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AAP MP Raghav Chadha writes to Finance Minister Sitharaman, seeks support
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
AAP leader Chadha wrote, "I'm writing to draw your attention towards the plight of the farmers in Punjab. Rain, high-velocity winds and hailstorm reported in the state in the state since March 24 have impacted at least 14 lakh hectares (40 per cent) of 34.9 lakh hectares of wheat sown in Pun
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Pakistan: Shortage of water to affect Kharif crops
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The water regulator, however, could not bridge differences between the two large provinces over the conveyance losses. As a result, the meeting set up a committee led by IRSA's member for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa "to determine actual system conveyance losses to resolve the issue", the regulator sa
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Good news to Indian chilli farmers - New chilli hybrid NCH-6889 to give so
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 7 (ANI/BusinessWire India): India wise chilli farmers are suffering with wide damage from new pest Black thrips (Thrips parvispinus). Nuziveedu seeds is a 50 years research company in seeds, identified solution with new chilli hybrid NCH-6889 which wil
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Food secretary says not expecting any shortfall in wheat production
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
On reports of wheat crop loss in some states due to bad weather, Sanjeev Chopra said the country would "probably end up with the same figure of 112 million tonne of production or in the worst case scenario, there will be an negligible drop in the production".
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Domestic cotton production in Pakistan declines to four decade low of 4.9
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
As per Dawn, ginning data shows that the cotton harvest declined by a hefty 34 per cent this year from 7.44 million bales the previous year, mainly because of the catastrophic summer floods in Sindh and southern Punjab where this industrial crop is mostly grown.
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AAP's Raghav Chaddha gives Suspension of Business Notice in RS over crop l
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Raghav Chaddha on Wednesday gave a Suspension of Business Notice in Rajya Sabha to discuss the huge losses incurred by farmers across the country on account of damage to standing crops due to unseasonal rainfall and hailstorm.
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We implemented what we decided in excise policy, closed 2,611 Ahatas: MP C
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
CM Chouhan said, "It was decided in the excise policy to close the Ahatas (a palace attached to liquor shops to facilitate drinking). I am happy to inform you that it has been implemented. A total of 2611 Ahatas across the state have been closed."
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Farmers' group in Pakistan urges army to address country's food, fertilise
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
In a statement, Pakistan Kissan Ittehad president Khalid Khokhar said that the Pakistan Army, like the armies of China, Korea, and Israel, should play a role in reviving the agriculture sector by bringing uncultivated lands under crop and livestock production.
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Cong minister demands compensation for farmers after hail damages crops in
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Congress leader Anand Singh Dangi on Sunday morning reached Rohtak and inspected the damage to the crops caused by the fresh spell of hailstorm that lashed the district on Saturday evening. Dangi asked government should provide adequate compensation of 65 thousand within 24 hours for bailing
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Punjab CM announces compensation ahead of Baisakhi for farmers facing crop
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has asked the MLAs and officers to enhance their field visits for expediting the process of Girdawari and redress the problems of farmers facing crop loss.
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CM Yogi reviews crop damage caused by unseasonal rain in UP
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
CM gave instructions to assess the loss of crops and distribute compensation to the farmers without delay. He also instructed the relief commissioner to inform the farmers about the weather forecast and make proper use of the early warning system.
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Punjab govt should provide compensation to farmers for crop loss, demands
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday demanded that the state government should provide appropriate compensation to the farmers who faced huge losses due to crop damage amid heavy rainfall.
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