Cuba announces steps to save agricultural cooperatives
September 12th, 2012 - 12:01 pm ICT by IANS
Havana, Sep 12 (IANS/EFE) The Cuban government has approved a package of measures to rescue the system of autonomously managed farming cooperatives known as UBPCs, which cultivate 28 percent of ... Read more...
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Escorts focuses on Africa to export tractors
September 5th, 2012 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 5 (IANS) Escorts Limited, a leading manufacturer and supplier of agri-machinery products, is focusing on African markets to export its tractors as the farm sector in country is ... Read more...
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Three mn people in Syria in need of assistance: UN
August 2nd, 2012 - 11:34 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Aug 2 (IANS/AKI) Almost three million people in Syria are in need of assistance as the country's civil war has devastated food production, according to a joint study by ... Read more...
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Ostrich is animal, conclude legislators in Pakistan
July 20th, 2012 - 12:09 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 20 (IANS) A Pakistani provincial assembly "in its (in)finite wisdom" has declared that an ostrich is not a bird but an animal, said a leading daily.An editorial in ... Read more...
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China to use chicken army to fight locusts
July 7th, 2012 - 11:51 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 7 (IANS) An "army of chickens" will be employed by the administration of a Chinese province to fight locusts in its pastureland.Gansu province in northwest China will send ... Read more...
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Bengal rules out contact farming
June 4th, 2012 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 4 (IANS) The West Bengal government is preparing a draft to amend legislation regarding agricultural marketing but won't follow the centre's advice on adopting contract farming, a ... Read more...
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Spectrum shift to put additional Rs.10,000 crore cost on Vodafone
April 30th, 2012 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Vodafone India Monday said the telecom regulator's proposal to replace its 900MHz with an 1800MHz network will cost an additional Rs.10,000 crore to the firm ... Read more...
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20,000 college graduates to volunteer in rural China
April 13th, 2012 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 13 (IANS) About 20,000 college graduates will join the annual campaign to volunteer for work in rural China.The campaign, launched in 2006, recruited about 20,000 fresh graduates from ... Read more...
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Bolivian president asks UN to support coca farming
March 13th, 2012 - 2:55 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico, March 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Bolivian President Evo Morales has once again asked the UN to recognize the right of people living in the Andes for chewing coca leaves.Addressing Monday ... Read more...
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The rebirth of Japan’s tsunami land
March 11th, 2012 - 12:54 pm ICT by IANS
Natori (Japan), March 11 (IANS) Kiyoshi Mori drives about one hour everyday from Sendai to inland Takadate Yoshida to grow komatsuna, a green leaf vegetable that is very popular among ... Read more...
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Agitating farmers lift Haryana highway blockade
March 2nd, 2012 - 12:40 am ICT by IANS
Kurukshetra (Haryana), March 1 (IANS) Agitating farmers affiliated to the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) lifted their blockade of the busy National Highway No.1 (NH-1) near Haryana's Pipli town Thursday following ... Read more...
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Bengal heading towards food scarcity: Buddhadeb
February 19th, 2012 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 19 (IANS) Holding the Mamata Banerjee government responsible for suicides by farmers in West Bengal, former chief minister and Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee ... Read more...
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Grow fresh tomatoes, beans on your roof tops
February 10th, 2012 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 10 (IANS) People in cities can grow enough of lettuce, beans and tomatoes for consumption by utilising roof tops of the building they stay in."In our inFarming project ... Read more...
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China raises rice purchase prices
February 2nd, 2012 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 2 (IANS) China Thursday announced plans to raise the minimum purchase prices for rice in 2012 to encourage farmers to grow more grains.It is the fifth consecutive yearly ... Read more...
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Punjab to prepare Cancer Atlas
January 12th, 2012 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 12 (IANS) With reports of growing incidence of cancer in Punjab's Malwa belt, authorities have decided to prepare a cancer atlas in the state.The health department said Thursday ... Read more...
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Patil urges regular review of agricultural sector
December 15th, 2011 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi,Dec 15 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil Thursday called for a contitnuous review of the agricultural sector as it is poised for "another great leap forward""For a growing nation ... Read more...
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I would have begged Freida to do ‘Trishna’: Winterbottom
November 26th, 2011 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Nov 26 (IANS) Michael Winterbottom, director of Freida Pinto-starrer "Trishna", said he would have "begged" the Indian actress to play the lead role in his adaptation of ... Read more...
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Vladimir Putin’s double found in China
November 23rd, 2011 - 1:00 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 23 (IANS) A farmer from central China has recently been found to bear a striking resemblance to Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.Luo Yuanping has become a minor celebrity ... Read more...
