BRICS agriculture meet begins in Indore; food security, climate-smart farming on agenda

A five-day meeting of BRICS member countries began in Indore on Tuesday, with discussions centred on food security, climate-resilient agriculture, farmer welfare and greater cooperation among member nations in the agriculture sector.Officials from BRICS countries participated in the opening round of discussions under India’s BRICS chairmanship, PTI reported.A senior official from the Department of Agriculture…

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‘Clear violation’: In letter to PM Modi, Tamil Nadu CM Vijay urges stop Karnataka’s Mekedatu dam project | India News

NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister Vijay on Tuesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging the Centre not to allow the construction of the Mekedatu dam by the Karnataka government.This comes days after the Congress-led Karnataka government proposed the construction of the Mekedatu dam project across the Cauvery river.In the letter, Vijay said that…

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