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Amount from milk collection increased from Rs 367 to Rs 702 crores in 5 ye
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 17 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday said that revenue from milk collection in the state has increased to Rs 702 crores in 2019-20 compared to Rs 367 crore in 2014-15.
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'Anti-farmers and brutal' bills will destroy farming community's livelihoo
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 17 (ANI): As the government moved two bills aimed at 'agriculture marketing reforms' in Lok Sabha, two days after passing the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill, 2020, the Congress on Thursday termed them as "anti-farmers" and alleged that the "brutal" bills
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IFFCO distributes over one lakh vegetable seed kits to women farmers on PM
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 17 (ANI): Fertiliser cooperative major IFFCO distributed more than one lakh vegetable seed packets to farmers and trained more than 40,000 women farmers in a nationwide campaign in association with Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) to commemorate
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Congress MP opposes bills related to agriculture marketing in LS, says no
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 17 (ANI): Congress MP Ravneet Singh Bittu on Thursday strongly attacked the government over two bills aimed at "agriculture marketing reforms", saying that it is seeking to take away the power of states and the legislations were not in the interest of farmers.
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Lok Sabha takes up two agriculture bills, Tomar says legislations will pro
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 17 (ANI): Lok Sabha on Thursday took up for discussion two bills for reforms in agriculture marketing with Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar stating the legislations were in the interest of farmers and provide them the freedom to sell their produce. Read More
Walmart announces two new grants to help India's smallholder farmers
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 17 (ANI): The Walmart Foundation on Thursday announced two new grants as part of a commitment made in September 2018 to invest 25 million dollars (about Rs 180 crore) over five years in improving farmer livelihoods in India.
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Punjab not to file cases against farmers for violation of Sec 144, Amarind
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], September 16 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday announced the withdrawal of FIRs over violation of Section 144 filed against farmers in the state and said that no fresh cases would be registered against farmers for such violation.
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3 Bills on agriculture will increase price of farmers produce, investment
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 16 (ANI): BJP President JP Nadda on Wednesday said that the three Bills on agriculture before the Parliament will increase the price of farmers produce and investment in the agriculture sector.
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Will challenge Essential Commodities Act in court, says Punjab CM Amarinde
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], September 16 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has said that he will challenge the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act in court and termed the legislation as a conspiracy by the Centre to destroy Punjab and its farmers.
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SAD opposes Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill 2020
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], September 15 (ANI): The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), a part of ruling National Democratic Alliance, has opposed the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill 2020, saying that as a party of the farmers, it cannot support anything "which goes against the interest of 'annadaata
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Farmers stage protest in Ambala to oppose agriculture ordinances passed by
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Ambala (Haryana) [India], September 15 (ANI): Farmers under the Bharatiya Kisan Union on Tuesday staged a sit-in protest at the District Commissioner's (DC) office in Ambala here against recent agriculture ordinances passed by Union Cabinet.
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SAD not consulted on farmers-related ordinances: Sukhbir Badal
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 15 (ANI): Lok Sabha MP Sukhbir Singh Badal on Tuesday said the Central government did not consult NDA-ally Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) before introducing farmers-related ordinances in Parliament.
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