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Depleting Soil Health: The Price of Growing Water-Guzzling Crops
States primarily growing water-intensive crops have more depleted soil, with lower levels of macro and micronutrients like nitrogen, iron, zinc and sulphur.
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Sip By Sip, Water-Guzzling Crops Drain India's Groundwater
Farmers in Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Rajasthan are growing more water-thirsty crops - rice, wheat, and onion - draining groundwater
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Kerala Farmer's Tiny Goat, Karumbi, Claims Guinness Record As World's Shortest At Just...
As per Guinness, Karumbi, born in 2021, stands at just 1 ft 3 in (40.50 cm) at the full-grown age of four.
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Farm Leaders Detained In Punjab's Mohali, Cops Clear Shambhu Border
A group of farmer leaders were detained by the Punjab police when they were on their way to join the ongoing farmers' protest at the Shambhu and Khanauri borders. Those detained included Sarwan Singh Pandher and Jagjit Singh Dallewal.
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Farmer Leader Rakesh Tikait In Car Crash, Says Seatbelt Saved Him
Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait survived a car crash on Friday when an animal jumped in front of his vehicle, damaging its front, in Uttar Pradesh.
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8 Maharashtra Farmers Ended Lives Daily?; Minister Says "Partially True"
Maharashtra Relief and Rehabilitation Minister Makarand Jadhav-Patil on Monday said it was "partially true" that eight farmers, on average, died by suicide daily in the past 56 months in the state.
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Farmers Call Off Chandigarh Sit-In After Police Action, Warn Bhagwant Mann
The massive week-long protest planned by Punjab farmers that was to begin today in state capital Chandigarh, was foiled by the police, who stopped those marching in from villages to join in
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Wild Animals Take A Stroll In UP, Farmers Lock Themselves In
Tigers, elephants and bears were seen in the fields and railway station in Uttar Pradesh.
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Farm Leaders In Police Custody Ahead Of Punjab Protest, Congress Moves In
Punjab's Bhagwant Mann government's breakdown of talks with farmers has created a huge opening for the state Congress to recover lost ground.
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Ahead Of Chandigarh Protest, Farm Leaders Say Punjab Police Raided' Them
Samyukta Kisan Morcha leaders claimed that police conducted "raids" at the residences of many farmer leaders early Tuesday in Punjab and also "detained" them ahead of their call for a protest in Chandigarh on March 5.
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PM Releases 19th Installment Of Kisan Scheme, Rs 22,000 Crore Transferred To Farmers
More than Rs 22,000 crore was transferred into the bank accounts of 9.8 crore farmers across the country as Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday released the 19th installment of the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme.
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Satya Nadella Shares Video Of AI-Powered Farming In India, Elon Musk Reacts
In a post on X, Mr Nadella shared the story of small-town sugarcane farmers who have historically faced significant challenges.
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"Good Discussion": Shivraj Chouhan After Meeting Protesting Farmers
The protesting farmers and the Union government led by Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan held a fresh round of talks on Saturday evening, in a bid to end a year-long deadlock over a range of demands, including a legal guarantee on MSPs.
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Expat Couple Wed In Punjab's Fields, Say "Inspired By Farmers' Protest"
The wedding of an expat couple in Punjab has turned over a new leaf, returning to roots in a way unheard of in today's milieu of big fat Indian weddings.
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Auto Drivers, Women, Farmers: BJP's 'Aam Aadmi' Guest List For Delhi Oath
The BJP's guest list for Thursday - when the new Delhi Chief Minister will take his/her oath - includes gig workers, cab and auto rickshaw drivers, farmers, and chiefs of city jhuggis, or slums, as well as women beneficiaries of government schemes.
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Depleting Soil Health: The Price of Growing Water-Guzzling Crops
States primarily growing water-intensive crops have more depleted soil, with lower levels of macro and micronutrients like nitrogen, iron, zinc and sulphur.
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Sip By Sip, Water-Guzzling Crops Drain India's Groundwater
Farmers in Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Rajasthan are growing more water-thirsty crops - rice, wheat, and onion - draining groundwater
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Kerala Farmer's Tiny Goat, Karumbi, Claims Guinness Record As World's Shortest At Just...
As per Guinness, Karumbi, born in 2021, stands at just 1 ft 3 in (40.50 cm) at the full-grown age of four.
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Farm Leaders Detained In Punjab's Mohali, Cops Clear Shambhu Border
A group of farmer leaders were detained by the Punjab police when they were on their way to join the ongoing farmers' protest at the Shambhu and Khanauri borders. Those detained included Sarwan Singh Pandher and Jagjit Singh Dallewal.
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Farmer Leader Rakesh Tikait In Car Crash, Says Seatbelt Saved Him
Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait survived a car crash on Friday when an animal jumped in front of his vehicle, damaging its front, in Uttar Pradesh.
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8 Maharashtra Farmers Ended Lives Daily?; Minister Says "Partially True"
Maharashtra Relief and Rehabilitation Minister Makarand Jadhav-Patil on Monday said it was "partially true" that eight farmers, on average, died by suicide daily in the past 56 months in the state.
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Farmers Call Off Chandigarh Sit-In After Police Action, Warn Bhagwant Mann
The massive week-long protest planned by Punjab farmers that was to begin today in state capital Chandigarh, was foiled by the police, who stopped those marching in from villages to join in
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Wild Animals Take A Stroll In UP, Farmers Lock Themselves In
Tigers, elephants and bears were seen in the fields and railway station in Uttar Pradesh.
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Farm Leaders In Police Custody Ahead Of Punjab Protest, Congress Moves In
Punjab's Bhagwant Mann government's breakdown of talks with farmers has created a huge opening for the state Congress to recover lost ground.
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Ahead Of Chandigarh Protest, Farm Leaders Say Punjab Police Raided' Them
Samyukta Kisan Morcha leaders claimed that police conducted "raids" at the residences of many farmer leaders early Tuesday in Punjab and also "detained" them ahead of their call for a protest in Chandigarh on March 5.
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PM Releases 19th Installment Of Kisan Scheme, Rs 22,000 Crore Transferred To Farmers
More than Rs 22,000 crore was transferred into the bank accounts of 9.8 crore farmers across the country as Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday released the 19th installment of the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme.
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Satya Nadella Shares Video Of AI-Powered Farming In India, Elon Musk Reacts
In a post on X, Mr Nadella shared the story of small-town sugarcane farmers who have historically faced significant challenges.
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"Good Discussion": Shivraj Chouhan After Meeting Protesting Farmers
The protesting farmers and the Union government led by Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan held a fresh round of talks on Saturday evening, in a bid to end a year-long deadlock over a range of demands, including a legal guarantee on MSPs.
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Expat Couple Wed In Punjab's Fields, Say "Inspired By Farmers' Protest"
The wedding of an expat couple in Punjab has turned over a new leaf, returning to roots in a way unheard of in today's milieu of big fat Indian weddings.
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Auto Drivers, Women, Farmers: BJP's 'Aam Aadmi' Guest List For Delhi Oath
The BJP's guest list for Thursday - when the new Delhi Chief Minister will take his/her oath - includes gig workers, cab and auto rickshaw drivers, farmers, and chiefs of city jhuggis, or slums, as well as women beneficiaries of government schemes.
