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7.65 lakh farmers receive interest-free agricultural loans worth Rs 2,721
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], June 28 (ANI): The Chattisgarh government on Saturday announced that 7.65 lakh farmers received interest-free agricultural loans worth Rs 2,721 crore for kharif crops in the state.
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India first country to control locusts through drones: Agriculture Ministr
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): The Union Ministry of Agriculture on Saturday said that India is the first country to control locusts by using drones.
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Swarm of locusts reaches Nepal
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], June 27 (ANI): Nepali government said Saturday that the locust swarm has entered the country from its southern border with India.
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Locust attack: Control operations underway in Rajasthan, Haryana, UP
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 27 (ANI): The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare on Saturday informed that swarms of locust was noticed in Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan, on Friday morning and control teams were deployed for their elimination.
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Continued decline in all-India power demand affecting thermal PLFs: Ind-Ra
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 27 (ANI): The all-India energy demand decreased 14.9 per cent year-on-year to 102.7 billion units in May while energy supply also decreased 14.9 per cent, resulting in the energy deficit remaining at 0.5 per cent (May 2019: 0.4 per cent), according to India
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NGT directs CPCB to lay down action plan to abate harmful impact of pestic
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 26 (ANI): National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to monitor and lay down action plan to minimise the harmful impact of pesticides on human health and soil.
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Bihar govt seeks report from every district on damage due to thunderstorms
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], June 26 (ANI): Bihar government has sought a report about damage in every district due to thunderstorms and lightning, Agriculture Minister Prem Kumar said on Friday.
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Punjab likely to get moderate to heavy rainfall during next 3 days
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 25 (ANI): Southwest Monsoon onset over Punjab has taken place on Thursday and the state is expected to get moderate to heavy rainfall at several places during the next three days, said Assistant Agrometeorologist Kulwinder Kaur Gill, Punjab Agriculture University.
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Partap Bajwa writes to PM, Finance Commission to include all stakeholders
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 25 (ANI): Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Chairman, Finance Commission to include "all stakeholders and not just private companies" in the expert group on agriculture.
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Make compressed biogas, sell it to us: Dharmendra Pradhan to Ujjwala benef
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 25 (ANI): During Jan Samvad with Ujjwala beneficiaries of Uttar Pradesh on Thursday, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that people can make compressed biogas from the house and agricultural waste and sell it to them.
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About 45 pc Kharif crops sowing completed in Nashik, says official
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Nashik (Maharashtra) [India], June 24 (ANI): Approximately 45 per cent of kharif crops sowing has been completed in the district, said District Agriculture Superintendent Sanjeev Padwal on Wednesday.
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Farmers in Andhra's Nellore agitate against state govt for taking back lan
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Nellore (Andhra Pradesh) [India], June 24 (ANI): Villagers of Tada in Andhra Pradesh's Nellore district protested against the government, stating that it is taking back the agricultural land for the sake of house pattas scheme.
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