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Shivraj Chouhan meets Narendra Tomar, requests GI tag for Basmati rice
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 6 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday met Union Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar in the national capital and requested for Geographical Indication (GI) tag for Basmati rice produced in Madhya Pradesh.
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PM Modi reviews progress of agriculture research, calls for leveraging IT,
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): The Prime Minister on Saturday reviewed the progress of agriculture research, extension and education in the country through videoconference and said that start-ups and agri-entrepreneurs need to be promoted to ensure innovation and use of technology in agri
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State govt 'behaving very badly' with farmers protesting against trifurcat
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 4 (ANI): Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday said that the state government is ''behaving very badly'' with the farmers who are holding protests against the decentralization of the state capital.
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Andhra NRIs hold protests in solidarity with Amaravati movement in over 30
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California [US], July 4 (ANI): As the struggle for "Amaravati as sole capital for Andhra Pradesh" enters the 200th day, the non-resident Telugu people across the globe are expressing their solidarity with Amaravati farmers.
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Odisha Chief Secy directs to extend credit facility to landless farmers th
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Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], July 3 (ANI): In another innovative support to the farming community of Odisha during the post-lockdown period, the Naveen Patnaik-led government has initiated steps for extending agricultural credit facility to the landless cultivators in the state.
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Telugu NRIs planning protests in 300 cities to support agitating farmers a
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 2 (ANI): Thousands of non-resident Telugus in the US and other countries are planning demonstrations on July 3 to express their solidarity with the farmers of Amaravati, as their agitation against the YSRCP government's decision for trifurcation of th
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Two farmers held for killing female elephant in Tamil Nadu
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 2 (ANI): Two farmers have been arrested for allegedly killing a wild female elephant in Thekkampatti village, Mettupalayam, the Forest Department said on Thursday.
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Shortage of labourers hit paddy farming in Amritsar
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Amritsar (Punjab) [India], July 2 (ANI): Farmers in Amritsar are facing problems in paddy plantation due to shortage of labour, following mass exodus of migrant labourers across the country due to COVID-19 pandemic.
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Paddy fields in Kerala's Kottayam flooded following heavy rainfall
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Kottayam (Kerala) [India], July 2 (ANI): Paddy fields were flooded in Kottayam after widespread rains lashed the region on Thursday, causing huge losses to farmers.
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Andhra: Cotton farmers protest at Nandigama market yard
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Krishna (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 1 (ANI): Cotton farmers held protest at Nandigama market yard on Wednesday alleging that the market yard officials have stopped procuring cotton.
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PM Modi thanks farmers, taxpayers for enabling govt to help poor during lo
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 30 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday gave credit to the farmers and taxpayers for enabling the Centre to provide free foodgrains during the COVID-19 phase to the poor and needy in the country.
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Narendra Singh Tomar flags-off helicopter for locust control operations
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Gautam Buddh Nagar (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 30 (ANI): Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar here on Tuesday flagged off a helicopter for locust control operations in Barmer, Rajasthan.
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