Farmer News, Agriculture Updates, Delhi Rain, Monsoon, Covid-19
13 August 2020
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Rain in Delhi and NCR to Continue for Next Few Days
According to weather office, Delhi-NCR will continue to receive heavy rainfall for the next 2 days i.e. on Friday and Saturday. National capital witnessed continuous showers since last night bringing much needed relief from humidity for Delhiites. India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that the western part of the monsoon trough has moved to the north of its normal position and is expected to remain there during the next 48 hours.
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Agricultural processing industries seek financial help to tide over Global Pandemic
Agricultural processing industries such as dairy and sugar have begun demanding fiscal incentives to deal with the pandemic induced glut & losses. As per reports, textile industry has asked for an extension of moratorium on term loan repayment by another 6 months from 1st September to 31st March. Industry estimates says in the first quarter of FY2020-21, Indian knitwear exports dropped a whopping 60.54 percent to Rs 5355 crore from Rs 13,570 crore a year ago.
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Good Monsoon raises hopes of Bumper Kharif Harvest
With good rainfall in the month of August, India is expected to harvest a record kharif crop if the rest of the monsoon season also goes well. Till 7th August, the overall area under kharif crops was 10 percent higher year-on-year, driven by factors like early arrival of monsoon, reverse migration of labour & high minimum support price (MSP) for some crops. In addition, good temporal & spatial distribution of rainfall supported crop growth.
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West Bengal Govt. Issues Fresh Schedule for Coronavirus lockdown in August
West Bengal on 12th August 2020 issued a new list for the biweekly lockdown in the state. Earlier, the state government had announced complete lockdown in West Bengal for two days every week till the end of this month. To stop the spread of Covid-19 in the state, Mamata Banerjee government implemented partial lockdown since July.
On the news
13 August 2020
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Crop Insurance: Know the Different conditions in different states
Agriculture is not a small sector. It is too vast and subject to many kinds…
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Pashu Kisan Credit Card: 1 Lakh Farmers to Get KCC in Two Days; Know How to Apply
Haryana Government has targeted to provide the benefits of Pashu kisan credit card scheme to…
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Know Why Sesame Seeds is a Complete Health Package
Sesame seeds are very potent and contain several vitamins and minerals needed by the body…
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All You Must Know About Pardarshi Kisan Seva Yojana
While many schemes are geared towards providing remuneration to the farmers the pardarshi kisan seva…
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NABARD Assam Identifies 46 Primary Co-op Societies for Financial Aid
NABARD Assam has identified 46 Co-operatives for monetary aid under the PM fund. S.S. Saha,…
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Telangana launches Artificial Intelligence for Agricultural innovation program
The government of Telangana has declared 2020 as the Year of AI to accelerate AI…
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A Brief Guide to Horticulture – Classification, Features and Career Options
Horticulture is one of the most important sectors in Agriculture. It consists of fruits, flowers,…
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'Kisan Rail' will Change the Lives of Thousands of Farmers; Know How?
India’s first ‘Kisan Rail’ which merged agriculture and Indian railway will prevent the loss of…
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The Hidden Benefits of Pomegranate and its Nutrition Facts
Pomegranate is one of the most underrated fruit in the world. It has a lot…
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Why India is called the Land of Spice and Flavors
India is a Land of spices and flavors. Those presences make the Indian food delicious…
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USDA raises Global 2020-21 Soybean trade estimate; World ending stocks also estimated higher
USDA released its August month's Demand-Supply report overnight yesterday. Major revisions include hike in global…
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Alert! Rain in Delhi-NCR to Continue for 2-3 Days; Northern States to Witness Rainfall Today
Fairly widespread to widespread rainfall with heavy to very heavy falls at isolated places very…
