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New insemination technology to help boost income of dairy farmers in Andhra Pradesh

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New insemination technology to help boost income of dairy farmers in Andhra Pradesh

The female calves produced by using the sex-sorted semen technology under the Accelerated Breed Improvement Programme in Andhra Pradesh. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Andhra Pradesh Livestock Development Agency (APLDA) has planned to promote artificial insemination of cattle using sex-sorted semen technology extensively to ensure more female calves, thereby increasing milk production and income … Read more

कांग्रेस सरकार से तीन गुना MSP फ‍िर भी क‍िसानों के न‍िशाने पर क्यों है मोदी सरकार?

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कांग्रेस सरकार से तीन गुना MSP फ‍िर भी क‍िसानों के न‍िशाने पर क्यों है मोदी सरकार?

फसलों का न्यूनतम समर्थन मूल्य (MSP) वर्षों से क‍िसानों का सबसे बड़ा मुद्दा बना हुआ है. अब यह स‍ियासत का बड़ा औजार बन चुका है. जहां आंदोलन कर रहे अध‍िकांश क‍िसान संगठन यह आरोप लगा रहे हैं क‍ि मोदी सरकार एमएसपी खत्म करना चाहती है, वहीं मुख्य व‍िपक्षी पार्टी कांग्रेस भी एमएसपी को लेकर संसद … Read more

Amid crackdown on farmers, SKM, BKU (U) skip talks in Punjab

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Amid crackdown on farmers, SKM, BKU (U) skip talks in Punjab

Water cannons being used on Congress workers during their protest against the Punjab government in Chandigarh on Friday, March 21, 2025. | Photo Credit: ANI Amid the crackdown on protesting farmers by Punjab Police, the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) and Bharti Kisan Union (Ugrahan) [BKU (U)] on Friday (March 21, 2025) declined to participate in … Read more

Farmers to gherao Assembly on April 15 if Parandur airport project is not dropped

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Farmers to gherao Assembly on April 15 if Parandur airport project is not dropped

CPI(M) leader P. Shanmugam addressing farmers from in and around Parandur on Sunday. | Photo Credit: B. VELANKANNI RAJ   CPI(M) leader and State president of the All India Kisan Sabha P. Shanmugam on Sunday (February 23, 2025) said that if the Tamil Nadu government did not give up its proposal to construct an airport … Read more

Payment of ₹432-crore bonus to paddy farmers pending for two months: Harish Rao

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Payment of ₹432-crore bonus to paddy farmers pending for two months: Harish Rao

T. Harish Rao. | Photo Credit: File Photo HYDERABAD Former minister and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader T. Harish Rao has alleged that the Congress government in the State is deceiving paddy farmers by delaying payment of ₹432 crore bonus for 8.64 lakh tonnes of fine varieties procured about 50 days ago. In a letter … Read more

Village assistant in Tiruvannamalai held for bribery to get relief under CM Farmers Security Scheme

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Village assistant in Tiruvannamalai held for bribery to get relief under CM Farmers Security Scheme

A 48-year-old village assistant at Kozhavoor village near Polur town in Tiruvannamalai was arrested on Tuesday by sleuths of Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) for demanding and taking a bribe of Rs 1,500 from a farmer to issue non-objection certificate (NOC) to enrol under Chief Minister’s Farmers Security Scheme for monthly allowance. DVAC sources … Read more

‘Can we start 5% tax on Rs 50 lakh income…’: Netizens request FM for tax simplification

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‘Can we start 5% tax on Rs 50 lakh income…’: Netizens request FM for tax simplification

The Economic Survey for 2024-25 revealed that the annual growth rate of agricultural income has been 5.23% over the past ten years. Agriculture and its associated activities have always been a crucial pillar of India’s economy, playing a substantial role in both national income and employment generation. However, ahead of the Budget for 2025, there … Read more

Poultry farmers in bird flu ‘panic’ call for UK vaccination plan

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Poultry farmers in bird flu ‘panic’ call for UK vaccination plan

Paul Kelly Paul Kelly, whose turkey business has previously been hit by bird flu, is among those calling for a vaccination scheme for poultry Poultry farmers are appealing to the government to let them vaccinate their flocks against the “devastating” bird flu virus spreading across the UK. Vaccinating poultry against avian influenza is currently not … Read more

Farmers to hold candlelight protest in Mysuru on Tuesday

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Farmers to hold candlelight protest in Mysuru on Tuesday

State Sugarcane Cultivators Association president Kurubur Shanthakumar flayed the government for being indifferent to the demands of the farmers at a press conference in Mysuru on Monday. | Photo Credit: M.A. Sriram The Federation of Farmers Association and State Sugarcane Cultivators Association will hold a candlelight protest on December 31, supporting their various demands including … Read more

Incessant rains cause untold miseries for paddy farmers in Andhra Pradesh’s Vizianagaram district

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Incessant rains cause untold miseries for paddy farmers in Andhra Pradesh’s Vizianagaram district

Representational image only. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Incessant rains caused untold miseries for paddy farmers with the lack of storage facilities for the crops in Vizianagaram district. Thousands of farmers are in distress with the financial loss owing to the damage to the standing crop with the change in its colour. The district … Read more