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Relax procurement norms for rain-hit crops, says Sonia

2015-04-07 23:09:31| Agriculture - Topix.net

Congress president Sonia Gandhi has urged the government to relax norms concerning moisture content of wheat procured by the Food Corporation of India , saying farmers are facing "acute distress" due to unseasonal rain and hailstorms. In a letter to union Food Minister Ramvilas Paswan, Gandhi said she had visited affected areas in various states and witnessed first hand the acute distress that the farmers were facing.

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Korea to invest USD 1.5 bln in 5G, seeks entente on norms

2014-01-22 23:50:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) South Korea plans to invest KRW 1.6 trillion (approx. USD 1.5 billion) through 2020 to build a 5G mobile network. The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning has been in talks with the country's three mobile operators as well as technology firms such as Samsung and LG to draw up a plan, Yonhap News Agency writes. The ministry is hoping to strengthen ties with US, Chinese, and European telecom authorities to establish standards for 5G and avoid excessive patent battles. The first test run for the 5G network on social networking sites is planned for 2015.

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