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Himachal apple growers to ask LS candidates what they have done for them

Himachal apple growers to ask LS candidates what they have done for them

Accusing BJP and Congress of ignoring the plight of apple growers, the Samyukt Kisan...

'Girdawari' ordered to assess crop loss due to hailstorm in Haryana

'Girdawari' ordered to assess crop loss due to hailstorm in Haryana

A 'girdawari' has been ordered to assess the crop damage caused by hailstorm in...

Punjab Agricultural University Invites Applications for UG and PG Programs

Punjab Agricultural University Invites Applications for UG and PG Programs

Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana, invited applications from candidates...

Punjab govt yields to farmers' demand, withdraws order declaring private silos as purchase centres

Punjab govt yields to farmers' demand, withdraws order declaring private silos as purchase centres

Facing flak from different farmers' bodies, the Punjab government withdrew its order...

Centre's focus on palm cultivation in NE region

Centre's focus on palm cultivation in NE region

National Mission for Edible Oils - Oil Palm (NMEO-OP) is committed to escalating...

Nayab Singh Saini sworn in as Haryana's new chief minister

Nayab Singh Saini sworn in as Haryana's new chief minister

On a day of fast-paced political developments in Haryana, the BJP on Tuesday named...

Bonus on wheat may become political issue during LS polls

Bonus on wheat may become political issue during LS polls

The Madhya Pradesh government has announced a bonus of Rs 125 per quintal to the...

CM Manohar Lal Khattar, cabinet resign after cracks in BJP-JJP alliance

CM Manohar Lal Khattar, cabinet resign after cracks in BJP-JJP alliance

Haryana has plunged into the throes of political turmoil as the entire cabinet including...

SIDBI, CSC join hands to open Swavalamban Connect Kendras in Bihar, Jharkhand

SIDBI, CSC join hands to open Swavalamban Connect Kendras in Bihar, Jharkhand

In Bihar, 35 centers and in Jharkhand, 16 centers will be opened. This initiative...

Separate agriculture budget 2024-25 presented in Tamil Nadu Assembly

Separate agriculture budget 2024-25 presented in Tamil Nadu Assembly

Tamil Nadu Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, MRK Panneerselvam on Tuesday...

MSP for milk hiked in Himachal budget

MSP for milk hiked in Himachal budget

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu presented the annual Budget...

Karnataka govt to waive interest on overdue loans of dist co-op banks

Karnataka govt to waive interest on overdue loans of dist co-op banks

"Our government has decided to waive interest on medium and long-term overdue loans...

Bumper kinnow crop worries Abohar farmers

Bumper kinnow crop worries Abohar farmers

Farmers in Punjab's Abohar region, famous for its kinnow, are worried about not...

UP budget targets 5.1pc agri growth in FY25

UP budget targets 5.1pc agri growth in FY25

With farmers in Uttar Pradesh Accounting for a sizeable chunk of voters, the state...

Small tea growers voice need for product branding 

Small tea growers voice need for product branding 

Speakers at an international tea conference in Guwahati have underlined the need...

Urea Stock crosses 100LT, highest in 10 years

In the last Kharif season, there has been a decline in the sales of urea in the country due to many reasons, including weak monsoon....

National

Voting underway for phase 2 of LS polls in 88 constituencies across 13 states amid searing heat

Overall the 88 seats recorded 9.3 percent voter turnout in first two hours till 9 am.

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Boost to sugar mills after govt's nod to use B-heavy molasses stock to make ethanol

In a relief to sugar distilleries for ethanol production, the Union Food Ministry has allowed them to convert their existing stocks...

Agribusiness

Global Report on Food Crises is a wake-up call

Global Report on Food Crises: Acute hunger remains persistently high in 59 countries with 1 in 5 people assessed in need of critical...

International

POLL-SNIPPETS: No force can stop caste census, it's my life mission: Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said those who call themselves "deshbhakt" are scared of the 'X-ray' of caste census but...

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