AAP will build hospitals not goons: Kejriwal
After electoral success in Punjab, the Aam Aadmi Party looks to expand its footprint in Karnataka. Our reporter Shubham Chohan tells us how.
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Category: Agriculture
Small farmers unable to benefit from e-markets
Lack of knowledge about technology is making farmers continue to sell in traditional markets. Despite the state and central government’s effort to help the farmers sell their crops by creating advanced digital platforms like ReMS (Rastriya e-market service) and National Agriculture Market (e- Nam), many farmers lack technological knowledge about its usage. A farmer in […]
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Sericulture losing its lustre.
Pandemic, syndicates, limited demand have all added to the woes of the silk farmers in the past few years. The promise of sericulture in India attracted several farmers and weavers to try their luck in the arms of the “Queen of Textile”, Naveen Kumar Gola a silk cocoon farmer in Rayadurga, Andhra Pradesh, shifted to […]
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Farmers become the torch bearers of protests in India
Farmers breeze through the cold waves of winter and set ablaze their protest. DELHI: India has become the stronghold of protests in recent years. The anti-CAA protests in 2019-2020 saw many parts of the nation coming together with masses speaking out their anger against the newly introduced Citizenship Act at that time. The Muslim community […]
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Unseasonal rain damages wheat crops in Pithoragarh
Thirty two thousand hectares of wheat crops in the district . Pithoragarh: The continuous rainfall and hailstorm in the district from mid-April till now has hit farmers badly. Shyam Singh, a wheat farmer, said that nearly 70 per cent of his wheat crop is damaged. He was able to save the crop which he harvested […]
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New call center to facilitate inter-state agriculture transport
The Union Agriculture Minister has launched an All India Agri Transport Call Centre to ease the inter-state movement of perishable items amid lockdown. Srijita Sen April 17, 2020 An initiative of the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare (DAC&FW), Government of India, the 24/7 operating call centre is mandated to solve inter-state problems of […]
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COVID-19: Farmers unaware of agriculture ministry guidelines
The Union Agriculture Ministry has specified guidelines for farmers in the time of the global health crisis but most of the farmers remain unaware. By Labani Mahanandy Farmers are hardly aware of the Union Agriculture Ministry’s Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to guide them on safety measures that need to be specifically followed during kharif crop […]
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Lockdown: Government launches call centres to assist agri-traders
Experts think this step will encourage farmers and traders as it will bring down the prices of perishables By Arghyadeep Dutta April 16, 2020 The Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister, Narendra Singh Tomar, on April 15, launched the All India Agri Transport 24×7 toll-free call centre numbers 1800-180-4200 and 14488 to facilitate the interstate movement […]
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Agriculture sector raises concern over possible delay in kharif season
Industries in the agriculture sector raised concerns in a meeting with Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) that any delay in sowing of Kharif crops may lead to difficulties for farmers and the quality of output may also be impacted. Vivek Kumar M The nationwide lockdown due to coronavirus outbreak has lead […]
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Hopes of the Reliance power plant victims get reduced to ashes
People demand compensation from Reliance power plant in Madhya Pradesh that damaged about 100 houses and nearby crops in an ash spillage. Anil Kumar Tiwari April 15,2020 The dyke of the Reliance Power Plant located in the Harwara village of the Singrauli district collapsed on April 10, 2020. The leak killed three people and three […]
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