Hi, NewsWrap for June 18, 2022

18 June 2022: Farmer's Protest, Fuel Price Update, Bank loan, Private Agriculture Colleges, Agriculture Department, Punjab Government

18 June 2022

  • Fuel Price Update: Check out the Latest Fuel Price Here

    On Friday, June 18, fuel prices in the country remained unchanged for the 27th day in a row. Prices of petrol and diesel had been remained stable since May 21, when the union government announced an Rs 8 per liter reduction in excise duty on petrol and Rs 6 per liter reduction in excise duty on diesel.

  • Punjab Farmers Receive 8,000 Quintals of Substandard Seed from the Agriculture Department

    Farmers in Punjab appear to have no end in sight, with the Agriculture Department now supplying them with 8,000 quintals of substandard 'dhaincha' (green manure crop) seed. Dhaincha is important because it improves the physical properties of the land and helps the crop meet its nitrogen requirements. According to sources, the department's dhaincha samples were found to be of poor quality.

  • Punjab Government Warns: Private Agriculture Colleges that Violate Regulations May Face Disciplinary Action

    The Punjab Department of Agriculture has decided to crack the whip and may forbid private colleges offering bachelor's degrees in agriculture from admitting new students if they fail to comply with the Punjab State Council for Agricultural Education Act, 2017. According to details, 33 of the 117 colleges did not comply with rules requiring such educational institutions to have adequate infrastructure to provide agriculture education to students by 2020.

  • A Farmer in Maharashtra Applies for a Rs 6.6 Crore Bank loan to Purchase a Helicopter

    A 22-year-old cultivator from Maharashtra's Hingoli has applied for a bank loan of over Rs 6 crore to purchase and rent out a helicopter, citing that farming has become unaffordable. Kailas Patange, a resident of Taktoda village in the district, applied for a loan at a bank in Goregaon on Thursday.

  • Government Accepts Demand of the Farmers Protesting Against Gangajal Project

    According to GNIDA officials, the farmers who have been protesting the Gangajal project for the past six months have agreed to allow construction to begin alongside development work in Palla village – one of their demands that the authority accepted in the meeting between the two sides. At the meeting on Thursday, officials from the Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA) said they approved some of the farmers' demands, with the next round of talks expected soon.

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18 June 2022

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