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Netanyahu describes 'deeply moving moment' as India, Israel sign
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel], July 5 (ANI): New Delhi and Tel Aviv signed seven Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) on Wednesday in the presence of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu at Jerusalem which includes cooperation in the fields of Science and Tech
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J&K: Govt. organises 'kisan mela' to boost agriculture
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 5 (ANI): The Jammu and Kashmir government (J&K) organised mega machinery 'cum seed festival' to benefit the farmers, and boost the overall agricultural sector of valley in Srinagar on Tuesday.
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Srinagar: Exhibition of Centrally sponsored schemes
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 4 (ANI): A mega exhibition sponsored by the Ministry of Agriculture was held at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre (SKICC) for four days in Srinagar recently.
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Chouhan asks Centre to purchase bumper crops
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 23 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday said the Centre has given an assurance that it will buy onions and various kinds of lentils from farmers in the wake of a price fall and a 20 percent agriculture growth in the state this year.
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Agriculture portfolio 'Cinderella' of NDA Govt.: Chidambaram
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 18 (ANI): With the farmers' agitations spreading across many states, senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Sunday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) reneged on its promise by denying the farmers a reasonable increase in the minimum support price (MSP).
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Fatigued, defeated lot is active for Presidential election: Giriraj Singh
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] June 14 (ANI): Union Agriculture Minister Giriraj Singh on Wednesday censured the Opposition parties for creating hurdles in the forthcoming election for the next President and said they are a lot of fatigued and defeated people.
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Telangana releases Rs. 5,755 crore for farming sector
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 13 (ANI): Telangana Agriculture Minister Pocharam Srinivas Rao on Tuesday said Rs. 5,755 crore have been released for the farming sector for 2017-18 and Rs. 4,000 crore for loan waving alone.
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'Father of Indian Green Revolution' MS Swaminathan-hails-Modi-go
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 13 (ANI): Eminent Agriculture scientist and Chairman of National Commission on Farmers (NCF) M.S. Swaminathan on Tuesday lauded the agriculture policies being pursued by Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Government at the Centre.
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Maharashtra opens kitty for agitating farmers
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 13 (ANI): Maharashtra Revenue Minister Chandrakant Patil on Tuesday stated that the State Government on Tuesday decided to give Rs.10, 000 to farmers owning less than five acres of agricultural land for purchase of seeds.
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Farmers' suicides are result of family disputes, says MP Home Ministe
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi/Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], June 13 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Bhupendra Singh on Tuesday said farmers' suicides in the state are a result of family disputes and not because of debt in agriculture.
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Experts to assess mountain agriculture status in Arunachal
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Itanagar 9Arunachal Pradesh) [India], June 13 (ANI): A team conducting a study on status of mountain agriculture in the Indian Himalayas is expected to visit Namsai and Wakro (Anjaw district) between June 12 and June 16, Department of Agriculture Advisor A K Purakayastha said.
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Youth Congress workers arrested for hurling eggs at Agriculture Minister
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha), June 10 (ANI): Bhubaneswar Police on Saturday arrested five persons, including Youth Congress President Lokanath Maharathi for allegedly hurling eggs at Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh's vehicle near the State Guest House here.
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