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J-K: Panchayat in Udhampur helps farmers to double income from agriculture
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], June 22 (ANI): In line with the clarion call by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to double the farmers' income across the country by 2022, the Udhampur administration has helped the farmers in a panchayat in the district to achieve this goal successfully.
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Superplum raises pre series A funding from marquee investors
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 21 (ANI): Agritech startup Superplum said on Monday it has completed pre-series A investment round of funding, raising 6.8 million dollars (about Rs 50 crore) since its inception in 2019.
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Pak's opposition, treasury members accuse Imran Khan govt of neglecting ag
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 21 (ANI): Taking part in a general discussion on the federal budget in the Pakistan National Assembly, lawmakers from the opposition and the treasury benches castigated the Imran Khan-led government for 'neglecting' the agriculture sector and asked it to announce a
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Butterflies at risk from excess nitrogen: Study
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Bern [Switzerland], June 20 (ANI): The nitrogen present in agriculture, vehicle emissions and industry gets deposited in the soil via the air and impacts vegetation- to the detriment of the butterflies, as researchers at the University of Basel have discovered.
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Andhra to conduct Engineering, Agriculture, Pharmacy CET between August 19
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Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], June 19 (ANI): The Andhra Pradesh government will conduct Engineering, Agriculture, and Pharmacy Common Entrance Test (EAPCET) from August 19 to August 25, this year.
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Telangana Cabinet to meet today, to take call on COVID lockdown
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 19 (ANI): The Telangana Cabinet is scheduled to meet on Saturday to discuss key issues, including the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, and the effect of monsoon on agriculture.
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Excess nitrogen puts butterflies at risk, researchers affirm
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Bern [Switzerland], June 18 (ANI): Nitrogen from agriculture, vehicle emissions and industry is endangering butterflies in Switzerland. The element is deposited in the soil via the air and has an impact on vegetation- to the detriment of the butterflies, as researchers at the University of B
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MK Stalin has 'satisfactory' meeting with PM Modi on agri laws, NEET, COVI
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New Delhi [India], June 17 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Thursday met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi and discussed several topics like the withdrawal of farm laws, the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) and vaccine production.
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No harm in new agriculture laws, farmers should let them be implemented: H
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Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], June 17 (ANI): Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Thursday said farmers should understand that the central government's agriculture laws will have no adverse impact on the farming sector and that famers should begin farming under the new laws.
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Gene Editing- Tool to tackle climate change, achieve food security in Asia
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New Delhi [India], June 16 (ANI/PNN): There are about 688 million people undernourished in the world, of which 351 million - more than half -- live in the Asia- Pacific region.
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Ambuja Cement Foundation, NABARD to skill rural youth in 10 states
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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 15 (ANI): Ambuja Cement Foundation has joined hands with National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) for implementation of its employability through skill initiative project's second phase.
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NGT gives Rajasthan authorities last chance to comply with order on preven
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New Delhi [India], June 12 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal has warned and given the Rajasthan Authorities the last opportunity for compliance with an order on the prevention of discharge of untreated sewage and industrial effluents on the agriculture lands at village Nokha in Bikaner dist
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