Farming
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CM Pushkar Singh Dhami plants paddy in Khatima, pays tribute to farmers' spirit and tradition
India | Jul 05, 2025, 09:56 AM ISTChief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami sharing pictures alongside local farmers, said the experience brought back memories of earlier days.
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Budget 2025: Sitharaman likely to make announcement for NMNF | How it will be helpful for farmers
Budget | Jan 27, 2025, 04:39 PM ISTBudget 2025: The Modi government launched the National Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF) to promote natural farming in mission mode across the country as a standalone Centrally Sponsored Scheme under the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare.
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AAP has ruined Punjab's industry and farming, says PM Modi at Hoshiarpur Rally | 30 May | Speed News
News | May 30, 2024, 07:13 PM ISTAAP has ruined Punjab's industry and farming, says PM Modi at Hoshiarpur Rally. Meanwhile, India condemns Israel's Rafah attack killing 45 as 'heartbreaking'. Watch to know more!
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Agritech startups leveraging sustainable farming options | Explained
Business | Jul 27, 2022, 10:18 PM ISTAccording to one estimate, if all agricultural land in India were used for protective farming, the market would be worth USD 6 billion. The main reason for the low adoption rate, though, is that farmers don't know much about protective farming and how their products might be exposed.
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'Sabka Prayaas' base for country's development: PM Modi at Natural Farming Conclave
India | Jul 10, 2022, 01:13 PM ISTThe conclave was organised in Surat, Gujarat and witnessed the participation of thousands of farmers and all other stakeholders who have made the adoption of Natural farming in Surat, a success story.
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Budget 2022: Govt to promote Kisan Drones, chemical-free natural farming in 2022-23
Business | Feb 01, 2022, 12:24 PM ISTThe activities of these start-ups will include inter-area support for farmer-producer organisations (FPOs), machineries for farmers on a rental basis at the farm level and technology including invitee base, Sitharaman said.
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Need to take agriculture out of chemical lab and link it with nature: PM Modi
Hakikat Kya Hai | Dec 16, 2021, 11:00 PM ISTUrging farmers to turn to organic or natural farming, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said there is a need to take agriculture out of the chemical laboratory and connect it with the nature's lab.
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Farmers must shift focus from 'chemistry lab experiments' to 'natural farming': PM Modi
India | Dec 16, 2021, 02:25 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi said that the government in the past 7 years introduced several reforms to modernise the 'Indian Krishi sector with technology and reviving organic ways to protect mother nature'.
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Caught in Covid crisis, Tripura tribals grow Apple Ber, first in North East region
Good News | Jul 12, 2021, 12:59 PM ISTSome tribal farmers in Tripura are scripting a new story by cultivating Apple Ber, a variety of horticultural fruit. It is being done for the first time in the entire northeastern region
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Miyazaki Mangoes: Madhya Pradesh family deploys security, dogs to guard Rs 2.75 lakh mango
India | Jun 18, 2021, 11:12 AM ISTMiyazaki mangoes are among the most expensive in the world and sold at ₹2.70 lakh per kilogram in the international market last year,
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Second COVID-19 wave not to impact India's agri sector in any way: Niti Aayog
Business | Jun 06, 2021, 01:20 PM ISTNiti Aayog Member (Agriculture) Ramesh Chand on Sunday said the second COVID-19 wave will not impact the Indian agriculture sector in anyway as rural areas saw spread of infections in May when agriculture activities remained at bare minimum.
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PM Modi suggests expansion of country's agri sector in global market for processed food
News | Mar 01, 2021, 04:46 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi suggested expansion of county's agriculture sector in the global market for processed food.
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Shimla youth shifting towards apple farming after leaving corporate jobs
News | Feb 23, 2021, 10:49 AM ISTThe youth of Himachal Pradesh's Shimla have started shifting towards their roots of farming. After leaving the jobs of corporate world, several youth in rural areas of Shimla are now shifting towards the apple farming. To get the good apple yield young farmers are now adopting the high density plantation of apple instead of the convention pattern of crops. After working in corporate world the young educated youth are now shifting to protect their traditional business of farming. They are adopting new and scientific methods of farming to increase the production and earning both. The government of Himachal Pradesh is also helping the farmers in ways of scientific and technical assistance.
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Salman Khan drives a tractor while farming and leaves fans amazed. Watch video
Celebrities | Jul 20, 2020, 01:58 PM ISTIn the latest video Salman Khan shared on his social media, he can be seen giving an insight into how he spent his weekend by enjoying farming and driving the tractor in the fields.
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India's farm trade may rebound in second half of 2020: Fitch Solutions
Business | Jun 23, 2020, 04:06 PM ISTThe country's farm trade, which was disrupted during the COVID-19 lockdown due to logistic issues in March-June, is expected to rebound in the second half of the calendar year 2020, said analytics firm Fitch Solutions in its latest report.
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SumArth, a non-profit organisation working for feminisation of agriculture in Bihar
India | May 27, 2020, 09:54 AM ISTSumArth recently launched a project named “Magical Mushroom” whose main focus was giving a good livelihood, nutrition, and making the women farmers self-dependent with minimal investment.
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Intensive farming may increase risk of epidemics, scientists warn
Science | May 06, 2020, 04:42 PM ISTIntensive farming techniques have led to a common antibiotic-resistant pathogen to become capable of infecting both cattle and humans, according to a study which suggests the need to check agriculture practices for such outbreaks.
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Kashmiri apple growers, cricket bat makers face losses
Business | Aug 22, 2019, 02:46 PM ISTContinuous lockdown in Jammu and Kashmir is having a big impact on apple farming in the Valley.
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Octopus farming 'unethical, threat to food chain’: Scientists warn
May 12, 2019, 05:23 PM ISTExperts say that farming octopuses would require the catching of vast amounts of fish and shellfish to feed them, putting further pressure on the planet's already threatened marine livestock.
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What is the future of farming in India?
India | Mar 19, 2015, 03:08 PM ISTThere has been an evident trend in most of the Indian villages. People are getting educated and leaving villages in search of better work opportunities in cities. So, what is the fate of agriculture in