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Biomoneta raises funding to ensure germ-free spaces for all
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India] June 16 (ANI/PRNewswire): Life sciences startup Biomoneta Research raised seed funding to further the development of its germicidal technology and take it to market.
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Telangana CM appreciates farmers for agreeing to go for regulated cultivat
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 16 (ANI): Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has appreciated farmers in the State for agreeing to go in for the regulated cultivation as suggested by the government and for getting ready to sow the seeds accordingly.
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COVID-19: Arrangements made for supply of seeds and fertilisers to farmers
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Kalaburagi (Karnataka) [India], June 3 (ANI): In a bid to provide relief to farmers amid the coronavirus pandemic, Kalaburagi Agriculture Department on Tuesday made additional arrangements for supplying of seeds and fertilisers to farmers in the district, through Raitha Samparka Kendra.
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SAD demands cancellation of licences of 2 seed firms in intra-state seed s
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], June 1 (ANI): The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Sunday demanded the immediate cancellation of the licences of two seed companies -- Brar Seeds and Karnal Agri Seeds -- accused of engineering seed scam affecting the livelihood of farmers of Punjab and neighbouring
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Jagan Mohan Reddy launches Rythu Bharosa Kendras for farmers across Andhra
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 30 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Saturday launched Rythu Bharosa Kendras (RBKs) for supplying seeds, fertilizers, etc to agriculture, aquaculture, and horticulture farmers across the State.
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Harsimrat Kaur Badal seeks probe into intra-State seed scam
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 30 (ANI): Union Food Processing Industries Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal has urged Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Narendra Singh to depute a central team to Punjab to conduct an impartial probe into the intra-State seed scam.
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Need for innovative technology in agriculture - Dr Shivendra Bajaj, FSII
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI/NewsVoir): The importance of agriculture to India needs no mention. Although not the number one revenue generator for the country but more people in India depend on agriculture than any other sectors.
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COVID-19: Flouting social distancing norms, farmers gather in Andhra's Chi
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 24 (ANI): Amid COVID-19 outbreak, crowds were seen flouting social distancing norms at Tambigani Palle village in Kuppam Mandal on Saturday. Farmers had gathered at the yard to procure subsidised groundnut seeds.
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Leonardo DiCaprio aids launch of USD 2 million fund for Africa's Virunga N
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 18 (ANI): Joining hands with the European Commission, actor Leonardo DiCaprio launched the Virunga Fund with seed money of USD 2 million to support Africa's Virunga National Park.
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Beneficiary not to be denied food grains without Aadhaar, seeding to be co
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): The Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ministry on Monday clarified that it has issued clear instructions to all States that no genuine beneficiary or household shall be denied entitled quota of foodgrains or their names and ration cards shall not
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SEEDS distributes 10 lakh meals across 8 states amid coronavirus crisis
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): In its endeavour to support the most vulnerable and invisible communities during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Sustainable Environment and Ecological Development Society (SEEDS) distributed 10 lakh meals in 27 days of lockdown across eight states of the cou
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Centre relaxes norms for PM-KISAN beneficiaries in Assam, Meghalaya, UTs o
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday gave its approval to relax the mandatory requirement of Aadhaar seeding of data in respect of beneficiaries in Assam, Meghalaya, and Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh
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