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Chandigarh, Agriculture Minister Gurmeet Singh Khuddian on Thursday said the Punjab government will provide more than 22,000 crop residue management machines to the farmers of the state for paddy straw management.He asked the concerned officials to ensure that the draw for subsidized CRM...

Ahmedabad, Gujarat has received 223.37 mm rainfall so far this season, with widespread rainfall lashing many areas of the state, which is more than 25 per cent of the average annual rainfall in the state, bringing relief to farmers, the government said. Wednesday.Government spokesperson and...

New Delhi, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday met the Agriculture Ministers of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh and discussed issues related to farmers and agriculture sector in their states.According to an official statement, Chouhan initiated state-wise discussions...

In its successful second edition, Krishi Mangal, a scaling accelerator backed by Cisco India CSR and powered by Social Alpha, has supported seven agritech startups that are solving challenges in agriculture and related livelihoods, helping small and marginal farmers to be climate resilient...

Thiruvananthapuram, the Congress-led opposition UDF on Tuesday staged a walkout in the Kerala Assembly alleging that the government has failed to address the concerns of farmers who have been facing crop losses and provide them with timely financial assistance.Even though farmers suffered a...

Washington, According to a report published by a leading American university, as many as 27 out of every 1,000 babies and children die due to exposure to dirty cooking fuels in India.In the report titled 'Cooking Fuel Choice and Infant Mortality in India', its authors, including Arnab Basu, a...

New Delhi: Scandron Pvt Ltd, a subsidiary of Indian technology firm Magellanic Cloud, on Monday said it has received certification from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) for its agricultural drone.DGCA granted type certification for Scandron's SNDAG010QX8 drone model, the...

Deepti, who has 4.2 million followers on Instagram, shared some pictures of herself doing aerial yoga. In the pictures, Deepti is seen wearing a yellow crop top and matching shorts.The post is captioned as: "Just hanging out to understand the law of anti-gravity #areayoga practice...

Mumbai, Maharashtra Congress President Nana Patole on Thursday demanded that the crop insurance policy of the state government should be made farmer friendly.Speaking to reporters, he claimed that there is drought in many parts of the state including Marathwada, but farmers are not getting any...

New Delhi [India], Optiemus Unmanned Systems (OUS), a subsidiary of Optiemus Infracom, will invest Rs 140 crore in a pioneering 'Drone as a Service' model aimed at giving a boost to the agriculture sector.According to a press release, the announcement, made at the Fifth International Drone...

New Delhi: There has been no scientific study to support the claim that farm fires in Punjab contribute to air pollution in Delhi, NGT member Justice Sudhir Agarwal said, disapproving of the imposition of fines and jailing of farmers. of the state for the burning of stubble, describing it as...

The report reveals that 58 per cent of farmers surveyed were growing straw using machines such as Super Seeders and Rotavators. However, challenges remain in ending stubble burning, such as timely access to CRM machines, lack of adequate training to use them, and misperceptions about reduced...

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], The Yogi government is set to initiate new measures in Uttar Pradesh to safeguard farmers' crops.Under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, implementation of Technology-based Yield Estimation System (YES-TECH) will begin across the state.At the same time...

New Delhi, Agronomy company FMC India has introduced two new fungicides for the protection of fruit and vegetable crops.In a statement on Thursday, the company said it has "launched two new innovative products, Velzo and Cosuite fungicides, designed to protect fruit and vegetable crops from...

Agartala: Over 80,000 farmers affected by natural disasters in Tripura will be given financial assistance of Rs 23.61 crore, state agriculture minister Ratan Lal Nath said.A total of 58,200 farmers were affected in November last year, while 20,078 farmers were affected in December last year...

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab government has prepared an action plan with an outlay of Rs 500 crore to provide machinery to farmers and take other measures to curb stubble burning in the state, Agriculture Minister Gurmeet Singh Khuddian said.Khuddian said his department has received 21,511...

Twinkle, known for her work in 'Udaariyaan', says she doesn't believe in following fashion trends.For her, comfort rules everything when it comes to fashion.“Fashion trends change and I don't actively follow them. Sometimes I feel like it's a difficult task because I have no experience in...

The report, by the Forum of Enterprises for Equitable Development (FEED) and the Development Intelligence Unit (DIU), is based on a survey involving 6,615 respondents across 20 major states in India.It revealed that 40.9 per cent of farmers faced drought, while 32.6 per cent faced excessive...

Out of total Rs 41,00,286 crore, priority sector loan is proposed to be Rs 6,78,541 crore.The priority sector focus on sectors other than agriculture including MSME, housing and education amounts to Rs 5,05,186 crore.Amid strong objection from farmers, Shinde directed that banks should not...

Hamirpur/Una (Himachal Pradesh), Himachal Pradesh Agriculture Department has set a target of producing about 9.70 lakh metric tonnes of Kharif crop this season.The agriculture department has set a target of sowing maize, paddy, ragi, pulses and other food grains on 368 lakh hectares of...