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Ethnic Conflict Leaves Manipur's Thriving Agricultural Lands Abandoned
Manipur's previously thriving agricultural lands are now hauntingly quiet, reflecting the anxieties and doubts that have engulfed its farming communities since ethnic strife began in May 2023.
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India Secures Zero Duty On 95% Farm Goods Exports In UK Trade Deal
India has protected the interests of domestic farmers by excluding dairy products, edible oils, and apples in the free trade agreement (FTA) with the UK while securing zero duties on 95 per cent of agriculture and processed food items.
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Cabinet Clears 'Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi' Scheme To Boost Farming In 100 Districts
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the 'Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana' for six years, beginning 2025-26, to cover 100 districts.
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India's Rice Bins Are Stuffed And Another Record Crop Coming
India's stash of rice is running at the highest for this time in at least two decades, raising the risk it will run out of room to store it all as another record crop looms.
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How Fish Farming Is Transforming Former Naxalites In Jharkhand
Former insurgents in eastern Jharkhand are trading guns for fishing nets under a central government scheme that has helped transform a once violence-torn region and contributed to its removal from a list of Naxalite-affected areas.
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7 Women Farm Labourers Die, 3 Rescued After Tractor Plunges Into Well In Maharashtra
Seven women farm labourers, two of them aged 18, died and three others were rescued after a tractor-trolley ferrying them to an agriculture field plunged into a well in Nanded district of Maharashtra on Friday morning, an official said.
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Malnutrition: The Domino Effect Of Undernourished Soil
India has stubbornly high malnutrition figures, with one in five children under five reported to be wasted. And the food we eat is not the only reason behind our nutritional status. Agricultural practices play a crucial role, too.
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Depleting Soil Health: The Price of Growing Water-Guzzling Crops
States primarily growing water-intensive crops have more depleted soil, with lower levels of macro and micronutrients like nitrogen, iron, zinc and sulphur.
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Women In Villages Pilot Farm Drones, Earning A Living And Some Independence
A group of women has found an unexpected path to earn an income and some independence: operating drones for agricultural uses such as crop spraying.
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Punjab Assembly Passes Resolution Against Centre's Draft Policy On Agriculture
The Punjab Assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution against the Centre's draft of the National Policy Framework on Agricultural Marketing, asserting it is an attempt to bring back the three farm laws repealed by the Centre in 2021.
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Satya Nadella Shares Video Of AI-Powered Farming In India, Elon Musk Reacts
In a post on X, Mr Nadella shared the story of small-town sugarcane farmers who have historically faced significant challenges.
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Soil, Nutrients And Weather Forecasts: How AI Is Helping Indian Farmers
The Artificial Intelligence system developed by tech startup Fasal details when and how much water, fertiliser and pesticide are needed.
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Bihar Officials Stunned As Mobile App Shows Farms In Indian Ocean After Glitch
Officials of the agriculture department in Bihar's Bhojpur district were in for a shock on Monday, when a few pieces of farmland were shown to be situated in the Indian Ocean in a mobile app containing information about crop survey.
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70% Decline In Farm Fires This Season, Says Punjab Agriculture Minister
Punjab recorded a 70 per cent reduction in farm fires this season, said Agriculture Minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian here on Saturday.
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"Pakistan To Be Blamed": UP Pollution Official's Claim As Toxic Air Chokes Noida
Toxic air in Uttar Pradesh's Greater Noida, Noida, and Ghaziabad is the result of Pakistan burning stubble, or agricultural waste, a UP pollution board official declared this week.
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Ethnic Conflict Leaves Manipur's Thriving Agricultural Lands Abandoned
Manipur's previously thriving agricultural lands are now hauntingly quiet, reflecting the anxieties and doubts that have engulfed its farming communities since ethnic strife began in May 2023.
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India Secures Zero Duty On 95% Farm Goods Exports In UK Trade Deal
India has protected the interests of domestic farmers by excluding dairy products, edible oils, and apples in the free trade agreement (FTA) with the UK while securing zero duties on 95 per cent of agriculture and processed food items.
-
Cabinet Clears 'Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi' Scheme To Boost Farming In 100 Districts
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the 'Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana' for six years, beginning 2025-26, to cover 100 districts.
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India's Rice Bins Are Stuffed And Another Record Crop Coming
India's stash of rice is running at the highest for this time in at least two decades, raising the risk it will run out of room to store it all as another record crop looms.
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How Fish Farming Is Transforming Former Naxalites In Jharkhand
Former insurgents in eastern Jharkhand are trading guns for fishing nets under a central government scheme that has helped transform a once violence-torn region and contributed to its removal from a list of Naxalite-affected areas.
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7 Women Farm Labourers Die, 3 Rescued After Tractor Plunges Into Well In Maharashtra
Seven women farm labourers, two of them aged 18, died and three others were rescued after a tractor-trolley ferrying them to an agriculture field plunged into a well in Nanded district of Maharashtra on Friday morning, an official said.
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Malnutrition: The Domino Effect Of Undernourished Soil
India has stubbornly high malnutrition figures, with one in five children under five reported to be wasted. And the food we eat is not the only reason behind our nutritional status. Agricultural practices play a crucial role, too.
-
Depleting Soil Health: The Price of Growing Water-Guzzling Crops
States primarily growing water-intensive crops have more depleted soil, with lower levels of macro and micronutrients like nitrogen, iron, zinc and sulphur.
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Women In Villages Pilot Farm Drones, Earning A Living And Some Independence
A group of women has found an unexpected path to earn an income and some independence: operating drones for agricultural uses such as crop spraying.
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Punjab Assembly Passes Resolution Against Centre's Draft Policy On Agriculture
The Punjab Assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution against the Centre's draft of the National Policy Framework on Agricultural Marketing, asserting it is an attempt to bring back the three farm laws repealed by the Centre in 2021.
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Satya Nadella Shares Video Of AI-Powered Farming In India, Elon Musk Reacts
In a post on X, Mr Nadella shared the story of small-town sugarcane farmers who have historically faced significant challenges.
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Soil, Nutrients And Weather Forecasts: How AI Is Helping Indian Farmers
The Artificial Intelligence system developed by tech startup Fasal details when and how much water, fertiliser and pesticide are needed.
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Bihar Officials Stunned As Mobile App Shows Farms In Indian Ocean After Glitch
Officials of the agriculture department in Bihar's Bhojpur district were in for a shock on Monday, when a few pieces of farmland were shown to be situated in the Indian Ocean in a mobile app containing information about crop survey.
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70% Decline In Farm Fires This Season, Says Punjab Agriculture Minister
Punjab recorded a 70 per cent reduction in farm fires this season, said Agriculture Minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian here on Saturday.
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"Pakistan To Be Blamed": UP Pollution Official's Claim As Toxic Air Chokes Noida
Toxic air in Uttar Pradesh's Greater Noida, Noida, and Ghaziabad is the result of Pakistan burning stubble, or agricultural waste, a UP pollution board official declared this week.
