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Farmers' agitation: Stir enters second day, vegetable prices surge over dwindling supplies

-The Indian Express The farmer organisations have been demanding minimum income guarantee scheme, implementation of the Swaminathan Commission report and waiver of farmers' debt. New Delhi: Demanding remunerative prices for their produce, implementation of the Swaminathan Commission recommendations and farm loan waivers among other things, farmers across the country continued their agitation Saturday as part of a 10-day long nationwide strike. In the wake of the dwindling fresh supplies of farm produce in...

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Solar-powered cold room boosts farm incomes -Juhi Chaudhary

-India Climate Dialogue It does not depend on erratic electricity supply from the grid Sandeep Alse, a farmer who grows fruits and vegetables in Marathwada, a drought-prone region in Maharashtra, found it difficult to reach the market with his produce on time, due to poor infrastructure. The lack of cold storage facility in the vicinity added to his woes and much of his harvest was spoiled, making it difficult for him to...

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Farmer death before Modi's visit to UP -Piyush Srivastava

-The Telegraph Lucknow: A farmer said to be demonstrating against the Uttar Pradesh Government with 50 others since May 21 died of a heatstroke on Saturday, the fourth anniversary of Narendra Modi's government and a day before the Prime Minister addresses a rally 20km from the spot. Uday Veer Singh, 60, died while protesting before the Baraut tehsil office in Baghpat district a day after chief minister Yogi Adityanath visited Modi's rally...

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75% of people believe corruption has increased under Modi Govt, says CMS study -Vishwadeepak

-National Herald A recent CMS study in 13 states revealed that corruption has not only increased during Modi’s tenure, but Indians also believe the PM is not serious about fighting corruption Positioning himself as the “Chowkidar” of the wealth of the nation, Narendra Modi had famously said “Na khaunga, na khane dunga” after becoming Prime Minister. But all his promises to curb corruption stand exposed, as a recently-conducted study proves. The study...

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54 lakh ha covered as kharif sowing picks pace; cane area up

-The Hindu Business Line New Delhi: Sowing in the current kharif season has commenced in right earnest with an area of 54 lakh hectares (lh) brought under cultivation till Friday, according to data released by the Agriculture Ministry. A total of 55 lh was covered during the same period last year. This is despite the fact that the total live storage capacity in 76 reservoirs used for irrigation stood at 22.66 billion...

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