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Agriculture minister to CMs: 'Review measures to handle possible mons
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): The Union Agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh has written letters to all chief ministers to review all measures to handle situation possible monsoon failure before time.
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Baramulla hosts Mega Kisaan Mela
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Baramulla (J-K) [India], May 6 (ANI): The 29 Rashtriya Rifles Camp, Hyderbeigh, Pattan, in collaboration with Department of Agriculture, District Baramulla on Saturday organised Mega Kisaan Mela cum Exhibition at Agriculture Extension office, Wagoora, Baramulla. The event was organised to fa
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Nothing in document about taxing agricultural income: Panagariya
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 28 (ANI): NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Arvind Panagariya on Friday categorically stated that there is no question of taxing agriculture income at a time when the government is keen on doubling the income of farmers.
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Weather extremes, trade policies were main drivers of wheat price peaks
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [United States], Apr 28 (ANI): Price peaks of wheat on the world market are mainly caused by production shocks such as induced for example by droughts, researchers found. These shocks get exacerbated by low storage levels as well as protective trade policies, the analysis of globa
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Kazakh envoy interacts with Coimbatore varsity faculty, students
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], Apr 26 (ANI): The potential for expanding cooperation between universities in Kazakhstan and India, especially in key subject areas such as IT, management, agriculture and others, is huge said Kazakhstan's Ambassador to India Bulat Sarsenbayev on Wednesd
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No plans to impose tax on agriculture income: Jaitley
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 26 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday asserted that that the Centre has no plans to impose any tax on agriculture income, while acknowledging that as per the Constitutional Allocation of Powers, the central government has no jurisdiction to impose
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Govt aims at maximum allocation of funds for farmers welfare
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 25 (ANI): Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Radha Mohan Singh on Tuesday said that the Central Government has been giving priority to the agriculture sector by allocating maximum funds for the farmers' welfare.
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Government of Karnataka to host India's first 'National Trade Fa
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 18 (ANI-NewsVoir): Department of Agriculture, Government of Karnataka in association with ICCOA will host 'National Trade Fair - Organics and Millets-2017' during April 28 to 30, 2017 at Palace Grounds, Bengaluru.
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PM Modi aims to double income of farmers by 2022
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Botad (Gujarat) [India], Apr 17 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that the government is working towards invigorating the agriculture sector with new technology, so that the income of farmers can be doubled by 2022.
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Ex AIADMK MP Sasikala Pushpa holds TN CM accountable for agrarian crisis
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Apr 17 (ANI): Expelled All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) MP Sasikala Pushpa on Monday held Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami -led Tamil Nadu government accountable for the present agrarian crisis in the state, stating that agriculture issue,
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Waiving off loans will reduce farmers' burden: UP Minister
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr. 4 (ANI): Indicating towards Uttar Pradesh Government's intention to waive off the farmers' loans, Agriculture Minister Surya Pratap Sahi on Tuesday said that a historic decision would be taken in this regard so as to free them from the burden.
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Delhi: TN Agriculture Minister tries to pacify agitating farmers at Jantar
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 28 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Agriculture Minister R. Doraikkannu, on Tuesday apprised the agitating farmers, who have been protesting at Jantar Mantar for the past 15 days demanding a drought relief package from the Centre and farm loan waive, that steps has been taken by the
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