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Telangana: KCR blames Congress state government for farmers' losses
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The BRS chief alleged that the farmers had to suffer losses due to the incompetence and inefficiency of the Congress government after standing crops withered due to lack of water in acres across the state.
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Rain, hailstorm hit several parts of Manipur; buildings damaged in village
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Rain and hailstorms hit several parts of Manipur on Sunday causing damage to houses, buildings and crops in Thoubal's Sapam Leikai and Khongjom villages.
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Concern sparks over as Afghanistan emerges as hub of narcotics production
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Despite the caretaker Taliban government's ban on narcotics cultivation, production, and trafficking, some farmers who formerly grew poppies criticised the absence of assistance in transitioning to alternative crops.
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Diversification to oil palm will help solve issues facing Assam tea indust
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The tea plantation sector in Assam, which reached a crucial milestone of 200 years in 2023, is not in the best of health and has been struggling with issues such as rising production costs, relatively stagnant consumption, subdued prices and crop quality issues apparently due to climate c
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Telangana Minister Jupally Krishna Rao assures financial support for rain-
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
The minister also condemned Harish Rao's statement, threatening to besiege the Secretariat if crop loss compensation was not provided to farmers.
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India's water usage for per tonne crop production 2-3 times more than deve
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
India uses two-to-threefold more water per tonne of crop compared to several developed and developing nations, and this must be reduced and state governments, in particular, should promote sustainable agricultural practices, said Professor Ramesh Chand, Member of government think tank Niti A
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Millet push increased farmers' income 10-20% in Uttarakhand: IIM Kashipur
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The central government's push for millet crop has increased the yearly income of 75 per cent of the millet farmers between 10 per cent to 20 per cent in Uttarakhand, revealed a study conducted on over 2,100 farmers by the Indian Institute of Management, Kashipur.
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Ancestral echoes, modern mission: American Jewish volunteers lend helping
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The group, organized by the Jewish National Fund-US, is spending a week in Israel helping farmers salvage crops, packing meals for soldiers, visiting hospitals and more.
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Sindica - A Novel, Patented Post-emergence Herbicide for Sugarcane from At
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 14: Atul Ltd (Atul) is in the process of launching its novel and patented formulation, Sindica, a post-emergence herbicide with outstanding efficacy against major weeds on the sugarcane crop. This unique formulation is a combination of 2,4-D Sodium, Metrib
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"May be reduced to single digit...": Assam Dy Speaker jabs Congress over c
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Taking a swipe at the Congress over its choice of Lok Sabha candidates for Assam, the Deputy Speaker of the state assembly on Wednesday said the ruling BJP was 'very happy' with the list as it would ensure that the grand old party comes a cropper in the state and its tally of seats across
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Union Minister Jitendra Singh inaugurates National Speed Breeding Crop Fac
Updated : 2 years ago IST
According to a press release by the Ministry of Science and Technology, in his address at the inauguration ceremony, Minister Singh emphasized the initiative's alignment with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of doubling farmers' income, ensuring their economic empowerment, and promot
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India's horticulture production in 2023-24 largely steady at 355.25 millio
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The Department of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare has released the final estimates for 2022-23 and the first advance estimates of 2023-24 of the area and production of various horticultural crops.
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