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December 1st, 2008 - 8:37 pm ICT by ANI
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By Pawan Shah
Gorakhpur, Dec.1 (ANI): A large number of farmers in Gorakhpur, who were traditionally engaged in sugarcane cultivation in the Uttar Pradesh province, have taken to banana farming for better ...
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November 22nd, 2008 - 3:28 pm ICT by ANI
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By Lokendra Singh
Sriganganagar, Nov 22 (ANI): A trend, which is catching up fast in the Sriganganagar region of Rajasthan is that farmers have taken to horse-breeding in a big way to ...
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October 23rd, 2008 - 3:19 pm ICT by ANI
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London, Oct 23 (ANI): Russian archeologists have claimed that the Russians were the first people on the planet to cultivate land, breed cattle and make earthenware.
Russian tribes inhabited Khabarovsk Region in ...
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September 18th, 2008 - 5:52 pm ICT by ANI
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By Girish Kumar Dubey
Hathigaon (Varanasi), Sep.18(ANI): Born without hands, Babloo of Hathi Gaon near Varanasi has proved how a determined mind can make a difference and overcome physical handicaps.
Twenty two-year-old ...
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September 18th, 2008 - 5:20 pm ICT by ANI
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Mumbai, Sep 18 (ANI): Promoters of the Mumbai Special Economic Zone (SEZ), including Reliance India Limited, have filed a petition in the Bombay High Court opposing Maharashtra Governments decision to hold ...
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September 15th, 2008 - 2:37 pm ICT by ANI
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London, September 15 (ANI): Ongoing excavations at the site of a new park-and-ride development in Leicestershire, England, have unearthed several ancient bodies.
Archaeologists behind the Leicestershire County Council-commissioned work think that ...
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September 13th, 2008 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
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Kolkata, Sep 13 (IANS) After the 15-day siege of Tata Motors' Nano plant by the opposition Trinamool Congress, it is now the turn of the state's ruling Left coalition to launch a ...
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September 2nd, 2008 - 10:57 pm ICT by IANS
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Chennai, Sep 2 (IANS) The Tata Group Tuesday tied up with the Tamil Nadu government to set up a fisheries institute near Chennai.The state government has allotted 1.16 acres land at Muttukadu ...
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August 15th, 2008 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
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Ranchi, Aug 15 (IANS) Jharkhand is working on a four point strategy to fight the Maoist problem, Chief Minister Madhu Koda said here Friday in his Independence Day speech. "The Maoists have ...
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August 11th, 2008 - 10:44 am ICT by IANS
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By Imran Khan
Patna, Aug 11 (IANS) Rat meat may soon be available in hotels as a delicacy. Rat farming, akin to rearing poultry, would be given to the poor Musahar community of ...
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July 24th, 2008 - 5:12 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, July 24 (ANI): The Union Cabinet today approved the development of the Kuttanad Wetland Eco-System in Kerala as part of a rehabilitation package for farmers in the suicide prone ...
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July 16th, 2008 - 11:22 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Ltd (IFFCO) announced Wednesday that it will invest $100.5 million in the Australia-based mining and agriculture resource development company Legend International Holdings (LIH) ...
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July 7th, 2008 - 6:48 pm ICT by ANI
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Melbourne, July 7 (ANI): The RSPCA has branded celebrity chef Jamie Olivers new show as immoral because it shows him gassing chicks and electrocuting a chicken.
The animal rights groups move may ...
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June 26th, 2008 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
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Jagatsinghpur, June 26 (IANS)Activists opposed to construction of Posco steel plant in Orissa's Jagatsinghpur district Thursday claimed to have found a cache of arms in a school building, and alleged the weapons ...
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June 26th, 2008 - 2:00 pm ICT by ANI
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Patna, June 26 (ANI): The United States has extended an aid of three million dollars for the flood-affected areas of Bihar.
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) would route this aid through ...
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June 24th, 2008 - 12:51 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, June 24 (ANI): Researchers have shown that the secret behind a healthy penned pig is three square meals each day, by finding that swine raised in indoor pens are healthier ...
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June 15th, 2008 - 2:41 pm ICT by IANS
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Kabul, June 15 (Xinhua) At least 15 militants were killed by the Afghan National Army (ANA) and Coalition forces in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar during a search for runaway prisoners ...
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June 7th, 2008 - 3:08 pm ICT by ANI
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Srinagar, June7 (ANI): Farmers in Kashmir are upbeat with prospect of a bumper paddy crop of 500, 000 metric tonnes this year.
With the onset of summer, the sowing of paddy with ...
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June 3rd, 2008 - 9:04 pm ICT by ANI
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By Hemant Chauhan
Shimla, June 3 (ANI): Cherry cultivation is gaining popularity in Himachal Pradesh, as the traditionally apple-growing farmers find it a profitable alternative to other cash crops.
Farmers and other growers ...
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May 6th, 2008 - 5:58 pm ICT by admin
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Thiruvananthapuram, May 6 (IANS) Kerala is all set to promote mango farming and apiculture as the state agriculture department will launch a special drive and distribute free saplings to raise the output. ...
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April 29th, 2008 - 3:46 pm ICT by admin
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Washington, Apr 29 (ANI): Contrary to the earlier belief, sunflowers were grown as a domesticated crop in Mexico more than 2,000 years ago, says a new study.
Previously it was believed ...
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April 3rd, 2008 - 10:36 pm ICT by admin
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Mumbai, April 3 (IANS) Bollywood actor Rani Mukherji moved a petition in the Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court Thursday, challenging the cancellation of her ownership of a piece of land ...
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March 28th, 2008 - 2:45 pm ICT by admin
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By Anil Sharma
Alwar (Rajasthan), March 28 (IANS) If anyone exemplifies the never say die spirit, it has to be 74-year-old Shiv Charan who is once again appearing for the Rajasthan Board ...
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March 17th, 2008 - 12:47 pm ICT by admin
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Sonebhadra (UP), Mar 17 (ANI): Around 10,000 tribals in Uttar Pradesh's Sonebhadra District have demanded land and forest rights to sustain themselves.
" We have no land to till and are ...
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March 5th, 2008 - 5:40 pm ICT by admin
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Ghaghra (Jharkhand), Mar 5 (ANI): Jharkhand Police has destroyed large tracks of poppy cultivation, grown by Maoists rebels in the State.
The operation was carried out in Ghaghra of Ghumla District after ...
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March 1st, 2008 - 6:23 pm ICT by admin
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New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Farmers from Uttar Pradesh's poverty-ridden Bundelkhand region are not much enthused by the Rs.600 billion farm loan waiver announced by Finance Minister P. Chidambaram in the annual ...
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February 1st, 2008 - 7:06 pm ICT by admin
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Buraskhanda, Uttarakhand, Feb 1 (ANI): Farmers of Buraskhanda village in Uttarakhand are distressed this year, as the natural cycle seems to have been upset with no rain and insufficient snowfall. Besides the ...
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January 26th, 2008 - 3:47 pm ICT by admin
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London , Jan 26 (ANI): A part of the package of grants announced by The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in Seattle , Washington , will be used to develop micro-irrigation technologies ...
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January 25th, 2008 - 12:52 pm ICT by admin
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By Hemant Chauhan
Shimla, Jan 24 (ANI): The caps of Himachal Pradesh have become a source of livelihood for thousands in the hill state.
These bright and colourful woollen caps have become the identity ...
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November 14th, 2007 - 2:21 pm ICT by admin
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London, Nov 14 (ANI): Ever wondered how some people touch the 100-year milestone? Well, that's because they have lots of children, take up farming and stay trim but not thin, according o ...
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