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Confident Of Achieving Wheat Procurement Target Of 34.2 Million Tonne: Official
With India likely to harvest a record wheat output, the Centre said it is confident of achieving wheat procurement target of 34.2 million tonne and will soon take a call on relaxing quality norms for buying in Punjab and Haryana.
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Farmers Asked To Postpone Harvesting Due To Rainfall In Parts Of India
As rains lashed several parts of the country, the weather office on Thursday asked farmers to postpone harvest of mustard in Punjab and Haryana, and wheat and pulses in central Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.
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Area Sown Under Wheat Rises 3% To 312 Lakh Hectares In Rabi Season
Sowing of wheat, the main rabi (winter) crop, begins in October while harvesting starts in April.
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Area Sown Under Wheat Up 5.36% In 2 Months Of Rabi Season
Sowing of wheat, the main rabi crop, begins in October and harvesting in March-April. Besides wheat, rice and pulses, such as gram, urad as well as oilseeds such as groundnut and mustard are also grown in this season.
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Stubble Burning Continues In Punjab, 700 Fires Recorded So Far
Farm fires have continued in Punjab despite the state government assuring more crop residue management machines and launching massive awareness programmes against stubble burning
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Heat Wave May Hit India's Wheat Production
India's wheat output looks likely to fall in 2022 after five consecutive years of record harvests
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Amid Covid Chaos And Protests, Farmers Eye Record Wheat Crop
While India battles soaring COVID-19 infections, on the outskirts of New Delhi thousands of farmers still occupy camps where they are keeping up a months-long sit-in protest against government legislation that they say harms them.
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"One Activity Giving Hope Is Agricultural": Centre On Winter Crop Harvest
The government today said 67% of wheat crop sown in winter (rabi crop) has been harvested despite the lockdown amid the COVID-19 pandemic. It said there is "minimal or no disruption" in harvesting rabi crop and sowing of summer crop during the lockdown.
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Farmers Arrive In Trickle At Punjab, UP Mandis As COVID-19 Slows Harvest
Two major food grain producing states have started buying wheat and pulses from farmers amid the lockdown over the COVID-19 pandemic, but the volume and pace of procurement is slow. In Punjab, farmers are yet to harvest 70 per cent of wheat crop. The grain markets or mandis in the state have been mostly empty for the last two days, though the gover...
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For Farmers Only: In Punjab, District-Wise Relief From Coronavirus Lockdown
Coronavirus: Punjab to allow district-wise relief from lockdown only for farmers to harvest crops, says Amarinder Singh
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Watch: Shilpa Shetty's Whole Wheat Puran Poli Is The Perfect Healthy Gudi Padwa Recipe
Shilpa Shetty also took to Instagram to share an interesting recipe of her own unique version of the Puran Poli for the upcoming harvest festival Gudi Padwa.
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India To Harvest Record Rice, Wheat Crops
Rice output in the world's biggest exporter and No. 2 producer is estimated to rise by 0.9 per cent to 117.47 million tonnes.
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Unseasonal Rains, Storm Damage Wheat Crop In Punjab, Haryana
Standing wheat crop was damaged after rain, dust-storm and strong winds lashed Punjab and Haryana on Tuesday and Wednesday. Wheat crop is being harvested in most part of the two states for the past 10 days.
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Forced To Drink Urine For Refusing To Harvest Crops, Alleges UP Dalit Man
A Dalit man in Uttar Pradesh's Badaun was allegedly beaten and forced to drink urine for refusing farmers, who told him to harvest their wheat crop on Sunday. Sitaram Valmiki, who has a small farm, was harvesting his wheat crop when farmers of the 'upper caste' asked him to harvest their crops first. After Sitaram refused, they tied and dragged hi...
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12 Dead As Heavy Rain Lashes Rajasthan, Farmers Protest Crop Loses
Twelve people have died in Rajasthan's Dholpur and Bharatpur districts, after heavy rain and thunderstorms lashed large parts of the state on Wednesday. While seven died in Dholpur's Badead area, five died in Bharatpur
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Confident Of Achieving Wheat Procurement Target Of 34.2 Million Tonne: Official
With India likely to harvest a record wheat output, the Centre said it is confident of achieving wheat procurement target of 34.2 million tonne and will soon take a call on relaxing quality norms for buying in Punjab and Haryana.
