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The recently announced Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna — a repackaged crop insurance scheme — is one such measure.
Read MoreA greater sensitisation to Dalit issues in public space is what will ensure that Vemulla’s death is not wasted.
Read MoreThe party wants to tell the country that it represents the interests of farmers and rural India as well, and not just urban India
Read MoreIf he manages to wrest Assam from the Congress in this election year, he will rise several notches in RSS assessment. Whether the BJP, under him, manages to improve its showing in states like West Bengal and Kerala will also be watched
Read MoreThe Andhra Pradesh chief minister wants his state to be among the top three by 2022, and one of the world’s best destinations by 2050
Read MoreAfter electoral reverses in Delhi and Bihar, the BJP faces litmus test in Assam. For the party, it’s a must-win case if it has to get back its feel-good factor.
Read MoreWhile the heavyweight ministries like home and finance will be untouched, the reshuffle would see 'non-performers' being shown the door
Read MoreThe Centre may be making plans regarding "power for all" or "housing for all" by 2022, but Naidu is thinking decades ahead, and wants to see Andhra as the "world's most-preferred destination" by 2050
Read MoreIf India was to grow at 9-10 per cent per annum, Andhra must take the lead and grow at 13-14 per cent per annum, “which is an achievable target under Naidu’s leadership”, was the general refrain at the Sunrise Andhra Pradesh Investment Meet – CII Partnership Summit 2016
Read MoreThe finance minister was speaking at an investment meet organised by the Andhra Pradesh government in partnership with the DIPP and CII at Visakhapatnam on Sunday
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