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Delhi's air quality dips as Punjab farmers continue stubble burning
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], October 14 (ANI): Despite increasing concerns regarding air pollution in the national capital, farmers in Amritsar's Wadala Johal village on Wednesday continued to burn stubble in their fields.
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Farmers' leaders walk out of meeting with agriculture secretary, tear copi
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 14 (ANI): A meeting between the leaders of 29 farmers' unions and Agriculture Secretary Sanjay Agarwal to discuss the recently enacted farm laws on Wednesday turned out to be fruitless.
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Indore BJP launches #MainBhiShivraj campaign against Cong leader Dinesh Gu
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], October 14 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers on Tuesday launched the #MainBhiShivraj (I am Shivraj too) campaign in protest against Congress leader Dinesh Gurjar who had alleged that BJP leader Shivraj Singh Chouhan comes from a "poverty-stricken fa
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Time for employees of Agriculture Department to become farmer-friendly, wo
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], October 14 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao said that the time had come for the employees of Agriculture Department to become farmer-friendly and work with more dedication, commitment and coordination as the State government is working for t
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Union Ministers reach out to Punjab farmers over new farm laws
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 13 (ANI): As part of efforts to reach out to farmers in Punjab to explain benefits of agriculture laws and counter opposition criticism, union ministers are holding press conferences and interactions covering various districts of Punjab that will continue over t
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Despite low rain, valley reaps 'record-breaking' paddy crop
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], October 13 (ANI): Despite low rainfall in the region, farmers in Jammu and Kashmir are expecting a "record-breaking" harvest of 10 lakh metric tonnes of paddy this season.
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Priyanka Gandhi Vadra urges UP govt to ensure proper prices for farmers' p
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 13 (ANI): Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday requested the Uttar Pradesh government to ensure proper procurement prices for the paddy crop of farmers in the state otherwise her party will launch an agitation.
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Country worried about income of farmers, trying to increase it continuousl
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 13 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that for the first time the country has worried about the income of the farmer and is continuously trying to increase their income.
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Walmart and Flipkart Group make additional investment in Ninjacart
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 13 (ANI): Walmart and the Flipkart Group have announced a fresh round of investment in Ninjacart, the startup disrupting India's fresh produce market with its business-to-business (B2B) supply chain infrastructure and technology solutions.
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Haryana government mulling emergency fund for farmers
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], October 12 (ANI): Haryana Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Minister JP Dalal on Monday said that state government is considering a proposal to create an emergency fund to provide immediate financial assistance to farmers during an emergency.
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Amritsar MP urges PM Modi to resume trade with Pakistan
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], October 12 (ANI): Amritsar MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla on Monday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him to consider the opening of diplomatic channels for the resumption of trade with Pakistan and allow agricultural products from East Punjab to ge
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Govt procured nearly 43 lakh tonne Kharif paddy from 3.57 lakh farmers at
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 12 (ANI): As the Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2020-21 begins, as much as 42.55 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) of paddy has been purchased from 3.57 lakh farmers at a minimum support price valued at Rs 8032.62 crore, a statement from the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Foo
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