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‘Telangana government’s indicatives instilled confidence in farmers’edit
Energy Minister G Jagadish Reddy said that the State government has succeeded in making the farmers to go for cultivation with confidence by providing investment support, fertilizers and seeds in time. Distributing the cheques of Kalyana Lakshmi and Shaadi Mubarak to the beneficiaries at Nagaram in the district, Jagadish Reddy said that Rythu Bandhu and Rythu Bheema, introduced by the Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao, have changed the lives of the farmers and their families in the state. Neither the farmer had expected such schemes from the state government nor demanded for them. The Chief Minister, who was familiar with the problems of the farmers, had designed Rythu Bandhu, which was being implementing in only Telangana state ...
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari calls for focus on farm sectoredit
Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Saturday exhorted students of SOA University to concentrate more on agriculture as the sector has the potential to solve the twin problems of poverty and unemployment. Addressing the 6th convocation of Siksha O Anusndhan (Deemed to be University), Gadkari said the country is facing the twin problems despite having a strong economy.
Discourage false claims about agrochemicals: Niti Aayog to stakeholdersedit
Government’s think-tank Niti Aayog on November 16 asked the stakeholders associated with the agro-chemicals industry to discourage “false claims” about their products and tackle the spread of wrong perception in the public. Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) Director General Trilochan Mohopatra said that agro-chemicals will continue to play a major input in agriculture to meet the crop production targets and the country must strive to ensure its safe and judicious use. He requested the scientists to comprehensively work upon the aspects of nano-pesticide approach to ensure safety of humans, livestock and environment.
Nine agriculture laboratories to be set up in Nellore district soonedit
The State government has decided to set up agriculture nine integrated agriculture laboratories in all constituencies. Each lab will cost Rs 15 lakh. According to officials, places where the labs are to be established have been identified. These labs are for quality check of seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, and others.
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Yogi Adityanath: ‘Don’t Burn Stubble, Instead Use It For Composting’edit
Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath at the inauguration of a sugar-mill project in Pipraich, Uttar Pradesh on November 17, brought up the subject of toxic air pollution that has been causing havoc in the states of UP, Punjab, Haryana and Delhi. Adityanath in his address at the inauguration urged the crowd to refrain from stubble burning and making compost of the sugarcane crops to reuse it.