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India in a tight corner over trade policiesedit
The Modi government’s second term in office has begun with the country’s foreign trade policy facing multiple challenges. The day the government took office, President Donald Trump announced his decision to withdraw the benefits of Generalised System of Preferences (GSP), effective from June 5.
Guj CM meets Union Agriculture minister, discuses farmers’ issuesedit
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani Saturday called on Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar to discuss issues relating to farmers’ welfare such as the Kisan Kalyan Nidhi Yojana and Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana.
A delegation led by Rupani, Gujarat Agriculture Minister R C Faldu, Chief Secretary J N Singh, Chief Principal Secretary to CM K Kailashnathan, Additional Chief Secretary (Agri) Sanjay Prasad and officers of the agriculture department met Tomar, according to an official statement.
‘Revival of agriculture major challenge’edit
Revival of agriculture poses a major challenge in today’s world, G. Sivaraman, writer and practitioner of alternative medicine, said here on Saturday.
Dr. Sivaraman was the chief guest at the inaugural session of ‘Uzhave Thalai’, a day-long seminar on agriculture and its various practices. Organised by the Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Coimbatore (ICCIC), the event is held for the third consecutive year.