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Sip By Sip, Water-Guzzling Crops Drain India's Groundwater
Farmers in Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Rajasthan are growing more water-thirsty crops - rice, wheat, and onion - draining groundwater
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Train Services In Punjab Hit As Farmers Protest Over Crop Compensation
At least 20 trains were cancelled after farmers squatted on railway tracks at several places in Punjab on Tuesday as part of their four-hour 'rail roko' agitation against the value cut announced by the Centre on wheat grain shrivelled.
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Farmers Asked To Postpone Harvesting Due To Rainfall In Parts Of India
As rains lashed several parts of the country, the weather office on Thursday asked farmers to postpone harvest of mustard in Punjab and Haryana, and wheat and pulses in central Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.
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Farmers Closely Guard Wheat Crop Amid Threat Of Another Heat Wave
India wants to avoid a repeat of the situation last year, when a brutal heat wave scorched wheat fields and forced the government to impose a hasty ban on exports at a time when the world faced a shortage following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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No Adverse Impact On Farmers' Income Due To Wheat Export Ban: Minister
Neither there is a wheat crisis in the country, nor an adverse impact of the export ban of the commodity on farmers' income, agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar informed Parliament on Friday.
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"More Will Come": Protesting Punjab Farmers' Warning For Bhagwant Mann
Punjab farmers sat on a protest near Chandigarh-Mohali border after being stopped to enter the state capital. The protesting farmers are demanding a bonus on wheat. Farmers want a bonus of Rs 500 on each quintal of wheat as their yield dropped.
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Congress Slams Wheat Export Ban, Says Move "Anti-Farmer"
The Congress on Saturday hit out at the government over the ban on the export of wheat, saying it was an "anti-farmer" measure as it deprives farmers of reaping the benefit of higher export prices.
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War In Ukraine Is Windfall For Wheat Farmers Of Madhya Pradesh
The demand for wheat grown in Madhya Pradesh has shot up in the international market amid short supply from Russia and Ukraine due to the ongoing war. The farmers are pleased. They are getting paid as much as 25 per cent more than the Minimum Support
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Low Wheat Yield Hurts Haryana Fodder Stock, 4 Districts Ban Sale
The dry spell has impacted wheat yield by 4-8 quintals per acre. As livestock owners and gaushalas (cow shelters) are facing a scarcity of fodder, the farmers in the state have opposed the government's ban order.
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At Rs 8.5 Lakh Crore, India Tops Milk Production Globally: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said India produces milk worth Rs 8.5 lakh crore annually, more than the turnover of wheat and rice, and underlined that small farmers are the biggest beneficiaries of the dairy sector.
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Wheat Purchase Price Up By 2%, Lowest In A Decade, Amid Farmers' Protest
The centre has raised the price it will pay to buy new-season wheat from farmers by 2 per cent to Rs 2,015 per 100 kg. The country is the world's second-biggest wheat consumer and sets a price each year to protect farmers from distress sales.
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Amid Covid Chaos And Protests, Farmers Eye Record Wheat Crop
While India battles soaring COVID-19 infections, on the outskirts of New Delhi thousands of farmers still occupy camps where they are keeping up a months-long sit-in protest against government legislation that they say harms them.
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Haryana Farmers Destroy Crop In Protest Against Centre's Farm Laws
Some farmers in Haryana destroyed their wheat crop in protest against the Centre's new agriculture laws, prompting political and farmer leaders to appeal to them not to resort to such drastic measures.
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CBI Raids 45 Godowns In Punjab, Samples Of Rice And Wheat Stocks Seized
Amid the ongoing agitation by farmers, mostly from Punjab and Haryana, the Central government has launched raids on some 45 warehouses in the two states, seizing samples of rice and wheat stocks. The Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) search operation has been on since last night and are being carried out with help of paramilitary forces, sour...
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Farmers At Delhi Borders, Families Take Charge Of Farming Back Home
With a majority of Punjab farmers pitching in at Delhi borders in protest against the new central farm laws, their family members have been left taking care of standing wheat crop and other allied activities back home.
