India’s dairy production increased by 44% from 2014 (146 million tonnes) to 210 million tonnes: PM Modi.
The Forest Ministry and USAID start a 25 million$ programme ‘Trees outside Forests in India’. It will aim to increase tree cover in 28 lakh hectares of land and will benefit 1.3 crore people.
The government’s health expenditure vs total GDP rose from 1.15% to 1.28%, and out-of-pocket health expenses fell from 64.2% to 48.2% from 2013-14 to 2018-19 period: NITI Aayog data.
Maharashtra Government declares vaccination drive against lumpy skin disease will be finished within 48 hours in affected villages, as the cattle death toll from the disease crossed 67,000 in India.
All India Consumer Price Index for Aug 2022 notices higher inflation in rural areas (7.15%) than in urban (6.72%). West Bengal had the most inflation at 8.94%.
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