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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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Wow! Thai Farmer Creates Purr-fect Rice Field By Turning It Into Cat-Themed Artwork
The rice field in Chiang Rai, Thailand showcases artistic cats sprawled across the field. The video is a must-watch.
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Thai Farmer Transforms Rice Fields Into Cat-Themed Art
A farmer in Thailand transformed rice fields into gigantic works of art.
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Crop Losses, Unseasonal Rain Could Keep Food Inflation Elevated
Indian rice farmer Ibrahim Shaikh says he looked up at the sky daily and prayed for unseasonal rains to stop. His prayers unanswered, he says he started harvesting the wet crop earlier this week.
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Sri Lanka's Appeal To Farmers Amid Food Shortage: Plant More Rice
Sri Lanka wants farmers to plant more rice as part of plans to avert a severe food shortage, a top official said on Tuesday, as experts warned of a 50% drop in production that would worsen the impact of its already-severe financial crisis.
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At Rs 8.5 Lakh Crore, India Tops Milk Production Globally: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said India produces milk worth Rs 8.5 lakh crore annually, more than the turnover of wheat and rice, and underlined that small farmers are the biggest beneficiaries of the dairy sector.
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"Give You 24 Hours": Telangana's KCR Sows New Farm Challenge For PM Modi
Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) leaders led by KCR launched a day-long dharna against the centre on Monday in the national capital, demanding procurement of 15 lakh tonnes of parboiled rice from the state.
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3 Farmers Found Dead In Bengal, Families Allege Suicide Over Crop Failure
Three farmers have been found dead in West Bengal's rice bowl Purba Bardhaman district in the last two days, police said on Sunday.
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"Anti-Farmer, Anti-Poor, Anti-Middleclass": KCR's All-Out Attack On Centre
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, popularly known as KCR, has said his government would not buy paddy from farmers this Rabi season, citing the Central government's refusal to buy parboiled rice from farmers in the state.
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Thousands Gather For Farmers Rally In Lucknow To Keep Pressure On PM Modi
Flushed with victory after Prime Minister Narendra Modi caved into demands for the three farm laws to be repealed, Indian farmers held a mass rally today to demand that minimum support prices be extended to all produce, not just rice and wheat.
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Kerala Farmers Ask Court To Declare Grey-Headed Swamphen As Vermin
After terming rats, mice, fruit bats, and crows as vermin for destroying crops, pokkali rice farmers in Kerala have now demanded the High Court to add Grey-headed swamphen or "Neela Kozhi" to the list.
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Karnataka Minister Asks Farmer To "Go Die", Then A Bizarre Defence
A farmer's query about cuts in PDS rice allotment has led to a harsh, insensitive response from a minister in Karnataka. Umesh Katti, the state's Food and Civil Supplies Minister, lashed out when a farmer quizzed him.
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CBI Raids 45 Godowns In Punjab, Samples Of Rice And Wheat Stocks Seized
Amid the ongoing agitation by farmers, mostly from Punjab and Haryana, the Central government has launched raids on some 45 warehouses in the two states, seizing samples of rice and wheat stocks. The Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) search operation has been on since last night and are being carried out with help of paramilitary forces, sour...
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A Month After Convoy Attack, JP Nadda Back In West Bengal To Meet Farmers
Almost a month after his convoy came under attack, BJP chief JP Nadda was back in West Bengal today, keeping with his outfit's schedule for him in the poll-bound state. He is set to launch his party's day-long door-to-door rice collection programme aimed at wooing farmers amid the protest in Delhi over contentious agriculture laws.
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BJP To Launch "Ek Mutho Chaal" Drive For Bengal Farmers On Jan 9: Report
BJP President JP Nadda will launch a campaign "ek mutho chaal" (a handful of rice) in Bengal's Bardhaman district on January 9, sources said.
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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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Wow! Thai Farmer Creates Purr-fect Rice Field By Turning It Into Cat-Themed Artwork
The rice field in Chiang Rai, Thailand showcases artistic cats sprawled across the field. The video is a must-watch.
-
Thai Farmer Transforms Rice Fields Into Cat-Themed Art
A farmer in Thailand transformed rice fields into gigantic works of art.
-
Crop Losses, Unseasonal Rain Could Keep Food Inflation Elevated
Indian rice farmer Ibrahim Shaikh says he looked up at the sky daily and prayed for unseasonal rains to stop. His prayers unanswered, he says he started harvesting the wet crop earlier this week.
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Sri Lanka's Appeal To Farmers Amid Food Shortage: Plant More Rice
Sri Lanka wants farmers to plant more rice as part of plans to avert a severe food shortage, a top official said on Tuesday, as experts warned of a 50% drop in production that would worsen the impact of its already-severe financial crisis.
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At Rs 8.5 Lakh Crore, India Tops Milk Production Globally: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said India produces milk worth Rs 8.5 lakh crore annually, more than the turnover of wheat and rice, and underlined that small farmers are the biggest beneficiaries of the dairy sector.
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"Give You 24 Hours": Telangana's KCR Sows New Farm Challenge For PM Modi
Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) leaders led by KCR launched a day-long dharna against the centre on Monday in the national capital, demanding procurement of 15 lakh tonnes of parboiled rice from the state.
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3 Farmers Found Dead In Bengal, Families Allege Suicide Over Crop Failure
Three farmers have been found dead in West Bengal's rice bowl Purba Bardhaman district in the last two days, police said on Sunday.
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"Anti-Farmer, Anti-Poor, Anti-Middleclass": KCR's All-Out Attack On Centre
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, popularly known as KCR, has said his government would not buy paddy from farmers this Rabi season, citing the Central government's refusal to buy parboiled rice from farmers in the state.
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Thousands Gather For Farmers Rally In Lucknow To Keep Pressure On PM Modi
Flushed with victory after Prime Minister Narendra Modi caved into demands for the three farm laws to be repealed, Indian farmers held a mass rally today to demand that minimum support prices be extended to all produce, not just rice and wheat.
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Kerala Farmers Ask Court To Declare Grey-Headed Swamphen As Vermin
After terming rats, mice, fruit bats, and crows as vermin for destroying crops, pokkali rice farmers in Kerala have now demanded the High Court to add Grey-headed swamphen or "Neela Kozhi" to the list.
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Karnataka Minister Asks Farmer To "Go Die", Then A Bizarre Defence
A farmer's query about cuts in PDS rice allotment has led to a harsh, insensitive response from a minister in Karnataka. Umesh Katti, the state's Food and Civil Supplies Minister, lashed out when a farmer quizzed him.
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CBI Raids 45 Godowns In Punjab, Samples Of Rice And Wheat Stocks Seized
Amid the ongoing agitation by farmers, mostly from Punjab and Haryana, the Central government has launched raids on some 45 warehouses in the two states, seizing samples of rice and wheat stocks. The Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) search operation has been on since last night and are being carried out with help of paramilitary forces, sour...
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A Month After Convoy Attack, JP Nadda Back In West Bengal To Meet Farmers
Almost a month after his convoy came under attack, BJP chief JP Nadda was back in West Bengal today, keeping with his outfit's schedule for him in the poll-bound state. He is set to launch his party's day-long door-to-door rice collection programme aimed at wooing farmers amid the protest in Delhi over contentious agriculture laws.
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BJP To Launch "Ek Mutho Chaal" Drive For Bengal Farmers On Jan 9: Report
BJP President JP Nadda will launch a campaign "ek mutho chaal" (a handful of rice) in Bengal's Bardhaman district on January 9, sources said.
