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COVID-19 : Trump announces multi-billion-dollar relief for farmers
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 18 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Friday announced USD 19 billion relief to the farmers amid the coronavirus pandemic and its economic fallouts.
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Maharashtra Govt lists 'selected activities' to be allowed at non-hotspots
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 17 (ANI): Maharashtra Government has listed selected activities to be allowed in non-hotspots from April 20 including all health services, all agricultural and horticultural activities among others.
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'Kisan Rath' app to help farmers transport their farm produce
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): Union Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Friday launched a farmer-friendly mobile application -- Kisan Rath -- to facilitate farmers and traders in searching vehicles for primary and secondary transportation of agriculture and
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Andhra Pradesh farmers hails new guidelines for lockdown
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], April 15 (ANI): Farmers of Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday welcomed guidelines issued by the Union Home Ministry for lockdown and the decision to resume agriculture activities from April 20.
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Accord top priority to farmers, agriculture during lockdown: Vice Presiden
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday asked the Centre and the State governments to accord top priority to farmers and agriculture during the lockdown and advised them to facilitate the smooth conduct of farming activities and transportation of ag
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Tomar launches Agri Transport Call Centre to facilitate inter-state moveme
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI) Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Wednesday launched All India Agri Transport Call Centre here to facilitate inter-state movement of perishables in the current situation of lockdown due to the COVID-19 threat.
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Lockdown guidelines: Govt continues to allow agricultural and allied activ
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): In continuation of giving big relief for farmers, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Wednesday issued guidelines allowing agricultural and related activities including farming operations from April 20 even as the nationwide lockdown has been extended til
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APMCs to resume operations from April 15 in Gujarat
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], April 14 (ANI): Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Tuesday decided to re-start the Agricultural produce market committee (APMCs) in Gujarat from April 15, Secretary to Chief Minister Ashwani Kumar said.
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Pregnant woman airlifted to Shimla hospital
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], April 14 (ANI): A pregnant woman on Tuesday was airlifted to Kamla Nehru Hospital here after her condition worsened.
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Government initiates dialogue to resurrect agriculture sector exports amid
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 14 (ANI): The central government has initiated a dialogue with exporters of agriculture and allied commodities to address the issues affecting the sector as a fallout of the nationwide lockdown, an official statement said on Tuesday.
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Naveen Patnaik reviews COVID-19 situation in Odisha, directs police to ens
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], April 14 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday reviewed the COVID-19 situation and preparedness in the state with the concerned government officials and expressed satisfaction over the steps taken by the administration to contain the spread o
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UN warns of food shortage as COVID-19 disrupts supply chains
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [USA] April 13 (ANI): The United Nations' (UN) Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in its report has said that the world is staring at a possible disruption in food supply chains that would increase food insecurity as a drawback of coronavirus pandemic.
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