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Strawberry growers in Kashmir expect good sales after bumper crop
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Srinagar (Kashmir) [India], June 6 (ANI): Strawberry growers in the scenic Kashmir valley are expecting bumper returns from the crop this season.
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J-K: Police seizes 680 kg poppy straw in Kathua, 1 arrested
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 15 (ANI): The police on Tuesday seized 680 kg of poppy straw from a truck during vehicle checking here.
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J&K: 3 held with poppy straw, cash
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 7 (ANI): Three people have been arrested during a raid after 275-kilogram of poppy straw was recovered along with over Rs 3 lakh in cash, police said on Monday.
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Strawberry cultivation a sustainable source of income in J-K
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Apr 18 (ANI): Strawberry cultivation here, in the recent times, has become a major source of income and is providing ample employment opportunity to the youth.
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Integrated strawberry farming leads to new dawn for Nagaland youths
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Peren (Nagaland), Mar 29 (ANI): Entrepreneurship development in the northeast region is progressing as many start-ups and grassroots level entrepreneurs are venturing into new business ideas and initiatives.
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More stubble burning recorded this year: EPCA
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 16 (ANI): Expressing his concern over the menace of increasing air pollution across the country, Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) Chairman Bhure Lal on Friday said that more straw burning has been recorded this year.
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European Parliament votes for ban on single-use plastics
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], Oct 25 (ANI): The European Parliament has voted for a ban on single-use plastics such as straws, cotton buds and also to ensure that most bottles are recycled as a measure to curb pollution of oceans, the CNN reported.
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Researchers explain mechanism behind bendy straws
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 21 (ANI): While bendable drinking straws, medical tubes, and collapsible dog bowls all work on a common principle, the fundamental mechanisms of how they work have, until now, not been explored properly.
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Parijat offers farmers alternate to hazardous crop burning
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 12 (ANI): The rampant practice of stubble burning has emerged as a major problem in Punjab and Haryana, leading to an increase in the environmental pollution as well as posing a major health hazard to the residents. In line with its commitment to foster best agricultu
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Punjab: Administrative secretaries to monitor paddy residue burning
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Oct 2 (ANI): A high-level meeting over paddy straw burning in Punjab was held on Monday under the chairmanship of Punjab Chief Secretary Karan Avtar Singh.
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Awareness campaign against straw burning by Parijat in UP
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 28 (ANI): To create awareness and sensitize farmers about environmental hazards of burning post-harvest agricultural residue, agrochemical company Parijat industries in association with department of agriculture conducted farmer training in the villages of Barabanki
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Farhan Akhtar to star in 'The Sky is Pink'
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai, (Maharashtra) [India] July 23 (ANI): Farhan Akhtar to star in upcoming Bollywood movie- 'The Sky is Pink' directed by Shonali Bose of 'Margarita, with a Straw'.
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