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Madhya Pradesh govt to transfer Rs 46,00 cr in 20 lakh farmers' accounts
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Shivpuri (Madhya Pradesh) [India], September 11 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday said that Rs 46,00 cr will be transferred into the accounts of 20 lakh farmers under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY).
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South India's first 'Kisan Rail' carrying vegetables and fruits reaches De
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 11 (ANI): With an aim to help farmers to sell their produce, South India's first 'Kisan Rail', carrying 332 tonnes of vegetables and fruits from Andhra Pradesh's Anantapur reached Adarsh Nagar railway station on Friday.
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Odisha CM announces special package of Rs 300 crores for flood-affected fa
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], September 11 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday announced a special package of Rs 300 crores for livelihood support for the flood-affected farmers.
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Telangana: Congress leaders stage protest in Keesara Mandal for re-allotme
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Medchal-Malkajgiri (Telangana) [India], September 10 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Hanumanth Rao on Thursday staged a protest at Mandal Revenue Office (MRO) in Medchal-Malkajgiri district's Keesara, demanding action against illegal land grabbing that he says is taking place in the state of T
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Farmers block NH 44 near Kurukshetra, protest against agriculture ordinanc
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kurukshetra (Haryana) [India], September 10 (ANI): Farmers block National Highway 44 near Kurukshetra to lodge a protest against the three recent agriculture ordinances passed by the Union Cabinet.
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India's largest Piggery Mission launched in Meghalaya
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Shillong (Meghalaya) [India], September 10 (ANI): India's largest piggery mission worth Rs 209 crores, was launched in Meghalaya by the Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, Kailash Choudhary on Thursday.
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e-Gopala app will free farmers from middlemen: PM Modi
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 10 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, at the launch of the e-Gopala app for livestock owners in Bihar, said that the app will give farmers the freedom from middlemen and provide all information related to productivity, health and diet for the cat
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Excess rainfall in south Gujarat damages paddy crop, farmers incur huge lo
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Surat (Gujarat) [India], September 9 (ANI): The framers of south Gujarat are facing huge losses as excess rainfall in the region this year led to accumulation of floodwaters in the fields in several districts, which in turn is damaging the paddy crop.
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Panchayats in J-K's Pulwama make motorized threshers available to farmers
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Pulwama (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], September 8 (ANI): The agriculture department here has started distributing motorized modern paddy thresher machines on panchayat and block level in Pulwama so that farmers of this district can use these machines during paddy and harvesting season.
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Amritsar: Farmers protest against Central ordinances
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], September 8 (ANI): Farmers in Amritsar held a protest against three ordinances of the Central government on Monday.
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7 percent excess rainfall in country so far during monsoon
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 7 (ANI): The Ministry of Earth Sciences said on Monday that the country has so far received 7 per cent excess rainfall and the spread of southwest monsoon this year will help farmers.
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Rs 4,688 crore to be given to MP farmers for damage due to floods
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], September 6 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Agricultural Minister Kamal Patel on Sunday said that Rs 4,688 crore would be given to 20 lakh farmers who had been affected by floods caused by heavy monsoon rains on September 16 under the Prime Minister's Crop Insurance Sc
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