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SL players should start winning rather than complaining about contracts, s
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 29 (ANI): Former Sri Lanka captain and incumbent Cricket Committee Chairman Aravinda de Silva has said the current crop of cricketers should focus on winning games for the country rather than complaining about players' contracts.
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Andhra Pradesh: Minister slams TDP for propaganda over YSR Free Crop Insur
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 29 (ANI): Slamming Telugu Desam Party (TDP) Chief Chandrababu Naidu and other TDP leaders for their propaganda over YSR Free Crop Insurance scheme, Andhra Pradesh Agriculture Minister Kurasala Kannababu said the state government paid Rs 3,783.25 crore
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Telangana BJP slams TRS govt for not procuring paddy yields, leaders prote
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 23 (ANI): Telangana's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) unit on Sunday staged a protest against the state government, alleging that it has stopped the procurement of farmers' paddy yields.
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Study highlights need to prevent spread of plant pandemics
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Montreal [Canada], May 22 (ANI): Plant diseases don't stop at national borders and miles of oceans don't prevent their spread, either.
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Chhattisgarh govt to provide input subsidy of Rs 10,000 per acre on farmin
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], May 20 (ANI): Chhattisgarh government on Wednesday decided to provide an input subsidy of Rs 10,000 per acre to the farmers who will utilize the paddy cultivation area for farming of other identified Kharif crops, in place of paddy, from upcoming Kharif season
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Study uncovers clues on evolution, diversification of legumes
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Pennsylvania [US], April 28 (ANI) May 9 (ANI): The most comprehensive study of the family tree for legumes, the plant family that includes beans, soybeans, peanuts, and many other economically important crop plants, reveals a history of whole-genome duplications.
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More than 20 lakh mini-kits of seeds to be distributed to attain self-suff
Updated : 4 years, 10 months 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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Odisha sets target to achieve 60 pc crop diversification in mega lift poin
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], April 29 (ANI): In a step towards enhancing the cash return to the farmers and creation of subsidiary employment opportunities in the agricultural sector, the Odisha government on Wednesday started initiative of crop diversification in mega lift point ( MILP) ay
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Rs 8,180 cr payment for wheat transferred directly into Punjab farmers' ac
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 26 (ANI): For the first time, farmers of Punjab have started receiving payments directly into their bank accounts against sale of their wheat crop to the Government of India. About Rs 8,180 crore has already been transferred directly into Punjab farmers' account, the
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Carey Mulligan arrives at 2021 Oscars dressed like a modern-day princess
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 26 (ANI): British actor Carey Mulligan, who holds a Best Actress nomination at the 2021 Oscars for her role in 'Promising Young Women', arrived at the ceremony dressed as a modern-day princess clad in a Valentino crop top and skirt.
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Sowing of summer crops increased by 21.5 pc from last year
Updated : 4 years, 11 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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Hassle-free procurement experience for farmers topmost priority: Punjab CM
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], April 19 (ANI): Asserting that the procurement process of crops is in full swing in the state, Punjab Chief Minister Captain (retired) Amarinder Singh on Monday said that smooth and hassle-free procurement experience for the state's farmers is his topmost priori
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