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'Those doing 'Tapasya', don't get anything; only 2 people do': Rahul attac
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Addressing a public meeting in Ujjain, Rahul said, "India has always been a country of Tapaswi (ascetics). In Hinduism, Tapaswis are always worshipped. Be it barbers, gardeners, small traders, shopkeepers, labourers, or farmers -- all do Tapasya for their entire lives."
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MP: Police confiscate over 1,000 sacks of fertilisers in Berasia
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
The farmers were demanding fertilisers in the area as a result of which the trader was selling the fertilisers in black at higher prices. Taking cognizance of the matter, police conducted a raid at the godown and seized the fertilisers, SDM Aditya Jain said.
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Locally-grown school meals can be beneficial for children, farmers, climat
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
School closures during the COVID-19 pandemic brought a decade's growth in school feeding programmes to a dramatic halt, leaving about 370 million school children without access to their one reliable meal a day, according to UNICEF.
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Punjab Minister Dhaliwal emphasises on alternative methods for stubble man
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
The Agriculture Minister emphasized on the need for farmers to adopt alternative methods for stubble management and this is the need of the hour that farmers support the government in making the state pollution free.
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China announces to provide free fuel to farmers, fishermen in Sri Lanka
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
China has announced to provide 10.6 million litres of diesel free of cost to farmers and fishermen in Sri Lanka on Sunday. Over 1232,749 farmers will be provided with the fuel and over 3,796 fishing vessels below 40 feet in Sri Lanka.
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Jaipur: SKM stages march over demand for minimum support price
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Saturday staged a march from the Shaheed Smarak to the Civil Lines here, calling on the government to fufil their demands related to the minimum support price (MSP).
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Odisha: BJP protest enters 7th day over farmers' demands
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday protested against the Odisha government for the seventh consecutive day demanding the fulfilment of the farmer's demands.
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Rabi crop prospects good on excess rainfall post monsoon: Report
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Rabi crops are mostly sown during October and November and the produce is harvested from January to March depending on the maturity of the commodity.
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Tripura CM inaugurates Post Harvest Management and Rural Collection Center
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Thursday inaugurated the Post Harvest Management Center and Rural Collection Center in Golaghati and aimed at benefitting more than 500 farmers, especially weekly traders.
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Jaishankar points to 3Cs as challenges to food security: Covid, Conflict,
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
While addressing the High Commissioners/Ambassadors based in Delhi during the luncheon hosted jointly by the department of agriculture and farmers welfare and the ministry of external affairs as a pre-launch celebration of the International Year of Millets (IYOM), Jaishankar said, "I see
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Interest subvention on Kisan Credit Card loans for 2022-23, 2023-24 approv
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
The interest rate for short-term loans up to Rs 300,000 through Kisan Credit cards (KCC) for farmers will be seven per cent and interest subvention will be 1.5 per cent for the current financial year 2022-23 and the next 2023-24, RBI said in a statement on Wednesday.
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Regularly monitoring price of essential commodities, says Food Secretary
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
The market prices of wheat remained continuously higher than the MSP throughout the procurement period across the country and the the farmers could reap higher remuneration for their produce which is the main objective of the government's policy, Union Food Secretary said.
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