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Over 1,600 firefighters battle new wildfire in northern California
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
California [US], September 25 (ANI/Xinhua): Over 1,600 firefighters are battling a new fast-moving wildfire that has grown to over 6,800 acres (around 27.5 square km) in northern California in the United States, authorities said Friday.
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Stubble burning: Delhi govt to prepare bio-decomposer solution from Sept 2
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 21 (ANI): With the aim to stop stubble burning leading to air pollution, the Delhi government is gearing up to prepare bio-decomposer solution for spraying across farmlands around the national capital.
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West Bengal: Overflowing Silaboti river inundates villages, farming lands
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
West Midnapur (West Bengal) [India], September 20 (ANI): With the overflowing of the Silaboti river, the Ghatal subdivision of West Bengal was inundated as more than 20 villages and thousands of acres of farming land in the area were affected by the floodwater.
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Telangana Congress chief seeks probe into e-auction of 50 acres land in Ko
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 9 (ANI): Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president A Revanth Reddy on Thursday met the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director Subodh Kumar Jaiswal here and filed a formal complaint seeking to initiate a probe into the e-auction of 50 acres of
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Puducherry: Tagore college sets an example in greening initiatives, transf
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Puducherry [India], August 21, (ANI): Setting an example in campus greening initiatives, Tagore Government Arts and Science College, one of the leading colleges in Puducherry, has transformed 13 acres of land inside the campus into a lush green reserve.
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Andhra female teacher practices organic farming on her land with only fema
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 30 (ANI): Pulamathi, a female government teacher has started practicing organic farming on her 27 acres of land in Peddalabudu Geval village of Araku valley at Visakhapatnam by engaging only female workers in the field.
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CPEC to expand chilli farming over 5000 acres in Pakistan
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 20 (ANI): In the upcoming sowing season, the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), which has faced opposition in Pakistan is set to expand the area of its successful chilli farming to over 5000 acres in the country.
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Entrepreneur buys 21-acre barren land, converts it into forest in Karnatak
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Shivamogga (Karnataka) [India], July 5 (ANI): A 21-acre barren land in Sagar purchased by a Bengaluru-based entrepreneur has been converted into a dense forest in ten years.
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Uttarakhand develops biodiversity garden with 26 tree species
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Nainital (Uttarakhand) [India], June 26 (ANI): The Uttarakhand Forest Department has developed a park, ''Bharat Vatika'', over a one-acre land in Haldwani Forest Research Center in the Nainital district, showcasing different tree species from across the country.
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Set up your own 'food forests' with Hosachiguru's newly launched 100 acres
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 7 (ANI/NewsVoir): Hosachiguru, a Bengaluru-based farm asset management startup, has launched two new managed farmland projects on the outskirts of Bengaluru to cater to the increasing interest in owning farmland and leading a more sustainable lifestyle.
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World Environment Day: Haryana CM announces creating 'Oxi-van' in Karnal
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], June 5 (ANI): Underlining the importance of trees on the occasion of World Environment Day, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Saturday announced that 80 acres of 'Oxi-van' (a forest) will be created in Karnal district for people to visit.
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Chhattisgarh govt to provide input subsidy of Rs 10,000 per acre on farmin
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], May 20 (ANI): Chhattisgarh government on Wednesday decided to provide an input subsidy of Rs 10,000 per acre to the farmers who will utilize the paddy cultivation area for farming of other identified Kharif crops, in place of paddy, from upcoming Kharif season
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