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PM Modi extends greeting to farmers on 'Nuakhai Juhar', wishes for their '
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 23 (ANI): On the occasion 'Nuakhai Juhar', which is one of the most ancient festivals celebrated in Odisha, Chhattisgarh and areas of neighbouring states to welcome the new crop of the season, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday extended his good wishes to the fa
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Coimbatore farmer keeps half-acre of land to grow food for hundreds of wil
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Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 22 (ANI): While most farmers employ tools to keep away hungry creatures from their crops, a 62-year-old farmer in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore has kept aside half an acre of farmland to provide daily feasts to hundreds of wild birds.
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Congress alleges corruption in Kerala govt procuring paddy crops from farm
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Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], August 22 (ANI): PT Thomas, Congress MLA on Saturday alleged that the Kerala government has practised corruption to the tune of Rs 73 crores while procuring paddy crops from the farmers.
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Kamal Nath writes to MP CM urging him to conduct detailed survey of soybea
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Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], August 19 (ANI): Former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath on Wednesday wrote to his successor Shivraj Singh Chouhan urging him to hold a detailed survey of soybean crop loss and distribute relief amount among farmers.
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Ladakh to get new floriculture farm at Thiksay village
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Ladakh [India], Aug 18 (ANI): The Union Territory of Ladakh, which is normally considered as a dry land not suitable for the growth of crops and flowers, is all set to be drenched in the colours of flowers as the administration will develop a unique floriculture farm for the public at the Th
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'Victorious' Kamala Harris's poster crops up in Tamil Nadu, says her niece
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Washington [US], August 17 (ANI): Meena Harris, the niece of Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris, on Sunday (local time) shared a photo of a poster that has come up in Tamil Nadu featuring the California senator calling her "victorious".
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Punjab bans sale of nine agro-chemicals to protect paddy crop quality
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Chandigarh (Punjab) [India] Aug 14 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has ordered a ban on the sale and use of nine agro-chemicals in order "to protect the quality of paddy crop quality and boost the export of Basmati rice".
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Farmers suffer due to scant rainfall in UP's Aligarh
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Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Aug 10 (ANI): Farmers in several areas said that Kharif crops are suffering due to deficit rainfall in Aligarh district of Uttar Pradesh.
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Karnataka govt gives Rs 27,000 compensation to farmer for damaged banana c
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Chikmagalur (Karnataka) [India], Aug 6 (ANI): Karnataka government officials on Thursday handed over a cheque of Rs 27,000 to a Chikmagalur farmer whose banana crop was damaged by heavy rains on August 5.
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Prices of vegetables spike in Ludhiana's wholesale market
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Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], July 28 (ANI): With heavy rains destroying crops in several parts of Punjab, the prices of vegetables have soared by three times in the wholesale market of Ludhiana.
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IFFCO launches organic fertiliser for all crops
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 28 (ANI): The Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) launched neem cake an organic manure fertiliser on Tuesday said US Awasthi, CEO of the fertiliser cooperative.
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Bharti AXA General Insurance launches 'Bohot Zaroori Hai' campaign for far
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New Delhi [India], July 27 (ANI/NewsVoir): Bharti AXA General Insurance, a joint venture between Bharti Enterprises, one of India's leading business groups, and AXA, one of the world's largest insurance companies, has launched its crop insurance campaign - 'Bohot Zaroori Hai' - for farmers i
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