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Farmers Asked To Postpone Harvesting Due To Rainfall In Parts Of India
As rains lashed several parts of the country, the weather office on Thursday asked farmers to postpone harvest of mustard in Punjab and Haryana, and wheat and pulses in central Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.
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Area Sown Under Wheat Rises 3% To 312 Lakh Hectares In Rabi Season
Sowing of wheat, the main rabi (winter) crop, begins in October while harvesting starts in April.
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Area Sown Under Wheat Up 5.36% In 2 Months Of Rabi Season
Sowing of wheat, the main rabi crop, begins in October and harvesting in March-April. Besides wheat, rice and pulses, such as gram, urad as well as oilseeds such as groundnut and mustard are also grown in this season.
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Stubble Burning Continues In Punjab, 700 Fires Recorded So Far
Farm fires have continued in Punjab despite the state government assuring more crop residue management machines and launching massive awareness programmes against stubble burning
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Heat Wave May Hit India's Wheat Production
India's wheat output looks likely to fall in 2022 after five consecutive years of record harvests
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Amid Covid Chaos And Protests, Farmers Eye Record Wheat Crop
While India battles soaring COVID-19 infections, on the outskirts of New Delhi thousands of farmers still occupy camps where they are keeping up a months-long sit-in protest against government legislation that they say harms them.
-
"One Activity Giving Hope Is Agricultural": Centre On Winter Crop Harvest
The government today said 67% of wheat crop sown in winter (rabi crop) has been harvested despite the lockdown amid the COVID-19 pandemic. It said there is "minimal or no disruption" in harvesting rabi crop and sowing of summer crop during the lockdown.
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Farmers Arrive In Trickle At Punjab, UP Mandis As COVID-19 Slows Harvest
Two major food grain producing states have started buying wheat and pulses from farmers amid the lockdown over the COVID-19 pandemic, but the volume and pace of procurement is slow. In Punjab, farmers are yet to harvest 70 per cent of wheat crop. The grain markets or mandis in the state have been mostly empty for the last two days, though the gover...
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For Farmers Only: In Punjab, District-Wise Relief From Coronavirus Lockdown
Coronavirus: Punjab to allow district-wise relief from lockdown only for farmers to harvest crops, says Amarinder Singh
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Watch: Shilpa Shetty's Whole Wheat Puran Poli Is The Perfect Healthy Gudi Padwa Recipe
Shilpa Shetty also took to Instagram to share an interesting recipe of her own unique version of the Puran Poli for the upcoming harvest festival Gudi Padwa.
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India To Harvest Record Rice, Wheat Crops
Rice output in the world's biggest exporter and No. 2 producer is estimated to rise by 0.9 per cent to 117.47 million tonnes.
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Unseasonal Rains, Storm Damage Wheat Crop In Punjab, Haryana
Standing wheat crop was damaged after rain, dust-storm and strong winds lashed Punjab and Haryana on Tuesday and Wednesday. Wheat crop is being harvested in most part of the two states for the past 10 days.
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Forced To Drink Urine For Refusing To Harvest Crops, Alleges UP Dalit Man
A Dalit man in Uttar Pradesh's Badaun was allegedly beaten and forced to drink urine for refusing farmers, who told him to harvest their wheat crop on Sunday. Sitaram Valmiki, who has a small farm, was harvesting his wheat crop when farmers of the 'upper caste' asked him to harvest their crops first. After Sitaram refused, they tied and dragged hi...
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12 Dead As Heavy Rain Lashes Rajasthan, Farmers Protest Crop Loses
Twelve people have died in Rajasthan's Dholpur and Bharatpur districts, after heavy rain and thunderstorms lashed large parts of the state on Wednesday. While seven died in Dholpur's Badead area, five died in Bharatpur
