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PM Fasal Bima Yojana providing economic security to farmers: Assam CM
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said that schemes like Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana are serving as a great help for a state like Assam which suffers from flood as a major problem.
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Nazara Tech's Founder Nitish invests in RVCF backed Agri-Tech Social Comme
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], May 19 (ANI/NewsVoir): Freshokartz, a comprehensive agricultural services provider catering to farmers in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and neighbouring states, has successfully raised funding from prominent investors including RVCF, Real-Time Angel Fund, Nitish Mitt
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Farmers block railway tracks in Punjab after cop slaps woman protesting ag
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Farmers in Punjab's Jalandhar staged a protest on railway tracks at Jalandhar Cantonment junction after a policeman allegedly slapped an elderly woman protesting over land acquisition for Delhi-Katra national highway.
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BSF, Punjab Police foil smuggling bid, recover pistol, narcotic substance
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
"During the search, troops recovered 2 packets of narcotic substances (Gross wt - 2.1 Kgs) and 1 Pistol (without magazine and ammunition) kept inside a waterproof bag, from a farming field," read an official release.
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J-K: ACS Dulloo shares strategies for capacity building of resource person
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Dulloo mentioned the recent launch of a learning management system for farmers in Jammu and Kashmir. The system offers courses in four languages and includes written text materials, multiple-choice questions and modularized content.
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Northeast farmers, entrepreneurs witnessing income growth from government
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The farmers and entrepreneurs have expressed their happiness to participate in the Vibrant North East Summit which is a programme which indicates the visionary model of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Centre to form 1,100 new Farmer Producer Organizations in cooperative sect
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Centre on Wednesday decided to form 1,100 new Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) in the cooperative sector, an initiative that will ensure remunerative prices to farmers for their produce by providing them with necessary market linkages, said an official statment.
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US teen kills 3 in New Mexico before police shoot him dead
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Police said that several people, including two cops, were also wounded by the teen gunman who went on a shooting spree on Monday in a residential area of Farmington, New Mexico, according to Al Jazeera.
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US: 3 killed, 2 officers wounded in New Mexico shooting
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The shooting was reported shortly after 11 am. in the area of Brookside Park, and all city schools were placed on what officials called "preventative lockdown." Three nearby schools remained on emergency lockdown.
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Union Agriculture Minister Tomar inaugurates Integrated Biological Control
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar inaugurated the Integrated Biological Control Laboratory at the National Institute of Plant Health Management (NIPHM) Hyderabad on Monday.
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Rajasthan: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar unveils statue of former Union M
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
"Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar unveiled the statue of Late Nathuram Mirdha, former Member of Parliament, freedom fighter and a popular farmers' leader in Merta City, Nagaur, Rajasthan today," the official account of Vice President tweeted.
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J-K: Udhampur wheat farmers opt for modern technology to thresh crops
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Earlier, due to the non-availability of thresher machines in rural areas, farmers used to manually thresh the wheat crop and it used to take 9-10 days depending on the quantity of the crop. But now with the help of modern thrashers, it takes two or three hours to thresh wheat crops, farmers
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