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Odisha MP writes to Centre, seeks procurement of par-boiled rice
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): With a view to safeguarding the interests of Odisha farmers, Biju Janta Dal (BJD) Member of Parliament Amar Patnaik on Saturday wrote to Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Piyush Goyal and urged him to intervene in the issue of
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ARDEA Foundation to organise "11 Days for Earth's Healing" Movement on May
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI/PNN): ARDEA Foundation is all set to organise their mega ecological movement, "11 Days for Earth's healing," for a second time in a row, starting May 1, 2022.
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Farm loan waivers no panacea for farmers' distress: Report
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): A report has stated that while farm loan waivers reduce the quality of expenditure by implementing states, it also negatively affects institutional incentives to disburse agricultural credit.
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K'taka CM recalls state's tradition of all-party unity over issues of farm
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Bagalkot (Karnataka) [India], April 22 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday said that the state has the tradition of working "unitedly" over the issues of farmers, land and water cutting across the party barriers.
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Mega buyer-seller meet held in J-K under 'One District One Product' initia
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 21 (ANI): With the vision to promote sustainable trade and create market linkages, a mega buyer-seller meet was organised on Thursday in Jammu and Kashmir under 'One District One Product' initiative of the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPII
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Ergos aims to clock Rs 1,800-2,000 crore revenue by next year on its tech
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 21 (ANI/NewsVoir): Bangalore-based leading digital aggregator in Agritech space, Ergos The Grain Bank, aims to further expand the footprint to 650 locations with revenue growth of upto Rs 1,800-2,000 crores by 2023-24.
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India's wheat stock significantly higher than strategic requirements, expo
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 21 (ANI): India's stock of wheat is significantly higher than the strategic and operational requirements, and the prices in the country remain stable despite the global surge caused by the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, government sources said.
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India's non-basmati rice exports more than double in 8 years
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI): India's non-basmati rice exports surged to $6.11 billion in 2021-22, which is 109 per cent higher when compared with $2.92 billion recorded in 2013-14, the government data showed on Wednesday.
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PM Modi to visit Banas Dairy; lauds it for empowering farmers, women
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced that he would be visiting Banas Dairy situated in Gujarat and expressed his pride in the dairy stating it is a hub for empowering local communities, especially farmers and women.
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After SC cancels Ashish Mishra's bail, BKU's Rakesh Tikait hopes farmers w
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Muzaffarnagar/Lakhimpur Kheri (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 18 (ANI): Hailing the Supreme Court's ruling to cancel the bail granted to Ashish Mishra, an accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Monday said that he has faith in the jud
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SC cancels Ashish Mishra's bail in Lakhimpur Kheri case, directs him to su
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 18 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday cancelled the bail granted to the son of Union Minister Ajay Mishra Teni, Ashish Mishra, an accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case and directed him to surrender within a week.
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Punjab: Sangrur SSP to contribute part of his salary to education of farme
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Sangrur (Punjab) [India], April 18 (ANI): A Punjab police official from the Sangrur district has decided to contribute a part of his salary to the education of the daughters of farmers who die by suicide due to financial constraints.
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