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Jammu Tawi, Feb 14:  The UT government has approved a Rs. 176 crore project to boost fish production. The project involves importing genetically improved fish seed, upgrading existing hatcheries and fish rearing units, introducing species diversity in aquaculture through R&D, and commercializing trout and carp fish production using modern ...

A villager shows Lithium stones collected from a mountain of Salal village in Reasi district of Jammu division. Geological Survey of India (GSI) has informed that 5.9 million tonnes of Lithium reserves have been found for the first time in the country. —Excelsior/Rakesh A villager shows Lithium stones collected ...

On February 9, the Geological Survey of India announced that lithium reserves have been found for the first time in India in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). “...GSI, for the first time established 5.9 million tonnes inferred resources (G3) of lithium in Salal-Haimana area of Reasi district of J&K,” the ...

The government’s Economic Cooperation Committee backs $112m deal aimed at meeting country’s shortfall after weak production, floods.Islamabad, Pakistan – The government of Pakistan has approved a deal worth nearly $112m to import 300,000 tonnes of wheat from Russia to meet its domestic shortfall. The deal endorsed by the Economic ...

Kupwara: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, P K Pole, on Friday said that fruit-laden trucks faced difficulties on Srinagar-Jammu National Highway as Kashmir witnessed a bumper apple crop, crossing 21 lakh metric tonnes this year.He said the apple crop usually remained 17 to 18 lakh tonnes, however, this year it crossed ...

Mumbai: India’s gold demand went up by 43 per cent during April-June quarter, but going ahead factors like inflation, Rupee-USD rates and policy measures among others are likely to influence consumer sentiments, says a report. According to a World Gold Council (WGC) report, India’s April-June quarter gold demand stood ...

NEW DELHI, July 27:The Government is considering setting up an exploratory mining centre in Sikar district of Rajasthan where over 14,000 tonnes of uranium ore deposits have been discovered.In a written reply in Lok Sabha, Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office Jitendra Singh said pre-project activities required ...

India will send 8,000 tonnes of wheat in March to Afghanistan, the government said on Saturday, in a bid to help the country facing poverty and hunger since the takeover by the Taliban last year.In total, India plans to send 50,000 tonnes of wheat to Afghanistan on an infrequently ...

he consignment from the Attari-Wagah border in Punjab will go through Pakistan to Jalalabad, Afghanistan. The consignment was flagged off by Foreign Secretary Harsh Shringla. On Tuesday, humanitarian assistance of 50,000 tonnes of wheat for Afghanistan has left by road. The consignment from the Attari-Wagah border in Punjab will go ...

India to see record foodgrain production of 316.06 million tonnes New Delhi, February 16 India will see a record foodgrains production of 316.06 million tonnes in the Crop year 2021-22 According to the second advance estimates of production of major crops for the year 2021-22 by the Ministry of ...