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Area under summer crops in India down marginally at 67.72 lakh hectare
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Greengram, jowar, bajra, ragi, maize, groundnut, sunflower, sesamum are some of the major summer crops.
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India sets record foodgrain production target of 332 million tonnes for 20
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The Union agriculture ministry has set a target of a record 3,320 lakh tonnes (332 million tonnes) of foodgrains for the year 2023-24 as against the latest estimate of 3,235 lakh tonnes produced the previous year.
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Pakistan: Shortage of water to affect Kharif crops
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The water regulator, however, could not bridge differences between the two large provinces over the conveyance losses. As a result, the meeting set up a committee led by IRSA's member for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa "to determine actual system conveyance losses to resolve the issue", the regulator sa
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Govt allows import of urea through India Potash till March 2024
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The centre has allowed the import of urea through India Potash Limited for another year until March 2024, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade said in a notification.
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Unseasonal rains affecting Kharif crops, to impact food inflation: SBI Res
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Kharif crops are mostly sown during monsoon -June and July, and the produce is harvested during October and November.
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Inter-ministerial meet on biomass co-firing in thermal plants held ahead o
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 3 (ANI): An inter-ministerial meeting to review the progress of biomass co-firing in thermal power plants was held in New Delhi today. The meeting was co-chaired by Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav and Union Minister for Pow
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Cabinet approves hike in MSP for Kharif marketing season 2022-23
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 8 (ANI): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), approved the increase in the Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) for all mandated Kharif crops for marketing season 2022-23, informed the officials on Wednesday.
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Pakistan faces water crisis, sowing of Kharif crops likely to be affected
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], May 1 (ANI): The imminent water crisis in Pakistan has turned worse as the total number of river supplies has taken a great plunge to 97,000 cubic feet per second (cusecs) on Saturday.
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Govt procures paddy worth Rs 11,099 crore in Kharif marketing season
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 18 (ANI): Over 56.62 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) of paddy has been procured in the Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2021-22 up to 17 October 2021, said the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution on Monday.
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It is victory of farmers, failure of government: Deepender Singh Hooda on
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 3 (ANI): Congress leader Deepender Singh Hooda on Sunday termed the commencement of the procurement of Kharif crops in Punjab and Haryana from today as the "victory of farmers" and said that the government has failed as they kept postponing the date of procureme
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Paddy procurement to start in Punjab, Haryana from tomorrow, says Union Mi
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 2 (ANI): Amid protests in Punjab and Haryana over the delay in paddy procurement, Union Minister Ashwini Kumar Choubey on Saturday said that the procurement will start from tomorrow in both states.
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Chhattisgarh CM appeals to farmers to start 'Roka-Chheka' from July 1 to p
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], June 27 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday urged farmers to start 'Roka-Chheka' campaign in their respective villages from July 1 to protect Kharif crops.
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