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The 'Red' In This Once-Maoist-Hotbed Is Now Sweet. NDTV Captures Turnaround
Launched as an experiment by the district agriculture department to help farmers in a region emerging from Left-Wing Extremism (LWE), the initiative has now gained traction, with more farmers adopting the crop.
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"Time To Move On From Wheat, Rice": Supreme Court Pushes For Pulses
The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Centre to reassess its long-standing focus on wheat and rice cultivation and consider a new policy framework that encourages farmers to grow alternative crops, especially pulses.
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This State Is Known As The 'Bread Basket Of India.' Here's Why
India's most iconic comfort foods begin their journey in one state's fertile plains - a place that transformed the nation's plate.
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Singur Movement Changed Bengal's Politics, But Not Farmers' Lives
Singur, which changed the course of West Bengal politics in 2006, is once again at the centre of a controversy 18 years later. Back then the question was about why set up industry on fertile agricultural land.
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Rajasthan Farmer Plants Rs 500 Notes In Field To Protest Unpaid Crop Insurance Claim
A farmer in Nagaur, Rajasthan, staged a symbolic protest by sowing Rs 500 notes in his field after his crop insurance claim was denied.
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Maharashtra Government Denies Paying Only Rs 6 Aid As Alleged By Farmer
A day after a farmer from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district in Maharashtra claimed that he received only Rs 6 for crop losses, the state agriculture department on Thursday said the amount was not paid by the government.
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Double Shock For Madhya Pradesh Farmers: Rain, And Now Power Supply Cap
After unseasonal rain devastated crops across Madhya Pradesh, farmers have now been hit by a second shock - a controversial electricity department order restricting power supply to just 10 hours a day.
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'Kill Wild Boar, Eat Their Meat': Kerala Minister's Solution For Crop Damage
Kerala Agriculture Minister P Prasad on Saturday claimed the growing menace of wild boars destroying crops could be tackled more effectively if people were allowed to consume their meat.
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Chile's Atacama Desert Flower Could Hold Key To Drought Tolerant Crops
In Chile's arid Atacama, the driest desert in the world, scientists are studying a small, resilient flower that could hold genetic clues to help crops withstand worsening drought conditions driven by climate change.
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New Study Reveals How Nuclear War Could Starve The World
A Penn State University study warns that a nuclear winter from large-scale nuclear conflict could block sunlight for years, drastically reducing global food production.
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The 'Red' In This Once-Maoist-Hotbed Is Now Sweet. NDTV Captures Turnaround
Launched as an experiment by the district agriculture department to help farmers in a region emerging from Left-Wing Extremism (LWE), the initiative has now gained traction, with more farmers adopting the crop.
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"Time To Move On From Wheat, Rice": Supreme Court Pushes For Pulses
The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Centre to reassess its long-standing focus on wheat and rice cultivation and consider a new policy framework that encourages farmers to grow alternative crops, especially pulses.
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This State Is Known As The 'Bread Basket Of India.' Here's Why
India's most iconic comfort foods begin their journey in one state's fertile plains - a place that transformed the nation's plate.
-
Singur Movement Changed Bengal's Politics, But Not Farmers' Lives
Singur, which changed the course of West Bengal politics in 2006, is once again at the centre of a controversy 18 years later. Back then the question was about why set up industry on fertile agricultural land.
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Rajasthan Farmer Plants Rs 500 Notes In Field To Protest Unpaid Crop Insurance Claim
A farmer in Nagaur, Rajasthan, staged a symbolic protest by sowing Rs 500 notes in his field after his crop insurance claim was denied.
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Maharashtra Government Denies Paying Only Rs 6 Aid As Alleged By Farmer
A day after a farmer from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district in Maharashtra claimed that he received only Rs 6 for crop losses, the state agriculture department on Thursday said the amount was not paid by the government.
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Double Shock For Madhya Pradesh Farmers: Rain, And Now Power Supply Cap
After unseasonal rain devastated crops across Madhya Pradesh, farmers have now been hit by a second shock - a controversial electricity department order restricting power supply to just 10 hours a day.
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'Kill Wild Boar, Eat Their Meat': Kerala Minister's Solution For Crop Damage
Kerala Agriculture Minister P Prasad on Saturday claimed the growing menace of wild boars destroying crops could be tackled more effectively if people were allowed to consume their meat.
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Chile's Atacama Desert Flower Could Hold Key To Drought Tolerant Crops
In Chile's arid Atacama, the driest desert in the world, scientists are studying a small, resilient flower that could hold genetic clues to help crops withstand worsening drought conditions driven by climate change.
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New Study Reveals How Nuclear War Could Starve The World
A Penn State University study warns that a nuclear winter from large-scale nuclear conflict could block sunlight for years, drastically reducing global food production.
