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The Karnataka Government has started a new portal to sell mangoes directly from farmers to consumers without the need for any intermediaries.

Terming the smog situation in Delhi an environmental emergency, the Swaraj India party on Sunday accused the Delhi and central governments of failing to tackle pollution.

In order to reduce post harvest food losses, estimated at Rs 1,00,000 crore, the government today said it will promote new technologies that help increase the shelf life of pulses and other grains.

The risk to human population from avian influenza sub-type H5N8 is "low" but the government has issued advisories to states and Union Territories to minimise bird-human interface as a matter of "abundant caution".

The Delhi Government has taken a step to provide the destitute and homeless with food by starting a new 'Hunger Helpline' for the same purpose.

The Allahabad High Court today directed Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary Rahul Bhatnagar to file his personal affidavit explaining what action has been taken by the government for prevention of dengue and what are the steps ...

The government has decided to raise the price at which it will buy new-season wheat from domestic farmers in 2017 by 100 rupees, a senior government official told reporters on Tuesday after a meeting of ...

Nearly three-quarters of Mexican adults are overweight or obese and their numbers have slightly increased in the past four years despite government programs to fight the epidemic, a government survey showed Thursday.

The government will further strengthen food safety in the country by introducing standards regulations to bring quality of Indian food items at par with international quality levels, a senior official said Friday."The new norms and ...

The Delhi government on Thursday set up outlets for selling onions and potatoes at nominal prices.While onions will be available between Rs.32 and Rs.35 per kg, one kg potatoes will cost Rs.12.Prices of onions soared ...