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The 3-day-long Livestock and Poultry Show 2023-24 began in Guwahati on 5th Jan 2024. The event will run until January 7 at the College of Veterinary Science Playground, Khanapara, in Guwahati. Assam Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Department and the Assam Livestock and Poultry Corporation with a collaborative effort organised the show. The event has been organised with a goal to establish meaningful communication between business leaders in the livestock sector and potential farmer entrepreneurs. Assam Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Minister Atul Bora, Sikkim Minister Lok Nath Sharma, MP Queen Oja and other senior officials were present at the event. Minister…

A trade agreement signed between Nepal and India on Thursday for Kathmandu to export 10,000 megawatts (MW) of hydroelectricity to India over the next 10 years, officials said, in a deal they expect will draw investment to the cash-strapped Himalayan nation. Nepal's rivers, cascading from the Himalayas, have the capacity to generate about 42,000 MW of electricity, but due to the lack of technical know-how and funds the country, wedged between China and India, produces less than 3,000 MW at present. "This is a milestone for the attraction of investment for the development of our hydrosector," Suresh Bahadur Bhattarai, a…

N.R. Narayana Murthy, co-founder of Infosys recently revealed about his "big regret". As per the reports of CNBCTV18 , Murthy said that he is regretting on not allowing his wife Sudha Murty entered the company despite her supportive help which hinted him to start the company with a seed capital of Rs 10,000 and asking him to keep an eye on export markets. He also said that Sudha Murthy was more qualified than all seven co-founders of Infosys. Briefing the reasons for not asking his wife to join the company, Murthy said that he was holding on a concept that…

A massive earthquake with a magnitude 7.6 on Richter scale cut more than 33,500 households from electricity supply on Monday. Most of the highways have been closed round the epicentre of a series of major earthquakes in central Japan, the road operator said. Japan issued a major tsunami alerts for Ishiwaka and the rest of the western coast of Japan’s main island of Honshu, told people to evacuate coastal areas after back to back devastative quakes on its western coastline Monday. Japanese public broadcaster NHK TV advised torrents of water may reach as high as 5 meters (16.5 feet) and…

Printing the 'date of manufacturing' and 'unit sale price' has been made compulsory on all packaged items effective from 1st of Jan 2024, according to Consumer Affairs Secretary Rohit Kumar Singh. Earlier, it was a choice for the companies to  either mention the 'date of manufacturing' or 'date of import' or the packaging date. "Since packaged items are sold in different quantities, it is important that consumers are aware of the 'unit sale price' of what is packed and make an informed purchase decision," the consumer affairs secretary told PTI. Mentioning the manufacturing date will help customers know how old…