Agriculture min meets israeli delegation
New Delhi: Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Radha Mohan Singh met Israeli delegation led by the Agriculture and Rural Development Minister of Israel Uri Ariel on Wednesday and discussed issues relating to bilateral cooperation in agriculture between India and Israel. Both sides expressed satisfaction over the progress made in cooperation in the agriculture and allied sectors between the two countries and committed to further strengthen bilateral relations in the field of Agriculture.
NDDB and Arunachal Government sign MoU
New Delhi: The National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) and the Arunachal Pradesh Government have signed an MoU to boost dairying and rural livelihoods in the north eastern state. The MoU between the two sides was signed on Tuesday during the visit of a high-level delegation led by Arunanchal Pradesh Chief Minister Prema Khandu to Gujarat. Khandu is visiting the State to participate in Vibrant Gujarat Summit 2017. Khandu also met NDDB Chairman Dilip Rath at Anand.
min waits for punjab’s report over corruption
New Delhi: Even as the Union Health Ministry waits for a report from the Punjab Government into the alleged corruption in most of the medical colleges in the State, former president of the State Medical Council (PMC) Dr GS Grewal has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi accusing a State Minister of being involved in illegal activities such as allowing medical professionals for referrals and prescribing unnecessary tests. This is the second letter in a series by Dr Grewal to the Prime Minister whom he had written in November last year too, seeking his intervention in the medical education in the Northern State.
Sir Richard says GMOs are safe
New Delhi: Nobel laureate Sir Richard John Roberts on Wednesday said that Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) are safe and can improve the nutrients of foods. The world renowned Biochemist and Molecular Biologist said this during his visit to Amity University. Amity President Dr. Ashok K Chauhan announced the launch of “Sir Richard John Roberts Centre for Genetically Modified Organism (GMO)” at Amity University.