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Rajasthan's border villagers welcome suspension of Indus Water Treaty, opt
Updated : 11 months ago IST
The villagers believe this move will improve access to water, boost agriculture, and address drinking water shortages in the arid region. Residents of Jodhpur, Bikaner, and Jaisalmer echoed similar sentiments. Farmers in the area are optimistic about the potential benefits of utilising the I
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Wheat procurement at MSP surpasses 250 lakh tonne, 21 lakh farmers benefit
Updated : 11 months ago IST
The procurement of wheat during Rabi marketing season 2025-26 is going on smoothly in the major procuring States across the country.
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"BJP once again betrayed Punjab farmers": alleges AAP's Manish Sisodia aft
Updated : 11 months ago IST
"BJP has once again betrayed the farmers of Punjab - the decision to take away 8500 cusecs of water from Punjab through BBMB is a robbery of the rights of the people of Punjab! This is the same water which belongs to the farms of Punjab and the farmers of Punjab," Sisodia wrote in a post
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Odisha CM Mohan Majhi transfers Rs 1,025 crore to over 51 lakh farmers und
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan on Wednesday disbursed Rs 1025 crore to over 51 lakh farmers under the CM Kisan Kharif Season Assistance on the occasion of Akshaya Tritiya.
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Centre forms High-Level Committee for disaster management oversight
Updated : 11 months ago IST
The committee includes Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, and National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog Vice Chairman Suman Bery as its members.
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Odisha Government sign MoU with Gates Foundation to promote agricultural
Updated : 11 months ago IST
In the presence of Odisha Deputy CM and Minister of Agriculture KV Singh Deo, the Government of Odisha signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Gates Foundation. The collaboration aims to scale up farmers' income and promote inclusive agricultural transformation in Odisha.
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BRS govt squarely responsible for collapse of Kaleshwaram project: Telanga
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Reddy stated that Telangana is currently paying Rs16,000 crore annually in interest and instalments on high-cost loans borrowed during the BRS regime for this "faulty" project, thereby placing an enormous burden on the state's finances and its farmers.
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After backlash, farmer leader Naresh Tikait expresses regret over his rema
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Earlier, Tikait had said, "This is a wrong decision. The (Indus) treaty should have continued...We are farmers, and every farmer needs water."
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Himachal farmers observe silence for Pahalgam victims, demand full impleme
Updated : 11 months ago IST
President of the Himachal Pradesh Kisan Sabha, said that a Dharna protest is being held to support the farmers' demands, and silent prayers are also being offered for the victims of Pahalgam.
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Pakistan: HRCP calls for action on land rights, women's inclusion in agric
Updated : 11 months ago IST
The convention painted a bleak picture of the ongoing crisis in Pakistan's agricultural heartland, with climate change severely disrupting crop cycles and threatening the livelihoods of many farmers.
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Farmers in JK harvest early as border tensions rise following Pahalgam ter
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Farmers in Jammu and Kashmir are harvesting their crops prematurely amid tension at border areas in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack.
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"Punjab govt offended dignity of farmers": Jagjit Singh Dallewal
Updated : 11 months ago IST
"On March 19, the Punjab government called farmers for a meeting, and as soon as we came out of the meeting, we were arrested. Our morchas were attacked. The Punjab government has offended the dignity of farmers," Dallewal said in a self-made video.
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