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Delhi Cabinet approves compensation of Rs 20,000 per acre for crop damage
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 28 (ANI): The Delhi Cabinet approved financial relief to farmers on Friday at the rate of Rs 20,000 per acre on account of loss due to unseasonal rains.
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Regions growing coffee, cashews, avocados to shift due to climate change:
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 27 (ANI): A new study has predicted that as climate change progresses, the most suitable regions for growing coffee arabica, cashews, and avocados will decline in some of the main countries that produce these crops.
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Pak's Punjab province lodges 'fake' cases against farmers as they protest
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Bahawalnagar [Pakistan], January 25 (ANI): Scores of farmers in Pakistan's Punjab province have alleged that the administration seemed busy suppressing the voice of the farmers by lodging fake cases against them whenever they tried to record their protest against the non-availability of urea
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Nagpur: Hailstorm, unseasonal rain damage standing crops
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], January 13 (ANI): Untimely rain and hailstorm on Tuesday damaged the standing vegetables and cotton crops.
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Lohri 2022: Tips to plan the festivities amid COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 12 (ANI): Lohri, which is just around the corner, is one of the most popular festivals of the Punjab region that marks the end of winter and the time to harvest the rabi crops.
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Study finds urbanisation not always bad for food, land use diversity
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 5 (ANI): A team of researchers developed a framework for evaluating if urbanisation negatively impacted food and land use biodiversity.
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Potato potboiler? Life beyond Chips n Fries
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 4 (ANI): The potato has always been treated as a plebeian vegetable in India, but in many other countries it is the staple that substitutes for cereals. Ever since the tuber solanum tuberosum made its journey from South American continent to the older world, cha
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Maharashtra: Villagers demand closure of Koradi, Khaparkheda thermal plant
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], January 1 (ANI): Ash emanating from Koradi and Khaparkheda thermal plants are damaging the crops and health of villagers as the fly ash handling system of thermal plants is not working properly.
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Punjab: Channi announces Rs 17,000 per acre compensation for Basmati farme
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], December 28 (ANI): After a marathon discussion with Kisan Majdoor Sangharsh Committee, Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Tuesday announced a relief of Rs. 17000 per acre to the Basmati growers, whose crops have been substantially damaged due to hail
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Chandigarh University comes to rescue of Indian farmers; develops AI based
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], December 28 (ANI/PRNewswire): Amongst the many problems faced by Indian farmers, the problem of diseases in crops has caused major loss to the farming community.
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Narendra Singh Tomar releases SoP for use of drones for crop protection
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 22 (ANI): Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Tuesday released the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for use of drones in pesticide application for crop protection and for spraying soil and crop nutrients.
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Karnataka govt hikes crop loss compensation for farmers
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 22 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday said that the government has increased the compensation given to farmers whose crops were damaged during recent rainfall and floods, in his reply in the Legislative Assembly.
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