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Massive locust invasion contained in Rajasthan's Ganganagar, say officials
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Ganganagar (Rajasthan) [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Massive Locust invasion which was threatening the crops of Ganganagar farmers and other nearby areas, has been contained by the state agriculture department.
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Capt Amarinder requests PM Modi to take up locust menace in Punjab with Pa
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Jan 28 (ANI): Concerned over the spate of locust attacks on crops in areas of south Punjab, bordering Rajasthan, Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to direct External Affairs ministry and the Indian High Commissio
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Policy initiatives, modern facilities led to increase in Potato production
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 28 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday outlined the increase in production of the potato crop in the country while asserting that policy initiative, decision and modern facilities for irrigation have led to about 20 per cent increase in production of this
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Shivamogga forest dept. spreads awareness about preventing forest fires
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Shivamogga (Karnataka) [India], Jan 28 (ANI): In a bid to prevent forest fires in Shettihalli Wildlife Sanctuary, Shivamogga forest authorities have urged farmers not to burn their crop residue in the forest area for the next couple of months.
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Telangana women farmers lead the way to safer agriculture
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Jan 28 (ANI): Farmer Radhika Anishetty, 32, of Narsingana village in Jaishankar Bhupalapally district (erstwhile Warangal district) of Telangana, used to stock at least five cans of harmful pesticides at home for up to three months, to be sprayed periodicall
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Researchers discover heart-healthy protein from bran of cereal crop
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 22 (ANI): An annual grass known as foxtail millet, during the milling process loses the bran from the hard outer layer of the grain from the seed.
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SAD delegation asks MP govt to provide compensation, rehabilitation packag
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Jan 22 (ANI): A two-member high-level team of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Tuesday asked the Madhya Pradesh government to provide a compensation and rehabilitation package to displaced farmers of Karahal in Sheopur district besides taking strict action agains
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Unseasonal rain, hailstorm destroys crops in Haryana's Rohtak
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Rohtak (Haryana) [India], Jan 17 (ANI): Unseasonal rainfall and hailstorm caused significant damage to crops in Haryana's Rohtak.
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Odisha gears up for precautionary measures to protect crop produce from co
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Jan 4 (ANI): The Special Relief Commissioner, Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Odisha has written to all District Collectors regarding precautionary measures required to be taken to protect the crop produce in wake of possible rain and cold conditions
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Rajasthan CM meets locust-attack affected farmers in Barmer
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Barmer (Rajasthan) [India], Jan 03 (ANI): Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday met the farmers of Barmer whose crops have been ravaged due to a locust attack, the worst in about two decades.
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Agriculture has key role in making India $ 5 trillion economy: PM Modi
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Tumkur (Karnataka) [India], Jan 2 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that agriculture has a key role to play in helping the country achieve its goal of becoming five trillion dollar economy and the government was focusing on formulating a cash crop and export-centric far
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Sown area of rabi crops increases by 35.9 lakh hectare
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 31 (ANI): The total area sown under rabi crops as on December 27 stands at 571.84 lakh hectares as compared to 536.35 lakh hectare for the corresponding period last year according to preliminary reports received from the states.
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