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Agrigold victims to get back deposits today
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Amaravati, (Andhra Pradesh) Nov 7 (ANI): Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy is expected to distribute cheques to AgriGold depositors at a public meeting at Police Parade Grounds in Guntur on Wednesday.
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PM calls for priority distribution of equipment to farmers in Punjab, Hary
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 6 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday chaired the 31st interaction through 'PRAGATI' and asked the Agriculture Ministry to distribute equipment to farmers of Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh on a priority basis to tackle stubble burning.
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12 per cent reduction in stubble burning incidents, says Agriculture Minis
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 5 (ANI): The Agriculture Ministry said on Tuesday that there has been nearly 12 per cent reduction in stubble burning incidents compared to the same period in 2018, with 31,402 such incidents detected, of which Punjab accounts for a maximum of 25,366 cases.
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India opting out of RCEP breather for agricultural and industrial sectors:
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Nov 5 (ANI): YSR Congress Party on Tuesday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi for storming out of Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) or FreeTrade Agreement, saying that it is a breather for the agriculture and industrial sectors of the cou
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This is definitely bad publicity, says economist Surjit Bhalla on pollutio
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 4 (ANI): India's representative to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Surjit Bhalla on Monday said that worsening pollution in the nation's capital is bad for the country's image and the problem which has been growing for the past 25 years, needs to be tackled by a
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Punjab: PPCB organises street plays to aware farmers on stubble burning
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Nov 4 (ANI): Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) on Monday in association with Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) launched an awareness campaign, including organizing of street plays, on the issue of stubble burning.
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Opposition parties politicising sand scarcity issue: AP Minister Kurasala
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Nov 2 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Agriculture Minister Kurasala Kannababu and Irrigation Minister Anil Kumar on Saturday criticised the 'Long March' to be held by Jana Sena Party (JSP) chief Pawan Kalyan in Visakhapatnam tomorrow.
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200 million euros to be earmarked for bus sector reform in TN: Angela Merk
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 2 (ANI): German Chancellor Angela Merkel, on a three-day visit to India, on Saturday said that 200 million euros (about Rs 1,580 crore) will be earmarked to reform the bus sector in Tamil Nadu and one billion dollars have also been earmarked towards the Indo-German
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Karnataka: BK Deva Rao conferred with Rajyotsava Award for achievements in
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Nov 2 (ANI): Farmer BK Deva Rao, known for preserving and growing as many as 155 varieties of paddy, has been conferred with Karnataka Rajyotsava Award for his achievements in agriculture.
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Haryana: Khattar directs authorities to encourage farmers to not burn crop
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], Nov 1 (ANI): Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday directed the concerned officers to encourage the farmers not to burn crop residue and also apprise them about different options for the management of crop residue to conserve the environment.
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India, Germany sign over 20 MoUs in fields of AI, education, agriculture,
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 1 (ANI): India and Germany on Friday signed over 20 agreements including several in the form of Joint Declaration of Intent (JDI) in the fields of artificial intelligence (AI), education, agriculture, maritime technology among others following talks between Prime Minis
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Haryana: Fatehabad admin files FIRs against 148 farmers for stubble burnin
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Fatehabad (Haryana) [India], Oct 31 (ANI): In a tough stand against stubble burning, the Fatehabad administration on Thursday lodged FIRs against 148 farmers for setting crop residue on fire.
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