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Centre taking various measures to promote farming of coconut in Kerala
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kayamkulam (Kerala) [India], Sept.29 (ANI): Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Radha Mohan Singh on Thursday said the centre is taking various measures to promote the farming of coconut in Kerala.
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Biotech traits patenting rules need to conform to 'Indian Patents Act
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 27 (ANI): Agriculture focused Group (ABLE- AG), a non-profit organization to promote research and development of agriculture biotechnology in India and committed to bringing the latest and most relevant technologies to Indian farmers, today opposed the recent views of
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'Mujhe aapke joote aur gusse se dar nahi lagta,' Rahul tells BJP
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Sitapur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Sept. 26 (ANI): After a shoe was hurled at Rahul Gandhi during his roadshow in Sitapur district of Uttar Pradesh on Monday, the Congress vice president said that the BJP and the RSS people think that if they hurl shoes at him, he would stop fighting for the f
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PM Modi interacts with Jorhat farmers via video conferencing
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept. 26 (ANI): A Kishan Mela was organized today as a part of the 74th Foundation Day of North East Institute for Science and Technology (NEIST), the only Science Laboratory in North East India which was also coincided with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's interaction
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PM Modi to interact with farmers via webcast
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept. 26 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with farmers of five states through a webcast on Monday.
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Youth in rural areas not benefitting from PM Modi's 'Make in Ind
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Jhansi [India], Sept. 17 (ANI): Continuing his assault on the Centre over its 'anti-poor, anti-farmer' policies, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to waive off the loans of many farmers, just as he did with entrepreneurs and bus
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Tamil Nadu observes state-wide bandh over Cauvery dispute
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Chennai (TN) [India[, Sept 16 (ANI): Tight police security has been deployed in Tamil Nadu to face the one-day strike called by farmers associations and political parties in the state today over the Cauvery river water sharing issue.
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Mamata Banerjee to distribute 800 cheques to Singur farmers today
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kolkata [India], Sept. 14 (ANI): Following the Supreme Court's order cancelling the Singur land acquisition, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will today compensate 800 farmers and also distribute 9,117 land records.
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'Armyworms' menace leaves Assam farmers high and dry
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Majuli (Assam) [India], Sept. 14 (ANI): Swarm of armyworms devoured swathe of croplands in Majuli district of Assam, leaving the farmers, who have just started coming to terms with the recent flood devastation, high and dry.
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Cauvery river issue: SC orders Karnataka to release 12 K cusecs of water t
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept. 12 (ANI): Modifying its September 5 order, the Supreme Court on Monday asked the Government of Karnataka to release to release 12000 cusecs of Cauvery River water every day to Tamil Nadu till September 20. It had earlier directed the Government of Karnataka to releas
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Cauvery water issue: Farmers' agitation indicates failure of K't
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Chennai [India], Sept. 12 (ANI): With the states governments of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu set to meet with Cauvery Supervisory Committee today over the Cauvery water issue, due to which the state of Karnataka saw massive protests and agitation in recent days, senior Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
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AAP's Punjab farmer manifesto promises waiving off farmers' debt
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Moga (Punjab) [India], Sept. 11 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday released the party's 31-point farmers' manifesto in Moga, Punjab, promising several benefits.
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