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Sown area of rabi crops increases by 35.9 lakh hectare
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 31 (ANI): The total area sown under rabi crops as on December 27 stands at 571.84 lakh hectares as compared to 536.35 lakh hectare for the corresponding period last year according to preliminary reports received from the states.
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Punjab: 7.5 lakh acres of area shifted from paddy to alternate crops durin
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Dec 29 (ANI): On the directives of Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh to promote crop diversification, the area under Paddy cultivation has been considerably reduced, with nearly 7.5 lakh acres shifted from paddy to alternate crops during the Kharif se
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Temperature down to minus four degree Celsius in Sikar
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Sikar (Rajasthan) [India], Dec 28 (ANI): With the temperature dropping to minus four degrees Celsius in Rajasthan's Sikar on Saturday, farmers in the region are facing problems related to their crops.
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Rajasthan: CM urges PM Modi to coordinate with Pakistan to control locust
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Dec 27 (ANI): Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting the Central government to coordinate with Pakistan and other neighbouring countries to control the menace locust.
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'Buy my family': Rain-affected Maharashtra farmer puts up board in field
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washim (Maharashtra) [India], Dec 25 (ANI): Having been upset over not getting compensation for his crops that got destroyed due to unseasonal rains, a farmer in Washim district's Kolgaon village has put up a board in his field requesting Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray-led government to
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Kerala: Farmer commits suicide for not being able to pay bank loans
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Thrissur (Kerala) [India], Dec 17 (ANI): A farmer, who lost his crops in the last devastating floods, committed suicide allegedly for being unable to pay the loans taken from different banks.
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UP: Farmers lock up stray cattle to protect their crops in Banda
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Banda (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 13 (ANI): Farmers here on Friday locked up stray cattle in the government-run schools, saying that these animals were the reason for the destruction of their crops in the area.
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MP: Heavy rain, hailstorm damages crops in Dewas
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Dewas (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Dec 13 (ANI): Unseasonal rainfall and hailstorm on Thursday caused significant damage to the wheat and pulse crops in the Dewas region in Madhya Pradesh.
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Haryana: Unseasonal rain, hailstorm damage crops in Rohtak
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Rohtak (Haryana) [India], Dec 13 (ANI): Unseasonal rainfall and hailstorm in Rohtak have damaged crops, leaving farmers distressed.
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I don't eat much of onion, says Sitharaman in Lok Sabha
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 5 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said that she doesn't eat much of onion or garlic and hails from a family where these two vegetables are not much in use.
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J-K: Farmers take out 10-km long march to highlight Border issues
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Dec 4 (ANI): The farmers and youth of Hiranagar border area led by Samajik Insaff Manch, Hiranagar president Bani Lal Kandely are carrying out a 10-km-long foot march from last border village Korepunnu to Tehsil Marheen to highlight several issues of bord
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J-K: Unseasonal rain causes 35-40 pc crop loss in Samba district
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Samba (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Nov 29 (ANI): Unseasonal rainfall and hailstorm in the past two days have damaged 35 to 40 per cent crops here.
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