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Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana boosts food processing, storage infra
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
This flagship scheme aims to enhance the food processing sector, provide better returns to farmers, reduce agricultural wastage, and generate employment opportunities, especially in rural areas.
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J-K Sericulture Development Department organises Mela to handhold farmers
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The Jammu and Kashmir Sericulture Development Department has organised 'Resham Kisan Mela' in Udhampur to promote value addition and diversification in the sericulture sector among cocoon farmers.
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Pakistan: Balochistan farmers reject 35 pc tax on agricultural production,
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
GKI President Agha Lal Jan Ahmadzai called for providing compensation to farmers impacted by the construction of the Quetta-Karachi Highway in Khuzdar, Kalat, Mangochar, Mastung, Surrab and other regions.
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Author Kota Neelima's book on farmer suicides showcased at World Book Fair
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Published by Oxford University Press, the book 'Widows of Vidharbha' said Kota Neelima In a post on X, the author said it took her several years to write the book whose draft was reviewed by the widows themselves and the stories are truth of "how widows survive amidst the intense rural distr
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MP CM Mohan Yadav holds meeting with senior officials regarding the Tapi-K
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
CM Yadav told ANI, "Madhya Pradesh is continuously working in all the sectors in its development journey. I am happy that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, we are continuously maintaining good relations with the states around the rivers of our state so that the farmers of
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Balochistan's new agricultural income tax bill sparks opposition from farm
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The Balochistan Assembly has recently passed the "Balochistan Tax on Land and Agricultural Income Bill," which imposes an income tax of up to 45 per cent on agricultural earnings. This new tax has sparked strong opposition from farmers' organisations, with many calling it an anti-farmer poli
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Gujarat CM to host 'Millet Mahotsav - Prakrutik Farmers Market 2025' on Fe
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has consistently advocated for the nutritional and agricultural benefits of coarse grains, commonly known as millet, emphasising their role in a healthy diet and sustainable farming. His efforts to promote millet cultivation and consumption led to the United Nati
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He speaks as if we became a republic only after 2014: Shiv Sena (UBT) crit
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
"Saying things about Opposition, holding the Opposition responsible for everything, not speaking about his own responsibilities...Unemployment has broken records, inflation has gone up, you rendered the youth unemployed, did not double farmers' income - but there was no mention of any of thi
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Rabi crops sowing area surpasses previous season; up 1.5%
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
India's Rabi crop sowing has been robust this season, with farmers planting crops across 661.03 lakh hectares so far compared to 651.42 lakh hectares same period last year, marking a 1.5 per cent year-on-year increase.
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Makhana cultivation expanded from 13,000 hectares to 35,000: MoS agricultu
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Makhana cultivation has expanded from approximately 13,000 hectares to 35,000 hectares across multiple states, Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Bhagirath Choudhary, said in a written reply in Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
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2,661 climate-resilient crops developed by govt during 2014-2024: MoS Bhag
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
ICAR Institutes, State and Central agricultural universities have developed 2,900 varieties of different crops during 2014-2024, out of which 2,661 varieties are climate resilient, Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Bhagirath Choudhary, said in a written reply in Lok Sabh
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"Maa Narmada is lifeline for us": MP CM Yadav on Narmada Jayanti
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The river originates from Amarkantak and flows through several districts, providing drinking water and irrigation facilities to farmers of Madhya Pradesh.
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