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Researchers uncover the reason behind heat waves in Europe, Northeast Asia
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 31 (ANI): Of late, frequent heat waves have been recorded in the European continent and Northeast Asia. This soar in mercury can pose negative impacts on human health, agriculture, and natural environments.
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Economy slumps to 7-year low, GDP growth slows to 5 pc in Q1 FY20
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 30 (ANI): The economic growth slowed to a seven-year low of 5 per cent in April to June quarter from 8 per cent a year ago, government data showed on Friday.
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'India's horticulture crop output rises 0.7 per cent to 313.85 million ton
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 29 (ANI): The total horticulture production of the country is estimated to be 313.85 million tonnes which is 0.69 per cent higher than the horticulture production in 2017-18.
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Walmart Foundation announces two new grants to benefit over 81,000 smallho
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 27 (ANI): The Walmart Foundation on Tuesday announced 4.8 million dollars (about Rs 34 crore) in grants to Digital Green and TechnoServe to enable the programmes that help smallholder farmers have access to agriculture technology, training on sustainable farmer methods
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Q1 FY20 GDP growth pegged at 6 pc: FICCI Economic Outlook Survey
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 26 (ANI): FICCI's latest Economic Outlook Survey released on Monday puts the quarterly median forecast at 6 per cent for GDP growth in the first quarter of 2019-20.
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Kathua: Farmers await completion of Shahpurkandi Project on river Ravi
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Aug 20 (ANI): Farmers in the region here say they are keenly awaiting the completion of Shahpurkandi Project on Ravi River as the as the dam is set to bring more water to their agriculture fields here.
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Punjab Agri Dept raids shops selling fake pesticides, agri-inputs
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Aug 18 (ANI): Punjab's Agriculture Department has raided several shops and godowns where fake pesticides and agricultural inputs were manufactured and seized a huge amount of illegal substances.
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Government of Punjab announces Seed Potato Traceability and Certification
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India] August 13 (ANI/NewsVoir): To protect the interest of the Punjab farmers and uphold the state's leadership position/image as the largest potato seed producing state, the Department of Agriculture and Welfare, Government of Punjab will soon undertake certification a
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Punjab govt to provide over 28,000 agro-machines to farmers to prevent stu
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Aug 11 (ANI): With a view to making Punjab a 'zero stubble burning state', the state's Agriculture Department has initiated a massive drive to provide more than 28,000 agro-machines to farmers with a subsidy component of Rs 278 crore during the current fiscal
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Odisha releases draft Agriculture Policy 2019
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Aug 10 (ANI): Odisha government on Friday released draft state Agriculture Policy 2019 aimed at the continuation of Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation (KALIA) scheme for the next five years and steps for increasing income of farmers.
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Validity of MoU signed between UP, The Netherlands extended for 5 yrs
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Aug 7 (ANI): The validity of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between Uttar Pradesh government and The Netherlands in 2016 to strengthen collaboration on the basis of equivalence has been extended for five years.
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K'taka CM seeks extension of enrolment date of farmers under PMFBY
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 6 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Tuesday requested Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar to extend the cut-off date for enrollment of farmers under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna (PMFBY) for the Kharif Season to August 14.
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