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Swarm of locusts reaches Nepal
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], June 27 (ANI): Nepali government said Saturday that the locust swarm has entered the country from its southern border with India.
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Locust attack: Control operations underway in Rajasthan, Haryana, UP
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 27 (ANI): The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare on Saturday informed that swarms of locust was noticed in Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan, on Friday morning and control teams were deployed for their elimination.
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NGT directs CPCB to lay down action plan to abate harmful impact of pestic
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 26 (ANI): National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to monitor and lay down action plan to minimise the harmful impact of pesticides on human health and soil.
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Bihar govt seeks report from every district on damage due to thunderstorms
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], June 26 (ANI): Bihar government has sought a report about damage in every district due to thunderstorms and lightning, Agriculture Minister Prem Kumar said on Friday.
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Punjab likely to get moderate to heavy rainfall during next 3 days
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 25 (ANI): Southwest Monsoon onset over Punjab has taken place on Thursday and the state is expected to get moderate to heavy rainfall at several places during the next three days, said Assistant Agrometeorologist Kulwinder Kaur Gill, Punjab Agriculture University.
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Partap Bajwa writes to PM, Finance Commission to include all stakeholders
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 25 (ANI): Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Chairman, Finance Commission to include "all stakeholders and not just private companies" in the expert group on agriculture.
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About 45 pc Kharif crops sowing completed in Nashik, says official
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Nashik (Maharashtra) [India], June 24 (ANI): Approximately 45 per cent of kharif crops sowing has been completed in the district, said District Agriculture Superintendent Sanjeev Padwal on Wednesday.
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Centre said IAF helicopters will be used to control locust swarms in Rajas
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], June 24 (ANI): BR Kadwa, Deputy Director of State Agriculture Department on Wednesday said that the Centre is planning to use helicopters to control the locust swarms which are entering Rajasthan from Pakistan.
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Aerial spraying of insecticides being done in Rajasthan for locust control
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 23 (ANI): Aerial spraying of insecticides is being done by drones in Barmer, Jaisalmer, Bikaner, Nagore and Jodhpur districts of Rajasthan for locust control, said Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
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Nepal government report says China using road construction to encroach on
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], June 23 (ANI): China is using increased road construction in Tibet to encroach on Nepali land and may set up border outposts in these areas in the future, says a Nepal government report accessed by ANI.
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Nepal government report says China using road construction to encroach on
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], June 23 (ANI): China is using increased road construction in Tibet to encroach on Nepali land and may set up border outposts in these areas in the future, says a government report accessed by ANI.
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Launched 10 new schemes in agriculture, horticulture sector in past 3 year
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], June 21 (ANI): Uttarakhand Agriculture Minister Subodh Uniyal has said that state government has launched 10 new schemes in the agriculture and horticulture sector in past three years and has created a migration commission to stop the migration of people from
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