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Locust control operations carried out in more than 2.75 lakh hectares area
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): Locust control operations were carried out in more than 2.75 lakh hectares area in the states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhatisgarh, Haryana and Bihar from April 11 till July 6, 2020, according to the Union Min
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Farmers now assured of barrier-free trading, remunerative prices for agric
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Narendra Singh Tomar has said that the Government is taking all possible measures to ensure that farmers get remunerative prices for their produce.
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Harsh Vardhan, Narendra Singh Tomar release Guidelines for evaluation of N
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New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Tuesday released 'Guidelines for Evaluation of Nano Based Agri-Input and Food Products in India' along with Agriculture and Farmer Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar.
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Rajasthan: Locusts destroy crops in Dholpur
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Dholpur (Rajasthan) [India], July 7 (ANI): Locust swarms on Monday attacked Sarmathura area of Dholpur district in Rajasthan, creating panic among farmers.
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Shivraj Chouhan meets Narendra Tomar, requests GI tag for Basmati rice
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New Delhi [India], July 6 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday met Union Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar in the national capital and requested for Geographical Indication (GI) tag for Basmati rice produced in Madhya Pradesh.
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PM Modi reviews progress of agriculture research, calls for leveraging IT,
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New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): The Prime Minister on Saturday reviewed the progress of agriculture research, extension and education in the country through videoconference and said that start-ups and agri-entrepreneurs need to be promoted to ensure innovation and use of technology in agri
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TDP leader Kala Venkata Rao holds protest against trifurcation of Andhra's
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Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 4 (ANI): Telugu Desam Party (TDP) Andhra Pradesh unit president Kimidi Kala Venkata Rao held a protest on Saturday in the Rajam town against the decentralization of the state capital.
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State govt 'behaving very badly' with farmers protesting against trifurcat
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Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 4 (ANI): Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday said that the state government is ''behaving very badly'' with the farmers who are holding protests against the decentralization of the state capital.
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Andhra NRIs hold protests in solidarity with Amaravati movement in over 30
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California [US], July 4 (ANI): As the struggle for "Amaravati as sole capital for Andhra Pradesh" enters the 200th day, the non-resident Telugu people across the globe are expressing their solidarity with Amaravati farmers.
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Odisha Chief Secy directs to extend credit facility to landless farmers th
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Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], July 3 (ANI): In another innovative support to the farming community of Odisha during the post-lockdown period, the Naveen Patnaik-led government has initiated steps for extending agricultural credit facility to the landless cultivators in the state.
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Telugu NRIs planning protests in 300 cities to support agitating farmers a
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Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 2 (ANI): Thousands of non-resident Telugus in the US and other countries are planning demonstrations on July 3 to express their solidarity with the farmers of Amaravati, as their agitation against the YSRCP government's decision for trifurcation of th
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Two farmers held for killing female elephant in Tamil Nadu
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Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 2 (ANI): Two farmers have been arrested for allegedly killing a wild female elephant in Thekkampatti village, Mettupalayam, the Forest Department said on Thursday.
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