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President for farmer-industry partnership
October 30th, 2011 - 11:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil Sunday suggested that a committee of governors be set up to evolve mutually beneficial models for a farmer-industry partnership, focusing on ... Read more...
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Group wants bio-regulatory bill withdrawn
September 2nd, 2011 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) A civil society group Friday urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to withdraw the Biotechnology Regularity Authority of India (BRAI) bill, saying it lowers the ... Read more...
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She comes of age for school - at 23
August 13th, 2011 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
Chittorgarh (Rajasthan), Aug 13 (IANS) Twenty three-year-old Parvati Devi is no ordinary woman. Belonging to a remote village in Rajasthan's Chittorgarh district, she goes hand-in-hand with her six-year-old son to school ... Read more...
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Government mulls weather inputs for farmers
July 27th, 2011 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) The government Wednesday said it is planning to launch a National Monsoon Mission to provide accurate rain forecast and other weather inputs to farmers.Speaking at ... Read more...
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Mrinal Sen expresses doubt over Singur land
June 14th, 2011 - 11:39 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 14 (IANS) Veteran film director Mrinal Sen Tuesday expressed doubt over the fertility of the Singur land that is proposed to be returned to unwilling farmers, and said ... Read more...
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Monsoon to reach Jharkhand one week after schedule
June 10th, 2011 - 2:10 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, June 10 (IANS) Monsoon is likely to be delayed in Jharkhand by a week from its normal scheduled time of on-set, said an official of the Met department here ... Read more...
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Chinese officials labour in field to get feel of farming
May 6th, 2011 - 9:31 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 6 (IANS) To make them empathise with the farmer and acquaint them with the challenges of his life, officials in a municipality of China are being made to ... Read more...
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Over 10,000 Chinese government officials being probed for abusing power
April 30th, 2011 - 5:16 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Apr 30 (ANI): A total of 10,535 Chinese government employees are being investigated on suspicion of having abused their powers.According to the Supreme People's Procuratorate, (SPP) these former officials or ... Read more...
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Scientist calls for tripling India’s food production
April 20th, 2011 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, April 20 (IANS) Agricultural scientist M.S. Swaminathan Wednesday called for an "evergreen" revolution in agriculture increasing the production by three times and ensuring food security for all Indians."The revolution ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh farmers benefiting from multi-storied farming
April 4th, 2011 - 4:31 pm ICT by ANI
Raipur, Apr 4 (ANI): The multi-storied pattern of farming is benefiting farmers of Chhattisgarh.Farmers are planting many crops using this method.The state, known as the 'Rice Bowl of India', is now looking ... Read more...
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Wankhede groundsmen spray anti-dew chemical
April 2nd, 2011 - 2:01 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 2 (IANS) Groundsmen at the Wankhede stadium here were seen spraying a chemical to reduce the effect of dew during the day-night cricket World Cup final between India ... Read more...
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Togo seeks India’s help in farming, poverty reduction
March 28th, 2011 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) Terming India a strategic partner of African countries, Togoan Prime Minister Gilbert Fossoun Houngbo said Monday his West African country was keen to learn from ... Read more...
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Yeddyurappa-led delegation meets PM, demands special status for Hyderabad-Karnataka
March 21st, 2011 - 8:38 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 21 (ANI): An all-party delegation from Karnataka led by Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa met the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, here on Monday to demand special status ... Read more...
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Man’s nose cut for asking money for water
January 11th, 2011 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Jan 11 (IANS) A man in Morena district of Madhya Pradesh who gave water from his well to some of his neighbours had his nose cut off after he asked for ... Read more...
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Laxman, Zaheer extend India’s lead to 292
December 28th, 2010 - 5:48 pm ICT by IANS
Durban, Dec 28 (IANS) V.V.S. Laxman and Zaheer Khan defied South Africa attack with a valuable 70-run partnership for the eighth wicket and extended India's lead to 292 runs at lunch on ... Read more...
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Dry weather affects apple farming in Kullu
December 26th, 2010 - 4:16 pm ICT by ANI
By Prem ThakurKullu, (Himachal Pradesh), Dec.26 (ANI): The apple farming and other fruits in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district are deteriorating due to intense dry cold wave in the region.The bad climatic change ... Read more...
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Civil war anti-tank mine explodes, kills 14 in Cambodia
November 17th, 2010 - 11:23 pm ICT by BNO News
PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA (BNO NEWS) -- An old civil war anti-tank land mine in the western region of Cambodia exploded and killed 14 people after a truck drove over it, officials said ... Read more...
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