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UN urged to act as invasive alien weeds threaten rural livelihoods and foo
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
At the UNHRC session in Geneva, ECO FAWN Society's Sai Sampath Mettu urged urgent global action against invasive alien weeds, warning they threaten crops, ecosystems, and rural livelihoods. He called for funds, monitoring, and a "Decade of Action" to safeguard food security and peasants'
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Maharashtra: Dy CM Ajit Pawar inspects flood-affected areas in Solapur
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar visited flood-affected areas in Solapur, inspected damaged crops and interacted with farmers.
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Uttarakhand cabinet approves 'Aroma Revolution policy 2026-36'; over 90,00
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Under the first phase of the policy, 22,750 hectares of land will be brought under aromatic crops through 91,000 beneficiaries. Farmers will be provided subsidies of up to 80 per cent on cultivation costs for one hectare and 50 per cent on costs beyond one hectare.
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Maharashtra cabinet announces Rs 1339 crore assistance to farmers affected
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The panchnamas of crops damaged due to heavy rain between June to August have already happened, with which people are getting assistance. Panchnamas of agricultural crops damaged by the rains currently falling in Marathwada have not yet been done.
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Pakistan: Punjab curbs wheat movement, launches geotagging to avert crisis
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Punjab has imposed wheat movement restrictions and launched geotagging of stocks to prevent shortages after floods destroyed crops, Dawn reported. Authorities cracked down on hoarding, boosting flour mill reserves and lowering wheat prices from PKR 3,800 to PKR 3,000 per 40kg, as protests er
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Pakistan: Feudal landlord cripples young camel for drinking water from his
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A feudal landlord in Sindh's Saleh Pat area allegedly subjected a young female camel to brutal torture after it strayed into his farmland in search of water and damaged crops
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"330 bridges washed away, over 1,500 km roads destroyed": J-K CM Omar Abdu
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
J-K CM Omar Abdullah said he would urge Prime Minister Narendra Modi to announce an adequate relief package during his visit, citing widespread losses to lives, roads, bridges, crops, and government infrastructure from recent floods and yatras.
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Will spare no effort in providing assistance to farmers: Union Minister Sh
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday visited the flood-affected areas in Jammu to assess the crop losses faced by the farmers. He said that the central government will spare no effort in providing assistance to the farmers.
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Pakistan: Government negligence leaves Karachi drowning in rain and inflat
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Seasonal rains have collapsed Karachi's fragile infrastructure, worsening damaged roads and flooding. Crops across Sindh, including cotton, rice, and sugarcane, suffered major losses, fuelling inflation fears. Residents accuse authorities of neglect, with journalist Shams Kareeo saying ri
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Israel's PlantArcBio wins US, South Korea patents for crop gene-editing pl
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Israeli ag-biotech firm PlantArcBio announced Thursday that it has secured patents in the United States and South Korea for its DIPPER platform, which optimises gene-editing processes in crops.
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Project Pragati: World's First Sustainable Castor Initiative Transforms Li
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], September 18: In the dry heartlands of Gujarat--one of India's most prominent agricultural hubs and the largest producer of castor in the world--a quiet revolution in sustainable farming is taking root. Known for its leadership in industrial and export-oriented c
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"Government should have taken this seriously": Mehbooba Mufti questions de
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"All governments know that the horticulture industry is the backbone of J&K. Omar Abdullah called up (Union Minister) Nitin Gadkari today, but he could have done this 15 days back too. Government should have taken this seriously," Mufti told reporters.
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