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"Rejected": Farmers' Body Dismisses Centre's 5-Year MSP Contract Offer
The Samyukt Kisan Morcha - an umbrella organisation of farmer unions not directly linked to those leading this round of protests - has rejected a five-year contract to buy three types of pulses, maize, and cotton at the old MSP.
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India’s Locust Nightmare Spreads To Maharashtra, UP; High Alert In Punjab
Massive swarms of desert locusts are destroying crops across western and central India, spearing into Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab now, after Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Haryana, as the government said it has stepped up its response to the country's worst locust attack in nearly three decades.
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In Rural UP, Farmers Worried About Big Machines, Transport As Harvest Season Starts
The unprecedented lockdown over the coronavirus pandemic has come at a very bad time for the country's agriculture sector - this is the season of harvesting and selling the Rabi or winter crop, and by next month farmers will start preparing for planning the summer crop - paddy, pulses being the important ones.
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High-Protein Diet: Make Restaurant-Style Soya Chaap Sticks At Home (Recipe Inside)
Protein Rich Diet: Semi-cooked soya chaap sticks are are easily available in the market; but with this recipe, you need not look for it anywhere other than your home.
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Government Increases Minimum Support Prices For Rabi Crops
The government has hiked the minimum support price for wheat by Rs 85 to Rs 1,925 a quintal and for pulses by up to Rs 325 per quintal.
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With Deficit In Monsoon, Sowing Of Crucial Crops Takes A Big Hit
The monsoon deficit may have improved from minus 44 per cent to minus 33 per cent in two weeks, but it is still a big headache for farmers across the country. Sowing data from across the country shows a fall for crucial crops like rice and pulses in the kharif season.
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Heavy Rains In UP Has Boosted Kharif Crop Sowing: Agriculture Minister
The heavy rains in Uttar Pradesh have a silver lining with the state's kharif sowing showing encouraging results, though pulse production might be a little worrisome, the state government said.
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Weak Monsoon Delays Cotton, Soybean Sowing In India
Sowing of summer-sown crops such as soybean, cotton, corn and pulses has been delayed in India due to the slow progress of monsoon rains in central and western parts of the country, raising concerns over output, industry officials told Reuters.
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Know All About Kulith, The Super Pulse Of India: Health Benefits And More
Kulith is grown all across the country and is easily available in markets.
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Rabi Pulses To Compensate Losses In Kharif Season: Agriculture Minister
The estimated decline in pulses production by about 7 lakh tonnes during Kharif season could get compensated in the coming Rabi (winter sown) season, Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh today said.
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Government Hikes Prices Of Wheat, Pulses
The government on Tuesday increased the minimum support price (MSP) of wheat by Rs 100 to Rs 1,625 a quintal and pulses by up to Rs 550 per quintal to boost output of these rabi crops and check prices.
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India Seeks BRICS' Cooperation To Meet Shortfall Of Pulses
Faced with a shortage in production of pulses and oilseeds, India today sought cooperation from BRICS nations - Brazil, Russia, China, and South Africa - to meet its domestic demand. "India would like to seek cooperation of member countries in helping meet our production shortfall in crops like pulses and oilseeds," Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan...
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Centre Hikes Minimum Support Prices for Rabi Crops to Boost Production
Hours after the final phase of voting in Bihar ended, the government on Thursday announced impressive hikes in the Minimum Support Prices or MSP for farmers, especially those who grow pulses.
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US Lawmakers Welcome India's Move on Pulse Import Policy
A group of influential lawmakers from Montana has welcomed India's decision to reverse its regulatory restrictions on pulse crop stock limits, paving way for resuming exports of pulses from the US state to India.
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Amid Soaring Tur Dal Prices, a Glimmer Hope for Better Times
The Piparia crop wholesale market is almost deserted these days with just a handful of farmers showing up to sell tur dal. Since July there has been a sharp decline in the procurement of tur dal.