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Sip By Sip, Water-Guzzling Crops Drain India's Groundwater
Farmers in Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Rajasthan are growing more water-thirsty crops - rice, wheat, and onion - draining groundwater
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Train Services In Punjab Hit As Farmers Protest Over Crop Compensation
At least 20 trains were cancelled after farmers squatted on railway tracks at several places in Punjab on Tuesday as part of their four-hour 'rail roko' agitation against the value cut announced by the Centre on wheat grain shrivelled.
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Farmers Asked To Postpone Harvesting Due To Rainfall In Parts Of India
As rains lashed several parts of the country, the weather office on Thursday asked farmers to postpone harvest of mustard in Punjab and Haryana, and wheat and pulses in central Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.
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Farmers Closely Guard Wheat Crop Amid Threat Of Another Heat Wave
India wants to avoid a repeat of the situation last year, when a brutal heat wave scorched wheat fields and forced the government to impose a hasty ban on exports at a time when the world faced a shortage following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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No Adverse Impact On Farmers' Income Due To Wheat Export Ban: Minister
Neither there is a wheat crisis in the country, nor an adverse impact of the export ban of the commodity on farmers' income, agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar informed Parliament on Friday.
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"More Will Come": Protesting Punjab Farmers' Warning For Bhagwant Mann
Punjab farmers sat on a protest near Chandigarh-Mohali border after being stopped to enter the state capital. The protesting farmers are demanding a bonus on wheat. Farmers want a bonus of Rs 500 on each quintal of wheat as their yield dropped.
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Congress Slams Wheat Export Ban, Says Move "Anti-Farmer"
The Congress on Saturday hit out at the government over the ban on the export of wheat, saying it was an "anti-farmer" measure as it deprives farmers of reaping the benefit of higher export prices.
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War In Ukraine Is Windfall For Wheat Farmers Of Madhya Pradesh
The demand for wheat grown in Madhya Pradesh has shot up in the international market amid short supply from Russia and Ukraine due to the ongoing war. The farmers are pleased. They are getting paid as much as 25 per cent more than the Minimum Support
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Low Wheat Yield Hurts Haryana Fodder Stock, 4 Districts Ban Sale
The dry spell has impacted wheat yield by 4-8 quintals per acre. As livestock owners and gaushalas (cow shelters) are facing a scarcity of fodder, the farmers in the state have opposed the government's ban order.
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At Rs 8.5 Lakh Crore, India Tops Milk Production Globally: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said India produces milk worth Rs 8.5 lakh crore annually, more than the turnover of wheat and rice, and underlined that small farmers are the biggest beneficiaries of the dairy sector.
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Wheat Purchase Price Up By 2%, Lowest In A Decade, Amid Farmers' Protest
The centre has raised the price it will pay to buy new-season wheat from farmers by 2 per cent to Rs 2,015 per 100 kg. The country is the world's second-biggest wheat consumer and sets a price each year to protect farmers from distress sales.
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Amid Covid Chaos And Protests, Farmers Eye Record Wheat Crop
While India battles soaring COVID-19 infections, on the outskirts of New Delhi thousands of farmers still occupy camps where they are keeping up a months-long sit-in protest against government legislation that they say harms them.
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Haryana Farmers Destroy Crop In Protest Against Centre's Farm Laws
Some farmers in Haryana destroyed their wheat crop in protest against the Centre's new agriculture laws, prompting political and farmer leaders to appeal to them not to resort to such drastic measures.
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CBI Raids 45 Godowns In Punjab, Samples Of Rice And Wheat Stocks Seized
Amid the ongoing agitation by farmers, mostly from Punjab and Haryana, the Central government has launched raids on some 45 warehouses in the two states, seizing samples of rice and wheat stocks. The Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) search operation has been on since last night and are being carried out with help of paramilitary forces, sour...
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Farmers At Delhi Borders, Families Take Charge Of Farming Back Home
With a majority of Punjab farmers pitching in at Delhi borders in protest against the new central farm laws, their family members have been left taking care of standing wheat crop and other allied activities back home.
