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Additional 2 lakh tonne onion procurement from farmers starts in Maharasht
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The procurement of additional 2 lakh tonne onion, which the central government recently decided to rein in prices, has started on Tuesday in key growing belts in Maharashtra, Union food minister Piyush Goyal said.
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Farmer dies after being crushed by tractor-trailer at Punjab's Sangrur
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
A farmer died after he was overrun by a tractor-trolly during the protest in Punjab's Sangrur on Monday, police said.
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Maharashtra: Onion farmers stage ‘rasta roko’ agitation in Nashik over 40
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Under the aegis of the farmers union Shetkari Saghtana, Onion farmers staged a ‘rasta roko’ agitation in Maharashtra’s Nashik district on Monday against the Central government’s decision to impose a 40 per cent export duty on the kitchen staple.
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Second Edition of Cisco and Social Alpha-led Krishi Mangal Program to supp
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 21: After the success of the first edition of Krishi Mangal, a scale-up accelerator program launched in 2021, to propel agritech start-ups supporting smallholder farmers, global tech leader Cisco and Social Alpha, an innovation curation and venture development platf
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Meghalaya farmers should get access to overseas market: CM Conrad Sangma a
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
On the occasion of Meghalaya pineapple festival Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Thursday said that farmers of the state should get access to the overseas market so that they could sell more.
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Uttar Pradesh govt encourages people to use millets
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
With the objective of encouraging millet consumption and boosting farmers' income, the Yogi government has decided to incorporate millets in the form of 'Bajra khichdi' into the mid-day meals provided to children.
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Paddy planting leads overall 2023 kharif crops sowing in India
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Farmers in India have sown kharif crops across 1022.51 lakh hectares so far this year, as against 1021.48 lakh hectares in the same period of last year, according to the latest data from the Agriculture Ministry.
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“Why is it necessary for us to satisfy dictates of Cauvery board?”: HDK qu
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Amid the furore around the sharing of Cauvery water, Janata Dal (Secular) leader HD Kumaraswamy on Friday asked the Congress-led government in Karnataka to clear its stand vis-a-vis the release of the river water to neighbouring Tamil Nadu at a time when farmers in the state were grapplin
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Assam CM Sarma calls for 'live-link' between researchers and farmers
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday that a 'live link' between agricultural researchers and farmers has to be established so that the latter are able to enjoy the benefits of the research.
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We are confident to return to power again and KCR will become CM: KTR
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Working President Kalvakuntla Taraka Rama Rao (KTR) on Thursday praised Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao's leadership in transforming Telangana into a land of abundant opportunities.
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Embracing Authenticity: A Blossoming Movement to Uphold Farmers' Livelihoo
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 17: Nestled within the heartland of India, where vast landscapes sprawl in breathtaking beauty, resides a resilient community of farmers. These stewards of the land are not just cultivators; they are artisans of nature, nurturing delicate flowers that burgeon into s
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Bayer, GenZero and Shell collaborate to reduce methane emissions in rice c
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 16: Bayer, a global enterprise with core competencies in the life science fields of agriculture and healthcare, in collaboration with GenZero, a Temasek-owned investment platform company dedicated to accelerating decarbonization globally, Shell Energy Ind
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