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Rajasthan: Half-buried farmers continue protest on Diwali
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Oct 20 (ANI): Farmers in Jaipur's Neendar village, who have been protesting government's acquisition of their lands by burying themselves partially in pits, continued with their protest on the occasion of Diwali.
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Maharashtra govt releases Rs 4,000 crore under farm loan waiver scheme
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Oct 19 (ANI): The Maharashtra government on Thursday released Rs 4,000 crores under the first phase of the farm loan waiver scheme. It is expected to benefit more than eight lakh farmers of the state.
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Hatsun Agro Product invests Rs. 60 cr to support farmers in Tamil Nadu, Te
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 17 (ANI): Hatsun Agro Product Ltd. (HAP), a leading dairy company with well-known brands such as 'Arun', 'IBACO' and 'Hatsun' has invested Rs. 60 crore to expand its cattle feed production plant in Tamil Nadu. The plant will support the growing requirements of the
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Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj scheme's benefit to be deposited in farmers' a
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Oct 16 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday announced that the amount of loan waiver, under Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Shetkari Sanman Yojana, will be deposited directly in farmer's bank account.
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Bhavantar Bhugtan Yojana most `profound decision` of my life: Shivraj Sing
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Sagar (Madhya Pradesh) [India], October 16 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday inaugurated the ambitious 'Bhavantar Bhugtan Yojna' in the presence of the farmers at the Krishi Upaj Mandi in Khurai, Sagar.
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UP Govt. to set up new sugar mills, modernise older ones: Adityanath
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)[India], Oct 16 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said that new sugar mills will soon be set up and the present ones will be revamped and modernised to help the sugarcane farmers in the state.
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Yavatmal farmer death: Two more farmers die, death toll rises to 36
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Yavatmal (Maharashtra) [India], October 14 (ANI): A total of 36 farmers have died after two farmers lost their lives due to the infection caused by spraying of pesticide in Maharashtra's Yavatmal District.
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Yavatmal farmer deaths: Maharashtra Govt. suspends DOA
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Yavatmal (Maharashtra) [India], October 13 (ANI): The Maharashtra Government has suspended the District Agriculture Development Officer (DOA) Dattatreya Kalsai, in connection with deaths of farmers due to infection caused by spraying of pesticide in Yavatmal.
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MP CM assures help to drought affected farmers
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 13 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has assured assistance to the drought affected farmers of the state and also announced a compensation for the loss of their crops.
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Punjab farmers burn stubble to protest prohibition orders
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Sheikhupura (Punjab) [India], October 12 (ANI): Following the lead of farmers in Sangrur, farmers in Sheikhupura village of Gurdaspur district also burnt crop residue on Thursday to protest government's prohibitory orders on stubble burning.
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This gene helps hybrid breeding in wheat
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 12 (ANI): Attention farmers! Australian researchers have identified a naturally occurring wheat gene that, when turned off, eliminates self-pollination, but still allows cross-pollination - opening a way for breeding high-yielding hybrid wheat.
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Farmers resort to stubble burning in protest against prohibition orders
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Sangrur (Punjab) [India], Oct 12 (ANI): Farmers in Sangrur's Daska village of Punjab on Thursday burnt stubble in a show of protest against Government's order of banning the practice.
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