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Climate change will cause more extreme wet, dry seasons: Study
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
South Carolina [USA], July 14 (ANI): According to a new study, the world can expect more rainfall as the climate changes. It can also expect more water to evaporate, complicating efforts to manage reservoirs and irrigate crops in a growing world.
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Decision to promote crop diversification has got boost with court judgment
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], July 11 (ANI): Haryana government said on Friday that its decision to promote crop diversification and encouraging the farmers to shift from water-guzzling crops to water-efficient crops has got a major boost by a decision of Punjab and Haryana High Court.
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Rajasthan: Locusts destroy crops in Dholpur
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Dholpur (Rajasthan) [India], July 7 (ANI): Locust swarms on Monday attacked Sarmathura area of Dholpur district in Rajasthan, creating panic among farmers.
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Poster attacking RJD's Tejashwi Yadav crops up in Patna on party's 24th Fo
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], July 5 (ANI): A poster war has broken out between the ruling Janata Dal (United) and its main opposition in Bihar, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) an example of which was visible on the streets of Patna on Sunday.
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Locust control: Chemical spraying in targeted areas begins, Bell Helicopte
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): A Bell Helicopter took its first sortie in Banda area of Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan on Saturday and completed its mission of chemical spraying in targeted areas and check damage to crops from locust attacks.
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7.65 lakh farmers receive interest-free agricultural loans worth Rs 2,721
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], June 28 (ANI): The Chattisgarh government on Saturday announced that 7.65 lakh farmers received interest-free agricultural loans worth Rs 2,721 crore for kharif crops in the state.
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Locust attack in Rajasthan village, farmer says crops destroyed
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Chomu (Rajasthan) [India], June 27 (ANI): Swarms of locusts have attacked Hasteda village in Chomu where a farmer claimed that his crops were destroyed.
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About 45 pc Kharif crops sowing completed in Nashik, says official
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Nashik (Maharashtra) [India], June 24 (ANI): Approximately 45 per cent of kharif crops sowing has been completed in the district, said District Agriculture Superintendent Sanjeev Padwal on Wednesday.
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Farmers start sowing Kharif crops in Kalaburagi
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Kalaburagi (Karnataka) [India], June 24 (ANI): With the commencement of Kharif season, farmers in Kalaburagi district have started sowing seasonal crops-Cotton and pigeon pea, anticipating a good rainfall in the state.
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Cherry harvest season begins in Kashmir
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], June 17 (ANI): The harvesting of cherry fruit crop has started in full swing in Kashmir valley. The fruit is among some crops harvested in Kashmir in the early summers.
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Condensate from gas leak damages crops in Assam's Tinsukia, say farmers
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Tinsukia (Assam) [India], June 12 (ANI): Many farmers in Tinsukia district of Assam on Friday claimed that their crops are being damaged with droplets of condensate falling on it in villages near the site of the oil well fire at Baghjan here.
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Locust attack in UP's Prayagraj
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 12 (ANI): Swarms of locusts entered the Prayagraj district on Thursday and destroyed standing crops in the farms.
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