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(Search results - 16)India UntoldOct 27, 2023, 9:20 AM IST
Changing Lives With Innovation: Rajkumar Mishra’s self-invented paddy threshing machines
Uttar Pradesh’s Rajkumar Mishra made paddy threshing machines in efforts to make his family’s financial condition better. He was awarded with a sum of Rs 1 lakh for making these machines, by the Grass Root Startup category at Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University.
IndiaDec 13, 2020, 2:09 PM IST
Farm laws: Key to earn more lies in crop diversification
Crop diversification is a good idea for earning more profits
IndiaDec 10, 2020, 3:45 PM IST
Farm laws: Amid protests, Modi-led government buys Kharif crops worth Rs 67,248.22 crore at MSP
While farmers’ protests go on, the Union government has purchased Kharif 2020-21 crops at its MSP from farmers as per its existing MSP Schemes
IndiaNov 2, 2020, 1:55 PM IST
Politician like no other! Odisha MLA Nityananda Gond spends most of his time harvesting paddy, vegetables
Nityananda Gond is an MLA from Odisha. But he spends most of his time, cultivating paddy in his fields
IndiaAug 9, 2019, 10:27 AM IST
IAF’s Sukhoi fighter jet crashes in Assam; pilots eject safely
The Su-30 MKI fighter jet was on a routine training mission and crashed in a paddy field in Assam and burst into flames
IndiaJun 3, 2019, 11:16 AM IST
Paddy festival in Tamil Nadu: Actor Sathyaraj urges people to participate in large numbers
With less than a week left for the paddy festival known as the ‘Nel Thiruvizha’ in Tamil, Kollywood actor Sathyaraj has urged people to participate in large numbers
IndiaMay 21, 2019, 2:28 PM IST
Ready-to-eat food will fight malnutrition in India; millet, lentils, 'black chicken' on menu
To deal with malnutrition mainly in tribal-dominated Chhattisgarh and other districts, the students of IGKV along with scientists of BARC, Mumbai are engaged in extensive research work and have developed ready to eat and cook products, said the principal scientist of IGKV, Dr Deepak Sharma
InterviewsApr 20, 2019, 6:42 PM IST
Shivamogga Lok Sabha poll: Madhu Bangarappa confident of victory against Yeddyurappa’s son Raghavendra
The JD(S)-Congress alliance candidate Madhu Bangarappa, who lost by 52,000 votes in the Shivamogga by-poll last time, expressed confidence of winning the Lok Sabha election scheduled for April 23. He plans to pitch land rights for the people living in the forest areas, better irrigation for areca nut farmers and paddy growers
PoliticsApr 5, 2019, 5:47 PM IST
Bengaluru stares at dry days as Kumaraswamy diverts drinking water to Mandya, with elections in mind
There are reports that HD Kumaraswamy has asked officials of the water department to divert drinking water meant for Bengaluru to Mandya, to facilitate farmers to grow paddy crop. The move is being seen as an act of nepotism and has attracted severe criticism.
IndiaFeb 13, 2019, 1:39 PM IST
Tamil Nadu fisherman killed in horrifying road accident in Ramanathapuram
The deceased, Vigneswaran (27) from Muthupettai Nagar met an unfortunate end when he collided into a paddy harvester. This fisherman had come to Tamil Nadu's Ramanathapuram for personal reasons
CricketJan 13, 2019, 5:49 PM IST
IndiaDec 11, 2018, 12:14 PM IST
Two electrocuted after accidentally stepping on live wire in Tamil Nadu
Pudukottai district in Tamil Nadu is facing several problems after Cyclone Gaja hit the state
IndiaNov 27, 2018, 3:20 PM IST
NH bypass to pass through Keezhattur paddy field; locals protest
A team including leaders Suresh Keezhattur and Nambradathu Janaki were sent to New Delhi to bring the issue to the notice of the Centre and form an expert committee to look into it. It was BJP that made this Delhi meeting possible.
IndiaOct 8, 2018, 4:04 PM IST
Reserve Bank of India says NDA government hiked kharif MSP less than UPA I, UPA II
The government had in July hiked minimum support prices (MSP) for various crops planted in the kharif season, including paddy, coarse grains, pulses, oilseeds and cotton. Usually, MSP is announced just before the start of the sowing season, but this step was taken keeping the state elections in mind
IndiaAug 24, 2018, 10:00 AM IST
Kodagu floods: Fear grips Sakleshpur residents after heavy rains subside
Karnataka: People of Hassan district struggle to resume normal lives post Kodagu floods