Rs 255 crore assets of companies fraudulently availing agriculture loans attached
NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached properties worth Rs 255 crore in a case connected to fraudulent availing of agricultural loans in the name of poor farmers. The agency provisionally attached assets worth Rs 255 crore of Gangakhed Sugar Energy Ltd (GSEL), Yogeswari Hatcheries, and Gangakhed Solar Power Ltd under Prevention of Money […]
U.S. announces $19 billion coronavirus aid for farmers, food buys for poor
By P.J. Huffstutter, Karl Plume CHICAGO: USA President Donald Trump on Friday announced a $19 billion relief program to help U.S. farmers cope with the impact of the coronavirus, including $16 billion in direct payments to producers and mass purchases of meat, dairy, vegetables and other products. The U.S. Agriculture Department is partnering with regional and […]