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Amount from milk collection increased from Rs 367 to Rs 702 crores in 5 ye
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 17 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday said that revenue from milk collection in the state has increased to Rs 702 crores in 2019-20 compared to Rs 367 crore in 2014-15.
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'Anti-farmers and brutal' bills will destroy farming community's livelihoo
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 17 (ANI): As the government moved two bills aimed at 'agriculture marketing reforms' in Lok Sabha, two days after passing the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill, 2020, the Congress on Thursday termed them as "anti-farmers" and alleged that the "brutal" bills
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IFFCO distributes over one lakh vegetable seed kits to women farmers on PM
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 17 (ANI): Fertiliser cooperative major IFFCO distributed more than one lakh vegetable seed packets to farmers and trained more than 40,000 women farmers in a nationwide campaign in association with Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) to commemorate
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Congress MP opposes bills related to agriculture marketing in LS, says no
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 17 (ANI): Congress MP Ravneet Singh Bittu on Thursday strongly attacked the government over two bills aimed at "agriculture marketing reforms", saying that it is seeking to take away the power of states and the legislations were not in the interest of farmers.
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Lok Sabha takes up two agriculture bills, Tomar says legislations will pro
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 17 (ANI): Lok Sabha on Thursday took up for discussion two bills for reforms in agriculture marketing with Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar stating the legislations were in the interest of farmers and provide them the freedom to sell their produce. Read More
Swedish clothing icon H&M joins global clamour to end human rights abu
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], September 17 (ANI): Days after the US imposed a ban on import of five specific manufacturers in Xinjiang, Swedish clothing icon H&M has decided not to buy raw materials from the region's farms and factories suspected of using "forced labour".
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Walmart announces two new grants to help India's smallholder farmers
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 17 (ANI): The Walmart Foundation on Thursday announced two new grants as part of a commitment made in September 2018 to invest 25 million dollars (about Rs 180 crore) over five years in improving farmer livelihoods in India.
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Agriculture bills anti-farmer, Congress to seek special session of Haryana
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Kurukshetra (Haryana) [India], September 16 (ANI): Former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Wednesday termed the three agriculture bills brought by the central government as "anti-farmer" and said that the Congress will demand a special session of the state assembly to discu
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Punjab not to file cases against farmers for violation of Sec 144, Amarind
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], September 16 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday announced the withdrawal of FIRs over violation of Section 144 filed against farmers in the state and said that no fresh cases would be registered against farmers for such violation.
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3 Bills on agriculture will increase price of farmers produce, investment
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 16 (ANI): BJP President JP Nadda on Wednesday said that the three Bills on agriculture before the Parliament will increase the price of farmers produce and investment in the agriculture sector.
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Will challenge Essential Commodities Act in court, says Punjab CM Amarinde
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], September 16 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has said that he will challenge the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act in court and termed the legislation as a conspiracy by the Centre to destroy Punjab and its farmers.
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Telangana minister launches farm cooperative society website
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], September 16 (ANI): Telangana IT and Industries Minister KT Rama Rao (KTR) on Tuesday launched the Primary Agricultural Co-Operative Society (PACS), Pothgal web portal.
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