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Odisha govt to take decision on farmers demand- Beheraedit
The Ministerial committee constituted by the Odisha government will take a decision on the three point demands ’of the farmers after considering the suggestions given by experts and Farmers leaders,Odisha Finance Minister Sashi Bhusan Behera said here today
Jharkhand rolls out ‘green carpet’ for agriculture sectoredit
After series of landmark achievements in the field of minerals, industry and non-farm sector, the State has broken the jinx. Taking a turn from the traditional sectors the Government organised first ever Global Agriculture and Food Summit that paved way for series of measures and initiatives to be taken for the 28 lakh odd farmers in the State.
Agri Dept to cancel license of defaulting fertilizer dealers in Kashmiredit
Director Agriculture Kashmir Altaf Aijaz Andrabi on Thursday directed the officials to act against the defaulters holding fertilizer license and take steps to end the illegal trading of fertilizers in Kashmir valley
Experts brainstorm on making Jharkhand agro hubedit
With a view to provide better facility for the farmers of Jharkhand agriculture department is running single window system informed Ramesh Gholap during the technical session of ‘Global Agriculture and Food Summit’ on the inaugural day on Thursday
Contribution of farmers, workers must in development of nation: CMedit
Chief Minister Raghubar Das today said that in the development of the nation the contribution of the villagers, farmers and workers is a must. Addressing the Global Agriculture and Food Summit at the Khelgaon here on Thursday he said that agriculture was the soul of the nation and base of the culture and traditions. He said that all our festivals are also directly and indirectly related to the agriculture.
The Smog That Hides a Bonanzaedit
The smoke from stubble burning in fields being cleared for the wheat crop arrived punctually in Delhi a few days before Diwali, as it has every year since the 1980s. Regular satellite surveillance by the Indian Agricultural Research Institute had detected 65,408 burning events in Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh between September 30 and November 15.
Burning of crop stubble emerging as factor in Patna air pollution, says Nitishedit
Chief minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday expressed concern over the state capital’s dirty air, but said that the location of the air quality monitoring station in the city was not suitable for proper assessment of pollution levels.