing the country's two remaining oil refineries, Energy Minister Chris Bowen announced on Friday.Bowen said that the government and the operators of the two refineries have reached an agreement to amend...

Bhubaneswar, March 18 The Odisha government has installed rooftop solar plants on 56,793 buildings across the state under a central scheme, Deputy Chief Minister KV Singh Deo told the Assembly on Wednesday.Responding to a written question by BJD legislator Arun Sahoo, the deputy chief minister...

Bhubaneswar, March 12: Members of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and Congress created a commotion in the Odisha Assembly on Thursday, protesting the recent increase in LPG cylinder prices and the shortage of cooking gas in the state.As soon as the Question Hour began, members of the Congress party...

On March 11, Bharatiya Janata Party MLA and BJP Yuva Morcha president Dheeraj Muniraju urged the Congress-led Karnataka government to establish dedicated data center parks in Bengaluru and its surrounding areas.He cited reports that a Google data center project had moved to Visakhapatnam in...

Kewal Kumar, a progressive farmer from Dhanu village in the Tikri block of Udhampur, has revolutionized his farming practices after 35 years of traditional agriculture by adopting modern techniques supported by government schemes.A major turning point in his journey came with the installation...

New Delhi, March 10 – The Union Government is protecting Indian farmers from fluctuations in the international market by ensuring the availability of key fertilizers at affordable prices for the ongoing 2025-26 Rabi season, the Parliament was informed on Tuesday.In a comprehensive update on...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 8 A day after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi announced five poll guarantees for Kerala, CPI(M) and BJP leaders on Sunday criticised the promises, with some leaders claiming they would not be implemented.Gandhi had announced free travel for women on KSRTC buses, Rs 1,000...