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CM should assure Punjab government will purchase all crops at MSP if Centr
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Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], October 21 (ANI): The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Tuesday said the Congress government had taken up the farm bills in state legislative assembly after farmers' ultimatum but a lot more was needed to secure the future of Punjab farmers.
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Paddy procurement for Kharif season going on smoothly: Centre
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New Delhi [India], October 20 (ANI): Paddy procurement for the Kharif marketing season (KMS) 2020-21 is going on smoothly and the government continues to procure crops at MSP from farmers as per its existing MSP schemes as was done in previous seasons, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and
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Flood death toll in Cambodia rises to 25
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Phnom Penh [Cambodia], October 19 (ANI/Xinhua): Flash floods in Cambodia have so far claimed 25 lives and forced the evacuation of 37,396 people, Seak Vichet, a spokesman for the National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM), said on Monday.
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Farmer destroys 4.5 acres of standing paddy crop as he did not get a fair
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Lakhimpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 17 (ANI): A farmer in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur on Saturday destroyed 4.5 acres of standing paddy crop as he did not get a fair price for his produce.
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TDP leader visits submerged farm fields, demands immediate compensation fo
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Krishna (Andhra Pradesh) [India], October 15 (ANI): Former minister and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader Devineni Uma Maheswara Rao on Thursday visited villages in Kanchikacharla Mandal and inspected the farm fields of which crops were damaged due to heavy rain in past few days.
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IMD issues rainfall, strong wind warning over Maharashtra today, tomorrow
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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 15 (ANI): The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday issued a rainfall and strong wind warning over Maharashtra for today and tomorrow. It also said that there can be damage to crops and disruption of daily activities in the affected areas.
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Telangana CM call for qualitative changes in horticulture crops
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Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], October 15 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Wednesday expressed the desire that there should be qualitative changes in the cultivation and growing of vegetables, fruits, flowers and other horticulture crops and for this, the Department of
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Operation Green provides 50 pc subsidy on transportation of eligible crops
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New Delhi [India], October 13 (ANI): Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said that 'Operation Green' under the Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan provides 50 per cent subsidy on both transportation of eligible crops from surplus production to deficient markets an
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Govt procured nearly 43 lakh tonne Kharif paddy from 3.57 lakh farmers at
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New Delhi [India], October 12 (ANI): As the Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2020-21 begins, as much as 42.55 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) of paddy has been purchased from 3.57 lakh farmers at a minimum support price valued at Rs 8032.62 crore, a statement from the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Foo
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Centre continues procurement of Kharif crops at MSP from farmers
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New Delhi [India], October 12 (ANI): With the commencement of the Kharif marketing season, the Central government is continuing to procure Kharif crops at its minimum support price (MSP) from farmers, the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare said on Monday.
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Close to 700 cases of stubble burning reported from Punjab, Haryana betwee
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New Delhi [India], October 12 (ANI): Amidst increasing levels of air pollution in the national capital region, close to 700 cases of stubble burning were reported from Punjab and Haryana between September 21-29, according to sources in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (
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Farmers whose crops were damaged will get relief money: CM Chouhan
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Dewas (Madhya Pradesh) [India], October 9 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday said that farmers whose crops have been damaged will be provided with relief funds and the money will be given through the crop insurance scheme.
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