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Suicide crisis deepens in Telangana, BJP MP Rajendar calls for ban on pest
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Speaking with ANI, he cited instances of farmers, labourers, and online gamers taking their lives. He pointed to the easily accessible pesticide Paraquat ("Gaddi Mandu") as a major factor, stating that even small amounts can be fatal.
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78% of urban population exposed to pesticide residues, multiple toxins fou
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
As many as 78 per cent of the urban population tested were found to be exposed to pesticide residues, posing serious health risks, according to a latest study by Bengaluru-based gut health startup MicrobioTx.
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Indo-Dutch agri-tech pact: AI to transform farming and market access
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
According to Van Schaik, the collaboration is moving beyond traditional methods through integrated data. By combining satellite imagery with real-time field data, AI systems can now predict localised threats before they devastate yields.
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Gujarat issues over 2.19 crore Soil Health Cards to farmers
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Agriculture has always remained central to Gujarat's holistic development. When cultivable land is not managed with care, it risks turning unproductive due to pollution, increasing soil salinity, and excessive use of chemical fertilisers and pesticides, as per the release.
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Uttar Pradesh: CM Yogi Adityanath lauds Vikas Khand block development
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday extended gratitude to the Vikas Khand Jungle Kaudiya chief for the development work carried out in the block, enabling the commute from Jungle Kaudiya to Lucknow at the inauguration program of the renovated Block Development Officer
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J-K: 140 new Kisan Khidmat Ghars in Rajouri district to bring government s
Updated : 4 months ago IST
The Kisan Khidmat Ghars function as one-stop service centres for farmers. They provide digital access to platforms such as the Daksh Kisan Portal for skill development and the Kisan Sathi Portal, through which farmers can apply for more than 120 government schemes. The centres also facili
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India, Israel sign agreement to boost sustainable agricultural technologi
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The announcement was made at the valedictory session of the First International Science & Technology Clusters Conference held in New Delhi, where ATGC Biotech Pvt. Ltd. (India) and Luxembourg Industries Ltd. (Israel) formally exchanged licensing agreements to set up Semiophore Ltd., a 50-50
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Sustainable Wealth Creation through Poverty Alleviation in India
Updated : 5 months, 4 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 27: India's colonial history involved systematic planned wealth extraction, and with years it led to manipulation of natural resources, disrupting-harming steadily the traditional agricultural systems. Post-independence, rapid population growth further intensified
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Lakhs of farmers across India have joined National Mission on Natural Farm
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
Addressing the gathering at the South India Natural Farming Summit, PM Modi said that expansion of natural farming is the demand of the 21st century in the farming sector.
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Pakistan's agriculture sliding into crisis amid soaring production costs a
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Over recent years, the prices of fertilisers, pesticides, diesel, electricity, and farm machinery have skyrocketed, while global crop prices have steadily declined, a combination that has made cultivation unviable for many growers across the country.
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MP: Another death in toxic gas leak at Gwalior house; two family members c
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
According to the police, a four-member family was living in a rented house on the ground floor in Pritam Vihar colony under the jurisdiction of Gola Ka Mandir police station in the district. The owner of the house kept some wheat along with pesticide tablets near their room and on late Su
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MP: Four-year-old boy dies, three of family hospitalised after suspected t
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A four-year-old boy died and three members of his family were hospitalised following a suspected toxic gas leak in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior.
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