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CSIR-IIIM organizes holds entrepreneurship training in cultivation of arom
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Pulwama (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], February 22 (ANI): Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Pulwama in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (IIIM) organized two days long skill development programme on the theme of "Entrepreneurship Opportunities i
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Andhra Pradesh BJP seeks compensation for chilli farmers
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], February 21 (ANI): The Andhra Pradesh BJP on Monday demanded compensation from the state government for damages to the chilli crop due to a pest outbreak.
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Madhya Pradesh CM distributes crop-damage relief amount to farmers
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], February 18 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday distributed crop-damage relief amount of Rs 202.90 crore to more than 1.46 lakh farmers of the state.
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HarvestPlus partners with Grameen Foundation India to empower women throug
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 17 (ANI/NewsVoir): HarvestPlus and Grameen Foundation India have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to increase food, nutrition, and livelihoods security through the production, consumption, and marketing of conventionally bred biofortified crops in India.
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Ladakh: Polycarbonate greenhouse helps farmers grow vegetables locally
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Leh (Ladakh) [India], February 11 (ANI): Ladakh farmers are reaping benefits with farming with the introduction of the polycarbonate greenhouse by the Defence Institute of High Altitude Research (DIHAR) in collaboration with the Agricultural Department Art Thiksey, with the support of Union
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Hyderabad: PM Modi visits ICRISAT campus, tastes 'chana' direct from farm
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], February 5 (ANI): During his visit to International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) in Hyderabad, Prime Minister Narendra Modi walked through the campus on Saturday and tasted some gram (chana) pods directly from the farm.
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PM Modi adds Jai Anusandhan to Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan and Jai Vigyan: Narend
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], February 5 (ANI): Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi added 'Jai Anusandhan' to former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri's famous slogan of Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan and Atal Bihari Vajpayee's Jai Vigyan to
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Hyderabad: PM Modi says 'India commits to Net-Zero emission by 2070'
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], February 5 (ANI): On the occasion of the 50th-anniversary celebrations of the International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Prime Minister Narendra Modi said "India has set a target of Net-Zero emission by 2070."
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Fluctuations in prices of tomato, onion, potato depend on weather: Govt
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 4 (ANI): Minister of State for Food Processing Industries Prahlad Singh Patel on Friday informed in Rajya Sabha that there are several factors including weather conditions causing fluctuations in prices for tomato, onion and potato (TOP) crops.
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Farmers in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province face fertiliser shortag
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], February 1 (ANI): Farmers in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are faced with great difficulties due to fertiliser shortage in the market which is direly needed for the crops.
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Estimated procurement of wheat, paddy to cover 1,208 lakh metric tonnes fr
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said that the estimated procurement of wheat in Rabi 2021-22 and paddy in Kharif 2021-22 will cover 1,208 lakh metric tonnes of wheat and paddy from 163 lakh farmers.
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Kisan drones to be used for crop assessment, digitization of land records:
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): In a move to boost the agricultural sector in the country, the use of Kisan Drones will be promoted for crop assessment, digitization of land records and spraying of insecticides and nutrients.
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