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Case against Colonel, 40 soldiers for allegedly damaging crop, intimidatin
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], June 25 (ANI): An FIR has been registered against a Colonel in the Army, Kedar Gaikwad, and around 40 Army personnel for allegedly intimidating a civilian, Monika Gade, and damaging crop on a disputed agricultural land in Khed area of Pune district.
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Rajasthan: Authorities on alert after locust attack warning
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Barmer (Rajasthan) [India], Jun 24 (ANI): In the wake of a locust attack threat from across the Pakistan border, authorities here have gone on an alert to deal with a swarm of the tropical grasshoppers entering India since the insects can devastate standing crops.
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Locusts from Iran endanger cotton crops in Pakistan
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Sindh [Pakistan], Jun 24 (ANI): Things don't seem to be looking up for Pakistan's economy, as a locust attack from Iran has put around 2,00,000 acres of cotton crop in the line of devastation in Sindh.
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Rainstorms hit southwest China, 2 dead
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Guizhou [China], Jun 23 (ANI): At least two people have lost their lives while hundreds of acres of cropland have been destroyed after heavy rains lashed parts of Guizhou Province, local authorities said on Saturday.
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Uddhav Thackeray threatens insurance companies over non-payment of crop cl
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Aurangabad (Maharashtra) [India], June 22 (ANI): Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday threatened the insurance companies over the non-payment of farmers' crop claims under the Prime Minister Crop Insurance Scheme.
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Government is with you, Maha Cabinet Minister Deshmukh and Bonde to farmer
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 22 (ANI): Two Maharashtra cabinet ministers on Saturday assured government support to distressed crop growers and appealed to them to not commit suicide.
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Mishri, Makhmaly among cherry varieties harvested this season in Kashmir,
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], June 22 (ANI): Orchid owners and growers in Jammu and Kashmir are enthused with the blooming cherry crop this season in the state, famed for its horticulture.
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Buffer of around 44,205 MT of onions, says Centre
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), June 21 (ANI): The centre has informed that a buffer of around 44,205 MT of onions has been built through procurement from the crop of Rabi in 2019 as against a buffer of 13,508 MT built in 2018-19.
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Climate change affects crops in India: Study
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 18 (ANI): India's grain crops are vulnerable to climate changes and yields from rice, experience larger declines during extreme weather conditions, found Kyle Davis Environmental data scientist at Columbia University.
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Manipur farmers opt for lesser pesticides to yield better profits
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Bishnupur (Manipur) [India], June 15 (ANI): Farming in Manipur is changing one farmhand at a time, wherein Heirangkhongjam Shantikumar, a native of Leimaram Mamang Leikai village, cultivates crops on his 1.5 hectares (approx.) of land on minimal pesticides with a profit of Rs 5 lakh annuall
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Russian education fair 2019: a golden opportunity for medical students
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] June 10 (ANI/BusinessWire India): The new crop of students for 2019 is ready to enter the medical profession. With NEET 2019 results, a large number of students are looking for options medical institutes in India and abroad.
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Despite availability of water, farmers of this village in Udhampur is losi
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], June 10 (ANI): Despite having water in abundance, farmers in the mountainous region of Udhampur are not able to irrigate their produce.
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