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No response by Pakistan to India's offer on locust issue, technical meetin
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 10 (ANI): As India braces up for further locust attacks with swarms continuing to cause damage to crops, Pakistan is yet to give a formal response on the request to hold discussions over the issue that affects both the countries. The technical level meeting is now li
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Locust swarm continue to damage crops in Rajasthan's Barmer
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Barmer (Rajasthan) [India], June 10 (ANI): Swarms of locusts continue to damage crops in Barmer district of Rajasthan.
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Locust attack in Barmer district in Rajasthan
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Barmer (Rajasthan) [India], June 6 (ANI): The farmers in Chohatan and other villages of Barmer district in Rajasthan were seen clanging utensils in an attempt to scare away the swarms of migratory locusts invading their fields and eating away crops.
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Government failed to provide relief to farmers; says Yechury after Centre
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 2 (ANI): Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury lashed out at the Centre over what he claimed was only a slight increase in the minimum support price (MSP) for 14 Kharif crops, which would further harm the interests of the farmers.
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PM Modi endorses Cabinet decision to increase MSP for Kharif crops
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 1 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday endorsed the Cabinet decision mandating the increase in minimum support price (MSP) of Kharif crops.
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Cabinet increases MSP for kharif crops
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 1 (ANI): The Union Cabinet on Monday approved an increase in minimum support price (MSP) for the Kharif crops.
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Crops Procurement Centres to function till June 8: Telangana CM
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 30 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Saturday announced that Crops Procurement Centres would be functioning till June 8.
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Palghar collector warns farmers of locusts damaging crops, suggests sprayi
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Palghar (Maharashtra) [India], May 29 (ANI): Palghar district collector Kailash Shinde on Friday warned farmers in the region about locusts posing a threat to their crops and suggested various measures, including spraying pesticides in the farms, to prevent such damage.
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Himachal issues high alert in some districts against probable locust attac
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], May 29 (ANI): A high alert has been issued in Kangra, Una, Bilaspur and Solan districts after massive swarms of desert locust have been reported destroying crops in adjoining states and that may spread to Himachal Pradesh, Director of Agriculture Dr RK Koun
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Uttar Pradesh's Jhansi battles locust attack
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Jhansi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 26 (ANI): After destroying crops in Rajasthan, a large swarm of locusts has now reached Jhansi, a city in Uttar Pradesh. On Monday, several areas of the city were under locust attack.
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Locusts from Pakistan enter Indian states, threaten standing crops
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): Locust swarms from Pakistan have entered Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, and Madhya Pradesh threatening major damage to standing cotton crops and vegetables, said Spokesperson, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
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Our endeavour is to enable farmers to get competitive prices for their cro
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 22 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Thursday said that his government's endeavour was to get Rythu Bandhu Scheme support for the farmers and to make them get a competitive price for their crops through regulatory farming methods and
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