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Permanent free power to farmers is wish of Chief Minister: Andhra Civil Su
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], September 4 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Civil Supplies Minister Kodali Sri Venkateswara Rao (Kodali Nani) on Friday said that permanent free power to farmers is the wish of Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy.
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Flooding damages crops in Nagpur, impact farmers
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], September 4 (ANI): Farmers in areas of Nagpur district have been adversely affected due to recent floods.
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Tripura CM praises farmer who cultivates watermelon in offseason
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Mitai (Tripura) [India], September 4 (ANI): Bhabendra Debnath, a local farmer in the Mitai village of West Tripura cultivated watermelon in offseason, earning praise from Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb who visited all the way from Agartala to this place to meet this farmer.
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RBI issues revised PSL guidelines to increase credit penetration
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Sep 4 (ANI): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday issued revised guidelines for priority sector lending to enable better credit penetration to credit deficient areas and increase lending to small and marginal farmers besides weaker sections.
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Udhampur farmers switch to aloe vera to thwart monkeys, Centre sets up pro
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], September 4 (ANI): Several farmers in Hartyaran Panchayat of Udhampur district are now growing aloe vera instead of traditional crops to save their farms from the ravages of monkeys.
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Demonetisation was an attack on India's informal sector: Rahul Gandhi
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 3 (ANI): Hitting out at the Central government, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said that demonetisation was an attack on India's informal sector which mainly included poor labourers, farmers and small shopkeepers.
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Congress targets centre over suicides by farmers, labourers
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 2 (ANI): The Congress on Wednesday attacked the central government over the suicides of farmers and labourers, citing data issued recently by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).
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Bhumi Pednekar develops sustainable home garden, feels 'sustainable farmin
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 2 (ANI): 'Climate Warrior' Bhumi Pednekar who is known for environment protection initiatives has developed a sustainable garden with her mother at her home and she feels that sustainable farming should be taught to children in schools as a subject.
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Syngenta led initiative to help farmers sell their produce generates Rs 4.
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] September 2 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Syngenta India, a leading agriculture company, launched a series of national-level CSR interventions and support programs in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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2,57,904 farmers to benefit from new cold chain projects: Harsimrat Kaur B
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 1 (ANI): New integrated cold chain projects are likely to generate direct and indirect employment for 16,200 people and are likely to benefit 2,57,904 farmers, said Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Union Minister of Food Processing Industries on Tuesday.
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PM Modi lauds India's farmers for higher crop production amid COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 30 (ANI): The farmers of India have proved their mettle even during the COVID-19 pandemic and the sowing of Kharif crops has been seven per cent higher than the last year while cotton has been sown about three per cent higher, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Su
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Ruined cotton crop devastated farmers in Haryana, govt must compensate the
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], Aug 29 (ANI): Former chief minister of Haryana and Leader of Opposition in the state, Bhupinder Singh Hooda has said that ruined cotton crops have devastated farmers in the state and that the government must compensate them.
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