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Flood death toll in Cambodia rises to 25
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], October 19 (ANI/Xinhua): Flash floods in Cambodia have so far claimed 25 lives and forced the evacuation of 37,396 people, Seak Vichet, a spokesman for the National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM), said on Monday.
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Farmer destroys 4.5 acres of standing paddy crop as he did not get a fair
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Lakhimpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 17 (ANI): A farmer in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur on Saturday destroyed 4.5 acres of standing paddy crop as he did not get a fair price for his produce.
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TDP leader visits submerged farm fields, demands immediate compensation fo
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Krishna (Andhra Pradesh) [India], October 15 (ANI): Former minister and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader Devineni Uma Maheswara Rao on Thursday visited villages in Kanchikacharla Mandal and inspected the farm fields of which crops were damaged due to heavy rain in past few days.
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What possibly Delhi could have done to add to pollution in 15 days: Enviro
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 15 (ANI): Hours after Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar stated that stubble burning only contributes 4 per cent to the pollution in the national capital, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Thursday alleged that the Centre has become "spokesperson" o
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IMD issues rainfall, strong wind warning over Maharashtra today, tomorrow
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 15 (ANI): The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday issued a rainfall and strong wind warning over Maharashtra for today and tomorrow. It also said that there can be damage to crops and disruption of daily activities in the affected areas.
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Telangana CM call for qualitative changes in horticulture crops
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Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], October 15 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Wednesday expressed the desire that there should be qualitative changes in the cultivation and growing of vegetables, fruits, flowers and other horticulture crops and for this, the Department of
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Operation Green provides 50 pc subsidy on transportation of eligible crops
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 13 (ANI): Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said that 'Operation Green' under the Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan provides 50 per cent subsidy on both transportation of eligible crops from surplus production to deficient markets an
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Despite low rain, valley reaps 'record-breaking' paddy crop
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], October 13 (ANI): Despite low rainfall in the region, farmers in Jammu and Kashmir are expecting a "record-breaking" harvest of 10 lakh metric tonnes of paddy this season.
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Priyanka Gandhi Vadra urges UP govt to ensure proper prices for farmers' p
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Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 13 (ANI): Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday requested the Uttar Pradesh government to ensure proper procurement prices for the paddy crop of farmers in the state otherwise her party will launch an agitation.
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Govt procured nearly 43 lakh tonne Kharif paddy from 3.57 lakh farmers at
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 12 (ANI): As the Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2020-21 begins, as much as 42.55 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) of paddy has been purchased from 3.57 lakh farmers at a minimum support price valued at Rs 8032.62 crore, a statement from the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Foo
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Centre continues procurement of Kharif crops at MSP from farmers
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 12 (ANI): With the commencement of the Kharif marketing season, the Central government is continuing to procure Kharif crops at its minimum support price (MSP) from farmers, the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare said on Monday.
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Close to 700 cases of stubble burning reported from Punjab, Haryana betwee
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New Delhi [India], October 12 (ANI): Amidst increasing levels of air pollution in the national capital region, close to 700 cases of stubble burning were reported from Punjab and Haryana between September 21-29, according to sources in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (
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