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Chitkara University gets two millennium alliance awards for innovations in
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Oct. 16 (ANI-BusinessWire India): Chitkara University on Monday announced that the University had been a proud recipient of "Millennium Alliance (MA) Awards" in two categories of Healthcare and Agriculture. The University has been setting exceptional standards i
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Increasing onion prices expected to plummet post Diwali
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Ghazipur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 15 (ANI): The prices of onions, which have continued to soar in the wholesale and the retail markets across the country in the past few days, are expected to plummet post Diwali.
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Yavatmal farmer death: Two more farmers die, death toll rises to 36
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Yavatmal (Maharashtra) [India], October 14 (ANI): A total of 36 farmers have died after two farmers lost their lives due to the infection caused by spraying of pesticide in Maharashtra's Yavatmal District.
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CM Naidu conducts agricultural review in Andhra Pradesh
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], October 13 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday said that as opposed to a district-wise approach, the agriculture department should follow a cluster wise approach and organise the data in an integrated way.
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Yavatmal farmer deaths: Maharashtra Govt. suspends DOA
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Yavatmal (Maharashtra) [India], October 13 (ANI): The Maharashtra Government has suspended the District Agriculture Development Officer (DOA) Dattatreya Kalsai, in connection with deaths of farmers due to infection caused by spraying of pesticide in Yavatmal.
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Meghalaya organises 'Vegetable and Fruit Show 2017' to promote organic far
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Shillong (Meghalaya) [India], Oct 10 (ANI): The horticulture department of Meghalaya recently organised 'Vegetable and Fruit Show 2017' in Shillong, a day-long local vegetable and fruit show, under the theme 'Moving towards Organic Agriculture', to promote organic farming in the state.
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Pesticides death in Yavatmal: NHRC issues notices to Maha Govt., Centre
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 9 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notice to the Centre and Maharashtra Government over deaths of farmers due to infection caused by spraying of pesticide in Yavatmal District of the state.
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Centre, state govts. must work together to accelerate growth in agricultur
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 6 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Friday said that the Central Government and the state governments must work together to accelerate the growth in the agriculture and food processing industry in the country by rolling out policies and i
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NABARD sanctions Rs. 273.06 crore to Andhra Pradesh for development projec
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Amravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], October 4 (ANI): The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned an amount Rs. 273.06 crore to the Andhra Pradesh Government under Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) for Rural Water supply, Road and Bridge projects.
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Aerobic rice cultivation to save water
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Mandya (Karnataka) [India], Sept 27 (ANI-NewsVoir): This kharif season, due to monsoon deficit in Karnataka, the government had recommended farmers to not go for Paddy cultivation.
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AP govt. adopting latest trends in agricultural sector: AP CM
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Amravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], September 22 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu attended bankers meet on Friday to discuss development in the agriculture sector.
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KS Sudarshan Memorial Lecture held at Indian National Science Academy
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 17 (ANI): Vijnana Bharati recently marked its silver jubilee by organising K.S. Sudarshan Memorial Lecture at Indian National Science Academy (INSA) here.
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