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Accord top priority to farmers, agriculture during lockdown: Vice Presiden
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday asked the Centre and the State governments to accord top priority to farmers and agriculture during the lockdown and advised them to facilitate the smooth conduct of farming activities and transportation of ag
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Lockdown guidelines: Govt continues to allow agricultural and allied activ
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): In continuation of giving big relief for farmers, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Wednesday issued guidelines allowing agricultural and related activities including farming operations from April 20 even as the nationwide lockdown has been extended til
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Lockdown hits horticulturists hard in Himachal Pradesh
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], April 12 (ANI): The nationwide lockdown in view of the coronavirus pandemic has adversely affected the business of flower farming and has forced the farmers to look for an alternate business.
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Bhumi Pednekar learns hydroponics farming amid self-isolation
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 10 (ANI): Actor Bhumi Pednekar is indulging in some environment-friendly quarantine activities while self-isolating with her mom Sumitra Pednekar. The actor decided to learn the science of hydroponics farming (soil-less gardening) from her mom in an effort to build a
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Union Agriculture Minister discusses issues of farmers' with state Agri Mi
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Tomar on Wednesday spoke to State Agriculture Ministers, through video conferencing, to discuss the problems of farmers in the wake of the lockdown imposed due to COVID-19 pandemic.
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Agriculture Minsiter reviews steps for facilitating farming activities dur
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Wednesday held a video conference with the officers to review the steps for facilitating farming activities during the lockdown, said Agriculture Ministry.
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Government exempts agriculture-farming from lockdown to ensure harvesting
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 28 (ANI): In a relief to farmers during the lockdown, the government has granted relaxation to agriculture-farming and allied activities to ensure uninterrupted harvesting of crops.
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Oakridger Rishi Verma's start-up initiative "Swayamkrushi" empowers rural
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Feb 28 (ANI/NewsVoir): Rishi Verma, a grade 10 student from Oakridge International School, Gachibowli, started an initiative called 'Swayamkrushi' with an aim to create a secondary source of income for farmer families, who suffer irregular and meagre revenue ow
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Himachal CM unveils initiatives to boost farmer's income
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], Feb 22 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Saturday initiated various schemes to double the income of farming community by 2022.
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Hyderabad couple grows vegetables without using soil
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Feb 13 (ANI): A couple in Hyderabad has been growing vegetables using Hydroponics, a modern method of farming without using soil and pesticides.
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Haryana CM Khattar hails budget, says MSMEs will help improve lives
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Chandigarh [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Hailing the Union Budget as a visionary, pro-poor and future-friendly budget, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Saturday said the special focus on farming, MSMEs and social welfare sectors would help to improve the lives of the people.
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Will encourage state governments to adopt three central model laws pertain
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said that the Centre will encourage those state governments, which implement three central model laws related to agriculture and farming.
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