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KCR Govt to allocate Rs. 12,000 cr for crop investment support
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India] Feb.26 (ANI): The Telangana government will allocate Rs. 12,000 crores for the farmers in the agriculture budget under the farmers investment support scheme (FISS).
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Budget '18: Swaminathan hails MSP hike
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 2 (ANI): Agriculture expert and former Rajya Sabha member M.S. Swaminathan has welcomed the Union Budget announcement to keep the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for all unannounced Kharif crops at least at one and a half times of the production cost.
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Govt confident of higher GVA for agri sector in 2017-18
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 7 (ANI): Following the release of the advance estimate of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and Gross Value Added (GVA) for the country's economy in 2017-18, the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare (MoAFW) on Sunday said that the agriculture sector is expected to r
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Rajnath Singh chairs meeting on central assistance to Manipur, Mizoram and
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec.13 (ANI): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh chaired a meeting of the High Level Committee (HLC) here today for central assistance to Manipur, Mizoram in the wake of flood, landslides and to Kerala in the wake of drought (rabi & kharif) of 2016-17.
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ASSOCHAM calls for greater attention to agri sector
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 10 (ANI): The ASSOCHAM on Sunday opined that agriculture sector needed the maximum of the government's attention and that it should be the top most priority in the upcoming Budget, as it has seen a major setback in Kharif production, leading to overall laggard growth o
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Chhattisgarh: Rs. 149.51 crore bonus disbursed under 'Bonus Tihar' program
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Sarguja (Chhattisgarh) [India], October 6 (ANI): The Chhattisgarh Government on Thursday distributed bonus to farmers under the "Bonus Tihar" programme against procurring paddy in the previous kharif season.
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Aerobic rice cultivation to save water
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Mandya (Karnataka) [India], Sept 27 (ANI-NewsVoir): This kharif season, due to monsoon deficit in Karnataka, the government had recommended farmers to not go for Paddy cultivation.
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Floods in north and shortage of rainfall in southern states to affect Khar
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 20, 2017 (ANI): The flood fury in states of Assam, West Bengal, Bihar, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh alongside shortfalls in rains in southern states would significantly dent the Kharif crop output with three major foodgrains expected to give a lower harvest
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Parijat launches agrochemical products to reap benefits of good monsoon
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep.1 (ANI): Leading Indian agrochemical company, Parijat Industries, announced the launch of two new formulations this Kharif season.
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Government procures 34546 MT of pulses from farmers during Kharif season
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct.26 (ANI): The government agencies have procured 34546.69 MT pulses- Moong and Urad as on 25.10.2016 during ongoing Kharif Marketing Season (KMS).
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Govt. announces MSP of Kharif Crops applicable from Sept.1
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept.16 (ANI): The Centre has decided that the Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) for Kharif Crops grown in 2016 will be applicable from September 1, 2016.
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