External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Sunday met Kuwait's top leadership and discussed ways to take the bilateral ties to a higher level and also exchanged views on the geopolitical developments in the region. Jaishankar, who arrived here on Sunday on a day-long visit, called on Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah and sought his insights on taking the bilateral ties to a higher level.
Israel’s Agriculture and Raw Food Security Ministry approved a quota for the customs free import of 45 million eggs through the end of October to ensure the continuity of the supply of eggs during the High Holy Days and as the war in the North impacts the supply of Israeli eggs.
The commerce and industry ministry is pushing for the continuation of two key export incentive schemes even as it weighs various options such as lowering the sops if they’re not allocated more funds.
Punjab has registered an increase in basmati cultivation area by 12.58 per cent during this kharif season. This has been attributed to crop diversification launched by the state government.
The central and state governments start many schemes to strengthen the farmers financially. Similarly, the Bihar Government has come up with a special scheme for farmers. In which subsidy is being given to farmers for the cultivation of fruits and flowers. The name of this scheme is Horticulture Cluster Development Scheme.
The Atal Innovation Mission - in partnership with CSIRO, Australia - has invited applications from start-ups and MSMEs from India and Australia for the Climate Smart Agritech cohort of the India Australia Rapid Innovation and Start-up Expansion (RISE) Accelerator – a programme designed to support businesses aiming for international expansion between the two countries.
In order to get India’s agro-products on the global stage, the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) facilitated the export of India's first ready-to-drink fig juice, made from GI-tagged Purandar figs, to Poland. Earlier in 2022, the export was made to Germany, too.
