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Rajasthan: Churu witnesses intense hailstorm, landscape turns white
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The Churu district in Rajasthan, which is part of the Great Indian Thar Desert, witnessed heavy rainfall and hailstorms. The landscape turned white in Bhanipura, Bisarasar, Rajasar, and Sardarshahar, with hailstones the size of jujubes (fruit).
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MP has huge potential in unexplored crops for food processing says Rasna C
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Madhya Pradesh has significant potential in the food processing sector, especially in unexplored crops, according to Piruz Khambatta, Chairman of the Rasna Group.
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"We are proud of our Annadatas": Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Taking to social media X, the PM reshared a thread of the Government of India posts reflecting on how the country was home to the largest scheme and bumper crops.
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Bihar: Union Agriculture Minister Chouhan meets Makhana farmers, steps int
Updated : 1 year ago IST
He was also apprised of the difficulties faced by farmers in the cultivation of fox nut crops since the cultivators are expected to stay in the pond all day.
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Truck rentals rebound in January with pickup in winter crops: Report
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
As India moves into the next quarter, the outlook for the truck rentals and sales of vehicles across all categories remains positive. The upcoming Kharif sowing season is also expected to boost the sales of agricultural vehicles.
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Rabi crops sowing area surpasses previous season; up 1.5%
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
India's Rabi crop sowing has been robust this season, with farmers planting crops across 661.03 lakh hectares so far compared to 651.42 lakh hectares same period last year, marking a 1.5 per cent year-on-year increase.
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2,661 climate-resilient crops developed by govt during 2014-2024: MoS Bhag
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
ICAR Institutes, State and Central agricultural universities have developed 2,900 varieties of different crops during 2014-2024, out of which 2,661 varieties are climate resilient, Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Bhagirath Choudhary, said in a written reply in Lok Sabh
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Budget 2025: Pulses Atmanirbharta mission announced, KCC loan limit raised
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Aimed at diversifying crops and attaining self reliance or Atmanirbharta, the government is set to launch a six-year pulses mission, with particular focus on tur, urad, and masoor.
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Farmers should be nudged away from growing already overproduced crops: Eco
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The Economic Survey released on Friday emphasized that farmers should be nudged away from growing already overproduced crops that deplete water resources and require excessive electricity consumption.
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Punjab Agriculture Minister Gurmeet Khuddian lays foundation stone of new
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Speaking to ANI, Punjab Minister Gurmeet Singh Khuddian said, "The grain market in Mohali's Saneta has been inaugurated today. It's important to ensure that farmers' crops are stored properly after being harvested, so they don't get spoilt."
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Assam CM visits Rani Chapori; witnesses its diverse cultivation
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday visited Rani Chapori in Dharapur, Kamrup district and witnessed the flourishing cultivation of diverse crops by the farmers of the area in the sprawling sand bar on the Brahmaputra river.
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Pakistan: Balochistan farmers concerned about standing crops due to reduc
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Balochistan, an arid region with no major river flowing through it, relies on water supply from the Indus River to irrigate land in many parts.
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