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Dairy farming boosts sustainable livelihood in Meghalaya
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Shillong (Meghalaya) [India], Aug 4 (ANI): The Government of Meghalaya recently organized a livestock mission programme to boost up dairy farming and encourage farmers and unemployed youth for sustainable livelihood to the people of the state.
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SC adjourns farmers' suicide case for Sept 20
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 04 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned the case related to farmers' suicide for September 20.
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Congress-run 'State Bank of Tomato' now active in Lucknow
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Aug. 02 (ANI): With the crazy price hike for tomatoes in the country at the moment, which has resulted in several thefts, the Congress in Lucknow has come up with a novel idea to help locals and farmers protect their precious vegetable: A tomato bank!
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Agriculture Ministry delivers steps to reduce farmer debts
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 1 (ANI): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday listed out the measures taken by the Centre to alleviate the woes of debt ridden farmers.
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E-Rakam facilitates online agricultural business for farmers
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 1 (ANI): Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Ram Vilas Paswan and Minister of Steel, Government of India, Birender Singh on Tuesday launched the online portal e-Rakam in the national capital to facilitate farmers in their agricultural businesse
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Rahul hands over memorandum over farmers' land issue to NHAI
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh)[India], August 1 (ANI): Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday met National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) officer Rajiv Agrawal and handed over a memorandum over farmers' land issue in his constituency Amethi.
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Rahul in Lucknow to demand compensation for Amethi farmers
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Aug. 01(ANI): Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi is visiting National Highway Authority of India's (NHAI) regional office in Lucknow on Tuesday to demand compensation for farmers in his constituency Amethi's Jagdishpur in connection to the expansi
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Floods: PM Modi assures proactive insurance to farmers facing losses
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed grave concern over the flood situation affecting several parts of India, and assurance the crop insurance companies have been made proactive to ensure speedy settlement of the loss caused to the farmers.
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Farmers in Garo Hills switch to banana cultivation
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Shillong (Meghalaya),[India] July 28 (ANI): Meghalaya with its favorable climate for various crops cultivation switched from widespread jhum cultivation to banana cultivation.
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Farm loan waiver: Maharashtra to launch mobile app to help farmers
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July27 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday announced that the state government would soon launch a mobile app for farmers to apply online for the loan waiver and for this, the government has opened nearly 26,000 facilitation centers t
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Kashmiri farmers satisfied with bumper plum crop production
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Budgam (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 27 (ANI): Good spells of rain and moderate temperature have yielded a bumper plum crop for Kashmir Valley farmers as compared to last year.
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Bank of Baroda-Lawrencedale Agro Processing sign MoU to help double farmer
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 25 (ANI): Aiming to assist the government in doubling of farmer's income by 2022, Bank of Baroda on Tuesday entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Lawrencedale Agro Processing India Pvt. Limited.
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