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Collection, harvesting, processing of forest produce exempted from lockdo
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): The collection, harvesting, and processing of forest produce and non-timber forest produce by Scheduled Tribes (STs) and other forest dwellers have been exempted from the lockdown, said Punya Salila Srivastava, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, her
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Sonalika Tractors extends standby tractor facility to help farmers
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] April 14 (ANI/NewsVoir): India's one of the leading tractor brands, Sonalika Tractors continues to support farmers in the midst of the global pandemic. Sonalika Tractors have offered standby tractors during the crucial harvesting season.
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Central, state govts working together to minimise problems of farmers: PM
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 14 (ANI): Amid nationwide lockdown to contain coronavirus, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the central and state governments are working together to minimise the problems faced by farmers.
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Marine fishing, aquaculture industry exempted from lockdown restrictions
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 11 (ANI): The Home Ministry on Friday issued an addendum and exempted operations of fishing (marine) and aquaculture industry including feeding and maintenance, harvesting, processing, packaging, cold chain, sale and marketing from the lockdown restrictions which hav
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Lockdown : Non-availability of labour hits crop harvesting in Haryana's Ro
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Rohtak (Haryana) [India], April 9 (ANI): Amid the lockdown in the country to prevent the spread of coronavirus, farmers here are facing trouble in the harvest season due to non-availability of labour.
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Punjab govt sets up control room for wheat harvesting season
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 7 (ANI): Punjab government has decided to set up control room to improve coordination, and provide logistic support for the emerging wheat harvesting season.
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Punjab CM forms 13-member control room to coordinate wheat harvesting
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 7 (ANI): The Punjab government has set up a 13-member control room at the Mandi Board for coordination and providing logistic support during the ensuing wheat harvesting and marketing season, set to begin on April 15 under a tight blanket of unprecedented s
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PM Modi suggests using `truck aggregators' to connect farmers, assures all
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the government would provide all possible help to farmers in the harvesting season and suggested harnessing technology and encouraging innovative solutions like using 'truck aggregators' to connect farmers with
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MHA directs states to ensure smooth harvesting and sowing operations durin
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 5 (ANI): The Ministry of Home Affairs has directed all states to ensure that harvesting and sowing operations go on smoothly in the country during the lockdown, informed Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, G Kishan Reddy on Sunday.
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Ensure smooth harvesting, sowing operations while maintaining social dista
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla on Friday wrote to Chief Secretaries of all states and Union Territories (UTs) for effective exemption of agriculture operations from lockdown to ensure smooth harvesting and sowing by farmers.
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ICAR issues advisory on harvesting and threshing crops amid coronavirus ou
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 1 (ANI): The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) on Tuesday issued an advisory to farmers with regard to harvesting and threshing of Rabi crops and post-harvest, storage and marketing of farm produce in the wake of COVID-19 threat.
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Congress MLA urges Haryana CM to arrange for machinery for farmers to harv
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], Mar 31: Congress leader and Adampur MLA Kuldeep Bishnoi on Tuesday urged Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar to make arrangements like harvesting machines and combines (harvester) for the reaping of wheat and mustered crop amid nationwide lockdown.
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