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Rahul Gandhi blames BJP for farmers' condition in UP
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Amethi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 15 (ANI): Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Monday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his ministers are to be blamed for the agrarian crisis in the state.
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Trading in agri-commodity options to help double farmers' income: Jaitley
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 14 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday said the launch of trading in agri-commodity options will largely benefit the farming community, thereby moving forward on the path to realise the Centre's vision of doubling their income.
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Farmers to get new passbooks in March: Telangana CM
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Jan 14 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has announced that the new passbooks would be distributed among the farmers on March 11.
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Palaniswami urges K'taka CM to release Cauvery water for TN
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Jan 13 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister E. Palaniswami on Saturday requested his Karnataka counterpart Siddaramaiah to release water from River Cauvery to save the standing crops of farmers in the former's state.
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64 crore given to farmers: MP CM
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Jan 12 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday said that an amount of Rs. 64 crore was transferred in the accounts of the farmers in Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara district under the Bhavantar Bhugtan Yojana scheme.
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IFFCO begins free delivery of agri products
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 10 (ANI): The world's largest fertiliser cooperative, IFFCO, on Wednesday announced the beginning of free door-to-door delivery services of its agricultural inputs across India through their digital platform - Indian Cooperative Digital Platform (ICDP).
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Raising farmers income key to better agri-production
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 10 (ANI): NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar on Wednesday said the government will now focus on raising the incomes of farmers.
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Govt confident of higher GVA for agri sector in 2017-18
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 7 (ANI): Following the release of the advance estimate of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and Gross Value Added (GVA) for the country's economy in 2017-18, the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare (MoAFW) on Sunday said that the agriculture sector is expected to r
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Shivraj Singh Chouhan bats for Bhavantar Bhugtan Yojana
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Tikamgarh (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Jan 6 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday said the Bhavantar Bhugtan Yojana would save the state farmers.
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UP farmers dump potatoes in price protest
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 6 (ANI): After their plea to get a fair price for potatoes went unheard by the Uttar Pradesh government, the farmers on Saturday dumped their produce outside the state assembly building in protest.
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Shelving Dadupur-Nalvi canal project would affect farmers: Congress
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 5 (ANI): Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala on Friday submitted a memorandum to President Ram Nath Kovind in which he said the shelving of the Dadupur-Nalvi canal project would adversely affect the farmers.
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Police baton-charge protesting PTI workers in Karachi
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], Jan. 04 (ANI): Activists of Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) were baton-charged in Karachi on Wednesday, when the party workers were protesting in favour of sugarcane farmers.
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