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"Rejected": Farmers' Body Dismisses Centre's 5-Year MSP Contract Offer
The Samyukt Kisan Morcha - an umbrella organisation of farmer unions not directly linked to those leading this round of protests - has rejected a five-year contract to buy three types of pulses, maize, and cotton at the old MSP.
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India’s Locust Nightmare Spreads To Maharashtra, UP; High Alert In Punjab
Massive swarms of desert locusts are destroying crops across western and central India, spearing into Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab now, after Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Haryana, as the government said it has stepped up its response to the country's worst locust attack in nearly three decades.
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In Rural UP, Farmers Worried About Big Machines, Transport As Harvest Season Starts
The unprecedented lockdown over the coronavirus pandemic has come at a very bad time for the country's agriculture sector - this is the season of harvesting and selling the Rabi or winter crop, and by next month farmers will start preparing for planning the summer crop - paddy, pulses being the important ones.
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High-Protein Diet: Make Restaurant-Style Soya Chaap Sticks At Home (Recipe Inside)
Protein Rich Diet: Semi-cooked soya chaap sticks are are easily available in the market; but with this recipe, you need not look for it anywhere other than your home.
-
Government Increases Minimum Support Prices For Rabi Crops
The government has hiked the minimum support price for wheat by Rs 85 to Rs 1,925 a quintal and for pulses by up to Rs 325 per quintal.
-
With Deficit In Monsoon, Sowing Of Crucial Crops Takes A Big Hit
The monsoon deficit may have improved from minus 44 per cent to minus 33 per cent in two weeks, but it is still a big headache for farmers across the country. Sowing data from across the country shows a fall for crucial crops like rice and pulses in the kharif season.
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Heavy Rains In UP Has Boosted Kharif Crop Sowing: Agriculture Minister
The heavy rains in Uttar Pradesh have a silver lining with the state's kharif sowing showing encouraging results, though pulse production might be a little worrisome, the state government said.
-
Weak Monsoon Delays Cotton, Soybean Sowing In India
Sowing of summer-sown crops such as soybean, cotton, corn and pulses has been delayed in India due to the slow progress of monsoon rains in central and western parts of the country, raising concerns over output, industry officials told Reuters.
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Know All About Kulith, The Super Pulse Of India: Health Benefits And More
Kulith is grown all across the country and is easily available in markets.
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Rabi Pulses To Compensate Losses In Kharif Season: Agriculture Minister
The estimated decline in pulses production by about 7 lakh tonnes during Kharif season could get compensated in the coming Rabi (winter sown) season, Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh today said.
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Government Hikes Prices Of Wheat, Pulses
The government on Tuesday increased the minimum support price (MSP) of wheat by Rs 100 to Rs 1,625 a quintal and pulses by up to Rs 550 per quintal to boost output of these rabi crops and check prices.
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India Seeks BRICS' Cooperation To Meet Shortfall Of Pulses
Faced with a shortage in production of pulses and oilseeds, India today sought cooperation from BRICS nations - Brazil, Russia, China, and South Africa - to meet its domestic demand. "India would like to seek cooperation of member countries in helping meet our production shortfall in crops like pulses and oilseeds," Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan...
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Centre Hikes Minimum Support Prices for Rabi Crops to Boost Production
Hours after the final phase of voting in Bihar ended, the government on Thursday announced impressive hikes in the Minimum Support Prices or MSP for farmers, especially those who grow pulses.
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US Lawmakers Welcome India's Move on Pulse Import Policy
A group of influential lawmakers from Montana has welcomed India's decision to reverse its regulatory restrictions on pulse crop stock limits, paving way for resuming exports of pulses from the US state to India.
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Amid Soaring Tur Dal Prices, a Glimmer Hope for Better Times
The Piparia crop wholesale market is almost deserted these days with just a handful of farmers showing up to sell tur dal. Since July there has been a sharp decline in the procurement of tur dal.
