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Centre formulates Kharif Strategy 2021, additional 6.37 lakh hectare area
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): As part of efforts to to achieve self-sufficiency in edible oils, the Centre has formulated Kharif Strategy 2021 under which an additional 6.37 lakh hectare area will be brought under oilseeds.
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Bosch Q4 net profit up five times at Rs 482 crore
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 20 (ANI): Bosch Ltd on Thursday posted a standalone net profit of Rs 482 crore in the quarter ended March (Q4 FY21), up nearly five times from Rs 81 crore in the year-ago period.
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Polyhouse in Shopian provides quality seedlings, helps farmers boost thei
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Shopian (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 20 (ANI): A hi-tech polyhouse set up at Shopian's mini secretariat is helping farmers boost their income by providing improved quality seedlings.
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Tomar, Nadda laud hike in DAP fertiliser subsidy
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): BJP leaders inlcuding party chief JP Nadda and Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Wednesday lauded the Centre's decision to increase subsidy on DAP fertiliser.
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K'taka Min BC Patil announces Rs 50,000 compensation for 18 people who die
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka)[India], May 16 (ANI): Karnataka Minister of State for Agriculture BC Patil on Sunday announced a compensation of Rs 50,000 each to the families of those who have succumbed to COVID-19 in Hirekerur assembly constituency.
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PM Modi to release 8th installment of financial benefit under PM-KISAN tod
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release the 8th installment of financial benefit under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) on Friday at 11 am via video conferencing.
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National Bamboo Mission launches MIS module for strengthening domestic Aga
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): The National Bamboo Mission has launched an MIS (Management Information Systems) based reporting platform for agarbatti stick production to collate the locations of stick making units, availability of raw material, functioning of the units, production capacit
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COVID-19: Medical equipment worth Rs 100 cr deployed under Mission Vayu ac
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], May 6 (ANI): Pune Platform for COVID-19 Response (PPCR), anchored at Mahratta Chamber of Commerce Industries and Agriculture (MCCIA), supported by ACT Grants and the Swasth Alliance have successfully implemented 2 phases of Mission Vayu by donating 7800 oxygen con
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More than 20 lakh mini-kits of seeds to be distributed to attain self-suff
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): More than 20 lakh mini-kits of seeds are proposed to be distributed amounting to Rs 82.01 crores to attain self-sufficiency in the production of pulses, the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare informed on Thursday.
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Pakistan to import 4 million metric tonnes of wheat
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 4 (ANI): Pakistan government on Monday decided to import four million metric tons of wheat this year to meet the domestic consumption requirements.
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Sowing of summer crops increased by 21.5 pc from last year
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): Sowing of summer crops is 21.5 per cent higher than last year to exceed 73.76 lakh hectares till today against 60.67 lakh hectares during the same period a year ago, said the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare on Friday.
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Rakesh Tikait says farmers will not vacate protest sites until three agric
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Thursday said that the return of the farmers to the home will not happen until the three agriculture laws are withdrawn. He reiterated that protest sites were now farmers' homes.
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