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The decision was taken during the union cabinet meeting, held earlier today.

The board, which will be set up in Nizamabad in Telangana, will promote research and development into new products and develop our traditional knowledge of value-added turmeric products.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 1 during his visit to Telangana, had announced the setting up of the National Turmeric Board in Nizamabad.

Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur told media persons after the cabinet meeting that the board will help increase turmeric exports from India to $1 billion by 2030.

The board will have a chairperson, who will be appointed by the Centre.

It will have members from the Ministry of AYUSH, departments of pharmaceuticals, agriculture and commerce ministry as well as senior state government representatives from three states (on a rotation basis), select national or state institutions involved in research, representatives of turmeric farmers and exporters, and a secretary, who will be appointed by the commerce ministry.

India is the largest producer, consumer and exporter of turmeric in the world.

In 2022-23, an area of 3.24 lakh hectares was under turmeric cultivation in India with a production of 11.61 lakh tonnes.

More than 30 varieties of turmeric are grown in India and it is grown in over 20 states in the country.

The largest producing states of turmeric are Maharashtra, Telangana, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.

The National Turmeric Board will provide leadership on turmeric-related matters, augment the efforts, and facilitate greater coordination with the Spices Board and other government agencies in the development and growth of the turmeric sector.

There is significant potential and interest the world over on the health and wellness benefits of turmeric, which the board will leverage to further increase awareness and consumption, develop new markets internationally to increase exports, promote research and development into new products, and develop on our traditional knowledge for value-added turmeric products.

It will especially focus on capacity building and skill development of turmeric growers for harnessing greater benefits out of value addition. (IANS)

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According to a senior CBI official, the agency has registered a case on the basis of a complaint filed by the IDBI Bank Ltd., NPA Management Group, Mumbai, against a private company, private persons and unknown others accusing them of causing a loss of Rs 63.71 crore (approx) to IDBI Bank.

The official said the accused named in the FIR are - SPG Multitrade Pvt. Ltd. (the company), Madan Lal Goyal, Prince Goyal, Shally Prince Goyal and unknown public servant(s) and private persons. 

“It is alleged that the borrower company and its promoters entered a conspiracy with others and cheated IDBI Bank by way of misappropriation of funds and criminal breach of trust, manipulation of books of accounts etc.,” said the official. 

“It is further alleged that the borrower company carried out fraudulent sales/purchase transactions, overstated receivables and trade payables resulting in higher drawing power and submitted wrong drawing power statements.

“An alleged loss to the tune of Rs.63.71 crore (approx) plus expenses and uncharged interest thereon was caused to IDBI Bank. Searches were conducted at Mumbai and Bhopal at the premises of the accused, which led to recovery of incriminating property documents, hard disks, locker keys, etc.,” said the official. (IANS)

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The Pixel 8 is priced at Rs 75,999 and the Pixel 8 Pro will cost Rs 106,999. Both devices will be available for purchase on Flipkart, starting October 12.

The Google Pixel Watch 2 is priced at Rs 39,900 and will be available for purchase on the same day on Flipkart, the company announced.

The limited-time launch offers in India include a bank offer of Rs 8,000 on select banks and exchange offer of Rs 3,000 on Pixel 8, with its terms and conditions.

There will be an offer of Rs 9,000 on select banks and exchange offer of Rs 4,000 on Pixel 8 Pro.

“With any purchase of Pixel 8 or Pixel 8 Pro, you can buy a Pixel Watch 2 for Rs 19,999 or a Pixel Buds Pro for Rs 8,999,” according to the company.

The new line-up of AI-powered Pixel 8 smartphones come with new Tensor G3 chip and will be supported with seven years of “OS, security, and Feature Drop updates”.

Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro feature powerful, upgraded camera systems for stunning photo and video quality, plus game-changing editing tools.  

“We’ve packed both phones with a new, 50-megapixel main camera, with 21 per cent more light sensitivity than Pixel 7,” said the company. 

Pixel 8 has an updated ultra-wide camera with autofocus that enables Macro Focus. 

The bigger ultrawide lens delivers even better Macro Focus, the telephoto lens captures 56 per cent more light than Pixel 7 Pro and takes 10x photos at optical quality, and the front-facing camera now has autofocus for the best selfies on a Pixel phone.

One can also get high-resolution 50MP images from across the zoom range, in both JPEG and RAW.

Magic Editor in Google Photos uses generative AI to help you reposition and resize your subjects to create a perfect photo of the moment you were trying to capture.

Audio Magic Eraser feature lets you easily reduce distracting sounds in your video, like howling winds or noisy crowds. 

This first-of-its-kind computational audio capability uses advanced machine learning models to sort sounds into distinct layers so you can control their levels.

“Pixel Watch 2 comes with upgraded performance, all-day battery life (with always-on display), new safety features and sensors for deeper health insights — including our most accurate heart rate tracking on any tracker or smartwatch2 — to give you a much better pulse on your day,” said Google.

Pixel Watch 2 is made from 100 per cent recycled aluminum which makes it 10 per cent lighter than Pixel Watch3.

Together with the low-power co-processor, the new CPU gives the watch 24 hours of battery life, even with always-on display, said the company. (IANS)

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