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K'taka: Farmers' strike enters day 5; Irrigation Min says 'nothing in our
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Mandya (Karnataka) [India], June 25 (ANI): The indefinite strike by the Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) members demanding Cauvery and Hemavati waters to be channelised for saving standing crops entered the fifth day on Tuesday.
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Rajasthan: Authorities on alert after locust attack warning
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Barmer (Rajasthan) [India], Jun 24 (ANI): In the wake of a locust attack threat from across the Pakistan border, authorities here have gone on an alert to deal with a swarm of the tropical grasshoppers entering India since the insects can devastate standing crops.
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Locusts from Iran endanger cotton crops in Pakistan
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Sindh [Pakistan], Jun 24 (ANI): Things don't seem to be looking up for Pakistan's economy, as a locust attack from Iran has put around 2,00,000 acres of cotton crop in the line of devastation in Sindh.
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Rainstorms hit southwest China, 2 dead
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Guizhou [China], Jun 23 (ANI): At least two people have lost their lives while hundreds of acres of cropland have been destroyed after heavy rains lashed parts of Guizhou Province, local authorities said on Saturday.
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Climate change affects crops in India: Study
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 18 (ANI): India's grain crops are vulnerable to climate changes and yields from rice, experience larger declines during extreme weather conditions, found Kyle Davis Environmental data scientist at Columbia University.
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Manipur farmers opt for lesser pesticides to yield better profits
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Bishnupur (Manipur) [India], June 15 (ANI): Farming in Manipur is changing one farmhand at a time, wherein Heirangkhongjam Shantikumar, a native of Leimaram Mamang Leikai village, cultivates crops on his 1.5 hectares (approx.) of land on minimal pesticides with a profit of Rs 5 lakh annuall
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Despite availability of water, farmers of this village in Udhampur is losi
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], June 10 (ANI): Despite having water in abundance, farmers in the mountainous region of Udhampur are not able to irrigate their produce.
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Privately owned working landscape can support diverse bird species: Study
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [ USA], June 5 (ANI): According to a recent study by a university in California, it has been found that the fragmented and privately owned forest cover in Costa Rica can be a home to many vulnerable bird species.
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Climate change affecting food production globally
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 1 (ANI): While climate change might find a close association with rising sea levels or high air pollution, a new study shows that climate change has affected the production of world's top ten crops in certain regions.
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Maharashtra heat: Mercury touches 48 degree Celsius in Chandrapur
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 30 (ANI): Mercury soared high in isolated parts of Maharashtra as a heat wave gripped the region leading to a water crisis and also affecting crops.
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Farmers are real Chowkidars, says Priyanka Gandhi
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Kushinagar (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 17 (ANI): Farmers are the real 'Chowkidars' (watchmen), who protect their crops from the attack of animals on their own, said Congress general secretary east Uttar Pradesh Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday.
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Study highlights role of cover crops in slowing herbicide resistant weed g
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 12 (ANI): A study has indicated that cover crops can play an important role in slowing the growth of herbicide-resistant weeds.
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