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COVID-19: Arrangements made for supply of seeds and fertilisers to farmers
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Kalaburagi (Karnataka) [India], June 3 (ANI): In a bid to provide relief to farmers amid the coronavirus pandemic, Kalaburagi Agriculture Department on Tuesday made additional arrangements for supplying of seeds and fertilisers to farmers in the district, through Raitha Samparka Kendra.
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Government failed to provide relief to farmers; says Yechury after Centre
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 2 (ANI): Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury lashed out at the Centre over what he claimed was only a slight increase in the minimum support price (MSP) for 14 Kharif crops, which would further harm the interests of the farmers.
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Shanti Foundation distributes thousands of ration bags to the needy amid C
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 1 (ANI/NewsVoir): "Each one of us can make a change. Together we can make a difference". Togetherness is the need of the hour! Reckoning the current situation caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the vulnerable community, small farmers and daily wage workers
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SAD demands cancellation of licences of 2 seed firms in intra-state seed s
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], June 1 (ANI): The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Sunday demanded the immediate cancellation of the licences of two seed companies -- Brar Seeds and Karnal Agri Seeds -- accused of engineering seed scam affecting the livelihood of farmers of Punjab and neighbouring
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Crops Procurement Centres to function till June 8: Telangana CM
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 30 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Saturday announced that Crops Procurement Centres would be functioning till June 8.
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Jagan Mohan Reddy launches Rythu Bharosa Kendras for farmers across Andhra
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 30 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Saturday launched Rythu Bharosa Kendras (RBKs) for supplying seeds, fertilizers, etc to agriculture, aquaculture, and horticulture farmers across the State.
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Dairy farmers incur losses during lockdown, spill milk on road in protest
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Asansol (West Bengal) [India], May 30 (ANI): Dairy farmers in Asansol's Barabani area staged a protest by spilling milk on the road as they are unable to supply milk and feed their animals amid the coronavirus lockdown.
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Empowering poor, farmers, women and youth remains our priority, says PM Mo
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 30 (ANI): As the NDA-led central government completes one year of its second term, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in an audio message said that empowering the poor, farmers, women and youth remains his government's priority.
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Harsimrat Kaur Badal seeks probe into intra-State seed scam
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 30 (ANI): Union Food Processing Industries Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal has urged Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Narendra Singh to depute a central team to Punjab to conduct an impartial probe into the intra-State seed scam.
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CM flags off cargo flight carrying vegetables to Dubai
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], May 29 (ANI): Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has flagged off the cargo flight carrying pumpkins produced by state's farmers to Dubai at the Cargo Terminal of Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi Airport (LGBI).
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Locals in Kanpur's rural areas beat utensils to prevent locust attack
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 29 (ANI): Locals in rural areas of Kanpur are beating utensils and drums in their agricultural fields as a precautionary measure to ward off locusts.
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Palghar collector warns farmers of locusts damaging crops, suggests sprayi
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Palghar (Maharashtra) [India], May 29 (ANI): Palghar district collector Kailash Shinde on Friday warned farmers in the region about locusts posing a threat to their crops and suggested various measures, including spraying pesticides in the farms, to prevent such damage.
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