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Over 50 lakh farmers given Rs 10 k each under KALIA scheme: Odisha govt
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], July 27 (ANI): Odisha Agriculture Minister Arun Kumar Sahu on Saturday claimed that more than 50 lakh farmers were given Rs 10,000 each in two instalments under the Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation (KALIA) scheme in the state.
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Rajasthan govt waives off short-term agricultural farm loans of over Rs 7,
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], July 26 (ANI): Cooperative Minister Udayalal Awjana on Friday said that the Rajasthan government has waived short term loans of Rs 7,179 crores of state farmers.
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No proposal to merge Union Agriculture, Rural Development and Panchayat Ra
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): There is no proposal currently to merge the ministries of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, and Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, the government informed the Rajya Sabha on Friday.
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BJP presents 50 days report card of Modi govt 2.0
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 26 (ANI): Hailing Modi government's performance in the last 50 days, BJP working president J P Nadda on Friday said the Centre is committed to bettering the lives of people with schemes including construction of 1.95 crore houses with toilet, provide piped drinking wa
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Average monthly income per agricultural household is less than Rs 6,500, s
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): The average monthly income per agricultural household from all sources is less than Rs. 6,500, said Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar on Friday.
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There has been reduction in incidents of paddy residue burning by farmers,
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): The government on Friday said that smoke from the burning of paddy crops by farmers in Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh contributes to environmental pollution during the winter season, however, there has been a reduction in the incidents of paddy residue bu
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AI can be used in multiple domains of agriculture: Tomar in LS
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be used in multiple domains of agriculture such as weather, crop and price forecasting and yield estimation, Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar said on Friday.
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Low rainfall, water scarcity damaging paddy crop in East Vidarbha
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], July 25 (ANI): Less rainfall in East Vidarbha region has made it difficult for paddy farmers as they do not have much water to irrigate their crops.
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CCEA takes 5 major decisions, approves FRP of sugarcane at Rs 275 per quin
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): In a fillip to India's sugarcane farming sector the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved fair and remunerative price (FRP) of sugarcane at Rs 275 per quintal and the government has decided to create a buffer stock of
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Jharkhand: Govt not sensitive towards farmers plight, says state Cong pres
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India] July 22 (ANI): Sukhdeo Bhagat, President of Jharkhand Congress on Monday said that the Raghubar Das led government is not sensitive towards the situation of farmers in the state. The statement comes as the Jharkhand assembly starts with its monsoon session today.
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Resolution for setting up National Farmers' Commission gets support in RS
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): A private member resolution seeking to set up a National Farmers' Commission with Constitutional status and to deal with farmers' issues received support from members across political lines in Rajya Sabha on Friday.
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AP Cabinet approves pro-farmers, other bills ahead of Assembly session
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Telangana (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 18 (ANI): Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy discussed and approved several pro-farmer and other bills to be introduced in the upcoming Assembly session in a Cabinet meeting here on Thursday.
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