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Army to get artillery guns from September

From September, the Army will be inducting two types of artillery guns into its arsenal. These will be the first induction of heavy artillery since the Swedish Bofors guns imported in the 1980s.

posted by Jawwad Kazi 23rd Jul 2018

Alarm over mass turtle deaths in Alappuzha

The sudden mass turtle deaths in different parts of the district have sparked fears of disease outbreak as authorities remain clueless about the cause.

posted by Jawwad Kazi 16th Jul 2018

Steep hike in MSP

Centre has raised the minimum support prices (MSPs) of kharif crops by the most in six years in a bid to address rural distress.

posted by Jawwad Kazi 5th Jul 2018

Cabinet approves 'Three Year Action Plan of Agricultural Education

The Union Cabinet has approved the continuation of the Three Year Action Plan (2017-2020) of the scheme for Agricultural Education Division and ICAR Institutes with an outlay of Rs.2225.46 crore to strengthen and develope higher agricultural education in India.

posted by Jawwad Kazi 14th Jun 2018

Union Earth Sciences ministry to study marine litter issue

The Union Ministry of Earth Sciences will begin work on gauging marine litter and their sources along the country’s coastline.

posted by Jawwad Kazi 12th Jun 2018