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Bhutan: Former tour guide embarks on journey of passion, ventures into pou
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
A former tour guide of Bhutan, Cheki Dorji has found his journey of passion and purpose as he transitioned into the role of poultry farming in the Dungmin Gewog village of Durungri, Bhutan Live reported.
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Locust invasion causes huge losses to farmers in Afghanistan's northern pr
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations said that the invasion of locusts has caused more than 6,000 hectares of agricultural land to be destroyed in some northern provinces of the country.
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PM Modi govt focused on farmer welfare, serving poor and marginalized duri
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
In the last nine years, the Modi government has launched and implemented several welfare schemes to empower every Indian, the book said, adding that the government was focused on bringing in development that guarantees basic facilities such as drinking water, electricity connections, healthc
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High-density farming in India poses threat to its environment: Agriculture
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The renowned Indian agriculture expert Devinder Sharma said that the growing high-density Agriculture concept in India is going to be a major threat to the environment in the country. Sharma was answering media questions in Shimla on Thursday. He said that the nutrients and elements of the s
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Chhattisgarh: Food inspector suspended for draining water from reservoir t
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Reacting to this matter Congress MLA Anoop Nag said, "I got information about this matter through sources and media reports that a food inspector of Pakhanjur, Rajesh Vishwas had gone for a picnic near Kherkatta dam...after he lost his phone, he emptied the whole dam to find it. This area ha
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MP: Bhopali 'Dahiyar' mango has huge demand abroad, says Fruit Research Ce
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
"Dahiyar is the mango of the period of Nawabs. During 1960-65, our former scientists had brought the budsticks of it from the slaughterhouse area of old Bhopal and planted it in the fruit research centre. Right now we have 40 Dahiyar trees which are about 57 to 60 years old. We also prepare
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Paddy worth Rs 159,660 cr procured from farmers at support price: Govt
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Payments worth Rs 159,659.59 crore have been made to as many as 1.12 crore farmers by the centre for having procured paddy at Minimum Support Price (MSP), the Union food ministry said Friday.
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'9 Saal 9 Sawaal': Congress releases document questioning Centre as BJP co
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
As the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) completed its nine years of power at the Centre on Friday, Congress posed a set of nine questions to the party ranging from issues related to the economy, farmers, corruption, democracy and national security.
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Varanasi volleyball player Shreyansh Singh aims to fulfill dreams of his f
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Shreyansh Singh, the youngest among three siblings from Kohasi village in Varanasi, developed a love for volleyball by watching his father play in the village. He gradually progressed in the sport and now aims to play for the country.
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Record 330.5 million tonne foodgrain estimated for 2022-23 crop year: Govt
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Third advance estimates of production of major crops for the agricultural year 2022-23 have been released by the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. Total foodgrain production in the country is estimated at a record 330.5 million tonnes which is higher by about 15 million tonn
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Madhya Pradesh CM participates in women's conference in Dindori, inaugurat
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
"The people of Dindori are praiseworthy. More daughters are born than sons in the district. Here the number of girls is 1104 per 1000 boys. Dindori district knows how to respect women. The women are progressive, they are doing the work of conservation of advanced seeds of millets like Kodo-K
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Kisan Sampark Abhiyan: 1.5 lakh farmers participate across J-K
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Jammu and Kashmir government has recorded enthusiastic registration of farmers across all districts of the UT under 'Daksh Kisan', a first-of-its-kind hybrid skilling programme designed exclusively for the farming community, said an official statement.
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