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Haryana: Departments told to prepare action plan for next five years
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], Sept 18 (ANI): Haryana Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Minister Om Prakash Dhankar on Wednesday directed the concerned departments to prepare an action plan for the next five years and expedite their development works so that the people of the state get basic f
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Odisha: 3.41lakh Ineligible beneficiaries identified under KALIA Scheme
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Sep 18 (ANI): After the verification process which was undertaken by the state government to identify the Ineligible beneficiaries, under the Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation (KALIA) scheme, the Odisha government has found that 3.41 lakh
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Patel inspired decision on J-K; took multiple steps to double farmers' inc
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Kevadia (Gujarat) [India], Sept 17 (ANI): Highlighting the achievements of the first 100 days of his government on his 69th birthday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that Article 370 was abrogated to solve a decades-long problem and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was the inspiratio
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Took multiple steps in 100 days to double farmers' income by 2022: PM Modi
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Kevadia (Gujarat) [India], Sept 17 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said his government has taken several steps in the first 100 days of its second tenure to double the income of farmers' families.
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Hybrid seed varieties augment vegetable cultivation in J-K
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Sept 16 (ANI): Pleased with a surplus produce, farmers in the Valley are opting for hybrid seeds, which are a major contributor to their profits.
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Farmers stage protest against RCEP deal in Amritsar
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Sept 15 (ANI): Scores of farmers under the banner of Kisan Sangharsh Committee (KSC) on Sunday staged a protest at Amritsar-Delhi Highway against the Centre's decision to join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), a free trade agreement with 16 na
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MP: Shivraj Singh to donate one month's salary for Mandsaur flood victims
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Sept 15 (ANI): In wake of the floods in Mandsaur, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan would donate one month's salary to the flood-hit victims.
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Shivraj accuses MP govt of turning deaf ears to crop damage, farmer's prob
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Sept 13 (ANI): After MP Law Minister PC Sharma criticised him for entering a farm field wearing boots, former chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan lashed out at the state government asking it to take stock of farmers' problems instead of finding people's mist
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Support price based procurement of apple to benefit 3 million farmers: J-K
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Sept 12 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir administration on Thursday announced its first-ever support-price based procurement system for apple growers of Kashmir aimed at benefitting more than three million farmers.
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PM launches pension scheme for farmers, small traders
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], Sep 12 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana from poll-bound Jharkhand and said development was the priority and commitment of his government and the country was moving ahead at an unprecedented pace.
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'If you need to beat officials then do it, but cheating with farmers won't
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Balrampur (Chhattisgarh) [India], Sept 12 (ANI): Congress MLA Brihaspat Singh on Wednesday said cheating with farmers will not be tolerated even if we need to "beat officials with shoes."
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FSII urges adoption of hybrid rice to increase rice productivity
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] September 10 (ANI/NewsVoir): Federation of Seed Industry of India (FSII) and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) organized a seminar on 'Seed Technology Innovation for Sustainable Rice Production' in New Delhi today.
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