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NGT cautions farmers about 'fake message' regarding ban on usage of diesel
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 8 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal on Friday cautioned farmers about the fake message stating that diesel agriculture pumps have been banned in National Capital Region.
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AP: Farmers protest against power grid construction, demand adequate compe
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Nandigama Mandal (Andhra Pradesh) [India], March 6 (ANI): Farmers on Wednesday staged a protest against the construction of a power grid at Nandigama Mandal in Krishna district.
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Terrorists will 'think twice' before attacking India, says Shah
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Godda (Jharkhand), [India], Mar 5 (ANI): BJP president Amit Shah on Tuesday asserted that owing to measures taken by the Centre to curb terrorism, terrorists will now "think twice" before attacking India.
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Amritsar: Farmers block rail movement, demand implementation of Swaminatha
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Mar 5 (ANI): For the fourth consecutive day, farmers staged a protest on the Amritsar-Delhi railway line at Jandiala town on Tuesday demanding implementation of the recommendations of the Swaminathan Commission, among other things.
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MP minister says money from govt schemes meant for farmers can be used for
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Mar 4 (ANI): A minister of the newly-elected Congress government in Madhya Pradesh has sparked a major controversy by terming that the financial assistance by Chief Minister Kamal Nath for marriage of daughters of small cultivators "could be used for making d
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Frequent change in weather costing dearer to crops and farmers
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Moradabad/Agra (Uttar Pradesh), Mar 4 (ANI): Rain, hailstorm and frequent change in weather have cost dearer to the farmers in the districts of Moradabad and Agra as their seasonal vegetables and crops are being damaged by it.
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Jammu and Kashmir receives fresh Snow, farmers expect better produce
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], March 2 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir witnessed a fresh spell of snowfall on Saturday.
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Telangana: 13-year-old invents paddy filling machine
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Rajanna Sircilla (Telangana) [India], March 1 (ANI): A 13-year-old boy from Hanumajipet village in Telangana’s Rajanna Sircilla district has invented a paddy filling machine which makes dropping of paddy in gunny bags easy for farmers.
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Union Cabinet approves PM-KISAN scheme
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 1 (ANI): The Union Cabinet has approved the Pradhan Mantri KIsanSAmmanNidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme, seeking to provide income support to all small and marginal landholder farmers' families with cultivable land holding up to two hectares across the country.
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Cost-effective technology vital to curb stubble burning: Mishra
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Feb 26 (ANI): The quest for implementable solutions to stubble burning and attendant atmospheric pollution will require key stakeholders like farmers, industry and government working in tandem, C K Mishra, Secretary at the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Chan
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'Opium-addicted' parrots wreaking havoc in MP
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Neemuch (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Feb 26 (ANI): At a time when scattered rainfall is hampering poppy cultivation in the region, farmers claim that in addition to uneven rain, they have incurred massive losses due to a group of "opium-addicted" parrots.
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Akhilesh slams Centre for not doing enough for poor, farmers, youths
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Feb 25 (ANI): Samajwadi Party chief and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Monday slammed the Central government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not making efforts to uplift the poor, farmers, and other deprived sections of the soci
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