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No Stubble-Burning For 17 Years, Punjab Farmer Says He Has Technique	16.10.2018	NDTV News - Latest
A farmer in Punjab has claimed he has been sowing wheat directly into the hard soil of his fields without burning crop residue since 2001 and getting up to 2.5 quintals of higher crop yield per acre,...
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Man Injured During Anti-Sterlite Protest Dies, Number Of Dead Now 14	16.10.2018	NDTV News - Latest
A person, who was injured during the anti-Sterlite protests in Thoothukudi district in May, died last night taking the number of dead in the incident to 14. Justine was in the coma for past five...
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Punjab for tie-up with Israel on agriculture, dairying	16.10.2018	Sify Finance
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday said his government is keen to make use of Israel's technological advancements in various fiels, including agriculture and internal security.
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Bihar government declares 206 blocks in 23 districts drought-hit	16.10.2018	Scroll.in - News that matters
The state government will provide assistance and alternative employment to farmers in the affected areas.
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DoNER IT training gets lukewarm response from State depts	16.10.2018	The Assam Tribune
DoNER IT training gets lukewarm response from State depts
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Modest Growth in non-farm income	16.10.2018	Financial Chronicle
The second part of JM Financial’s Rural Safari series shows how non farm income, even though slow in acceleration, helped to partially offset the decline in farm income over the past two years. It draws attention to the political aspect of farm loan waivers, saying demand for them is likely to rise as general elections approach. The survey, however, notes that such relief provided by the government to meet financial needs also helps boost rural consumption Rural income is increasingly diversifying away from agriculture to non-farm income, which currently accounts for 40 per cent of total agri-household income. Major sources of non-farm income are dairy and poultry, wage-based occupation, sand mining, tractor rental income and small businesses. An increase in infrastructure activity creates jobs and aids rural income. As the agri-economy improves, it is likely to create additional demand in the non-farm sector, including processing, transportation and packaging through backward and forward production ...
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At least 15 killed as truck carrying migrants crashes in Turkey: agencies	14.10.2018	Reuters: World News
Fifteen people, including children, were killed when a truck carrying migrants crashed in the western Turkish province of Izmir on Sunday, state-owned Anadolu news agency reported.
Training programme conducted	14.10.2018	Manipur: E-Pao
Training programme conducted
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Agro Measures	13.10.2018	Central Chronicle » Editorial
The monsoon is over. The rains and deficient in the Madhya Pradesh. Despite initially heavy rains the beginning could not fill up many water bodies like Bhoj Sagar and Kerwa Dam of Capital Bhopal. The plight and problem of the agriculture sector is to provide water fields as the crops now need irrigation urgently some […]
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Closure Of Ganga Canal To Affect Water Supply In 19 UP Districts	13.10.2018	NDTV News - India-news
The closure of Ganga canal till November 6 for clearing silt and routine maintenance will affect the water supply in 19 districts of Uttar Pradesh, officials said today.
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Cyclone Titli: Andhra Pradesh asks Centre to release Rs 1,200 crore as relief amount	13.10.2018	Zee News : India National
The severe cyclonic storm hit the two districts early Thursday, with winds gusting up to 165 kilometers per hour. Heavy rainfall, ranging from 10 cm to 43 cm, was witnessed in different parts of the districts.
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One day training on agri marketing held	13.10.2018	Manipur: E-Pao
One day training on agri marketing held
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From Junior Engineer To Godman: The Rise, Arrest And Fall Of Rampal	11.10.2018	NDTV News - India-news
Self-styled godman Rampal, 67, who was convicted in two cases of murder by a court in Haryana on Thursday is no stranger to controversies.
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Fukushima nuclear plant owner apologises for still-radioactive water	11.10.2018	Reuters: World News
The owner of the Fukushima nuclear plant, destroyed by an earthquake and tsunami more than seven years ago, said water treated at the site still contains radioactive materials that for years it has insisted had been removed.
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Bells, bids and traffic jam as world's largest fish market reopens in Tokyo	11.10.2018	Reuters: Entertainment News
The world's largest fish market resumed operations at a new location in Tokyo on Thursday, after final auctions last week at the previous facility in Tsukiji, one of the top tourist attractions in the Japanese ...
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World's largest fish market reopens at new site in Tokyo	11.10.2018	Reuters: Entertainment News
The world's largest fish market resumed operations at a new location in Tokyo on Thursday, after final auctions last week at the previous facility in Tsukiji, one of the Japanese capital's top tourist ...
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Startups offer solutions to water problems	11.10.2018	Rediff: Business
As India reels from a severe water shortage, startups have begun offering innovative ways to help people access safe drinking water.
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Farmers protest	11.10.2018	Manipur: E-Pao
Farmers protest
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Heat affected fields inspected	11.10.2018	Manipur: E-Pao
Heat affected fields inspected
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Nitin Gadkari Says Notification of E-Flow for Ganga is a Significant Step	10.10.2018	Govt of india: PIB
The Central Government today notified the minimum environmental flows for River Ganga that has to be maintained at various locations on the river. Environmental flows are the acceptable flow regimes that are required to maintain a river in the desired environmental state or predetermined state.
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