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MP: Shivraj Singh to donate one month's salary for Mandsaur flood victims
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Sept 15 (ANI): In wake of the floods in Mandsaur, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan would donate one month's salary to the flood-hit victims.
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Shivraj accuses MP govt of turning deaf ears to crop damage, farmer's prob
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Sept 13 (ANI): After MP Law Minister PC Sharma criticised him for entering a farm field wearing boots, former chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan lashed out at the state government asking it to take stock of farmers' problems instead of finding people's mist
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Support price based procurement of apple to benefit 3 million farmers: J-K
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Sept 12 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir administration on Thursday announced its first-ever support-price based procurement system for apple growers of Kashmir aimed at benefitting more than three million farmers.
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PM launches pension scheme for farmers, small traders
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], Sep 12 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana from poll-bound Jharkhand and said development was the priority and commitment of his government and the country was moving ahead at an unprecedented pace.
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'If you need to beat officials then do it, but cheating with farmers won't
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Balrampur (Chhattisgarh) [India], Sept 12 (ANI): Congress MLA Brihaspat Singh on Wednesday said cheating with farmers will not be tolerated even if we need to "beat officials with shoes."
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UP sets target to double agricultural exports by 2024
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Sept 11 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh government has set a target to double agricultural exports by 2024.
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FSII urges adoption of hybrid rice to increase rice productivity
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] September 10 (ANI/NewsVoir): Federation of Seed Industry of India (FSII) and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) organized a seminar on 'Seed Technology Innovation for Sustainable Rice Production' in New Delhi today.
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12 lakh MTs Apple will be procured from farmers: DIPR, J-K
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Sept 10 (ANI): The Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR), Jammu and Kashmir, on Monday said that 12 Lakh Metric Tons (MTs) of apple will be procured through special market intervention price scheme from the farmers.
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Maharashtra govt expands ambit of farm loan waiver scheme
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Sept 9 (ANI): With Assembly elections round the corner, Maharashtra government on Monday expanded the ambit of its farm loan waiver scheme to cover more farmers who have taken loans for various agricultural activities.
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PM Modi to launch Kisan Man Dhan Yojana in Ranchi on Sept 12
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 9 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch Kisan Man Dhan Yojana (KMDY) scheme and 400 Ekalvya Model Residential Schools during his visit to Jharkhand on September 12.
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Telangana CM presents Rs 1.46 lakh crore budget for FY 20
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Sept 9 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao on Monday presented the annual budget for 2019-20 in the Legislative Assembly with an outlay of Rs 1.46 lakh crore.
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Democracy increases growth, India needs well-conceived strategy to be 5 tr
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Sept 7 (ANI): Expressing concern over sluggish pace of growth in economy, increasing unemployment, poor investment, distressed farmers and crisis in banking sector, former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Saturday stressed the need for adopting 'a well-conce
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