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September 23, 2021
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IMD: Heavy Rains is Likely in these States in the next 5 Days
On 23rd September (Thursday) the India Meteorological Department said that there will be isolated to heavy rains is likely to continue over the east Rajasthan, Gujarat, west Madhya Pradesh & north Konkan in the next 5 days. IMD said that the fresh spell of heavy rains is likely over Gangetic West Bengal, & Odisha from 26th September. In the latest update, the weather department said that fairly widespread rainfall along with isolated heavy rains is likely over East Rajasthan, Gujarat, west Madhya Pradesh, Konkan & Goa, and the Coastal Andhra Pradesh in the next 5 days.
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India Sugar Mills Pauses Export Deals
The export of sugar in India is holding off signing any more export contracts in a bet that the global prices will rally further after the bad weather damaged crops in top of grower Brazil. The raw sugar in New York need to climb to 20.5 cents a pound to again attract the mills from western Maharashtra state & the southern region, Abinash Verma, the director-general of Indian Sugar Mills Association said & the second-biggest sugar producer already inked deals to ship 1.2 million tons from next year’s crop, by taking advantage of the recent rally in prices.
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CM Stalin Gives One Lakh Free Power Connection to Farmers
On 23rd September (Thursday), M K Stalin, the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu distributed 1 lakh free power connection certificates to farmers. M K Stalin said that during the 2006-2011 DNK regimes, 2.99 lakh farmers have received free electricity connections. In the last year of AIADMK, the government regime, provided only 2 lakh free connections to farmers. The farming sector in the state is not in good shape because the previous government didn’t provide enough electricity connection to farmers.
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PFRDA Notify NPS Withdrawal Rules
The Pension Fund Regulatory & Development Authority (PFRDA) has allowed senior citizens to withdraw the entire accumulated pension wealth without purchasing the annuity if the pension corpus is less than equal to Rs 5 lakhs during normal exit that is after the completion of 3 years. According to the regulatory, certain predefined conditions fulfill norms of the exit viz premature exit, normal exit & the exit due to unfortunate death of the subscriber.
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September 23, 2021
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Samhitha’s Citron App – A One Stop Solution for All Citrus Farmers
The two most critical challenges in Precision Advisory are On-Time Advisory delivery, and Advisory at the most granular level, i.e., at an individual tree level. Samhitha overcomes these challenges by relying on Samhitha’s citrus knowledge base in combination with innovation in IoT & AI technologies.
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Centre Plans to Diversify Agriculture to Achieve Fuel Energy Security: Gadkari
Agriculture is India's real strength, said Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday, adding the government intends to diversify it into the energy and power sector
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Turmeric Coffee: Reasons to Include Golden Milk Latte in Your Diet & Quick Recipe
Turmeric, sometimes known as the golden spice, can make your coffee taste better, but can it also benefit your health? Here are some of the possible advantages, as well as instructions for making your own golden latte and turmeric coffee at home.
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Best Varieties of Onion in India for Higher Yield & Profits
Onion is a crop that has huge market in India. Onion can be grown in all types of soils such as sandy loam, clay loam & heavy soils. Its seeds take about 6-8 weeks to sprout. It is cultivated in states in India including Maharashtra, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Bihar & Andhra Pradesh.
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10th Agrochemicals Conference: R G Agarwal Highlights Crop Loss Estimates Due to Improper Use of Fertilizers
After delivering welcome remarks at 10th Edition of Agrochemicals Conference, R.G. Agarwal, Group Chairman, Dhanuka Agritech Ltd., discussed about various issues that our Agrochemical Industry is facing and also suggested some reforms. Let’s discuss them in detail:
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Tomar Highlights Importance of Agri Sector at 10th Agrochemicals Conference of FICCI
The 10th Agrochemicals Conference organized by the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) was inaugurated by the Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar.
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Top 6 Wheat Flour (Atta) Brands in India
There were times when every household had fresh atta from chakki. The grains were washed, dried and coarsely ground to form a drum full of whole wheat flour. With changing times and fast paced lives, store bought, pre-ground wheat flours started flooding in the market. Presently, with one click you can get wheat atta delivered to your home. There are numerous atta brands in India from which you can choose.
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Alert! Monsoon Likely to Intensify Next Week: IMD
The monsoon trough is lying to the south of its normal position and is likely to remain so during the next five days. A cyclonic circulation is lying over north Chhattisgarh and neighbourhood. It is likely to move west-north-westwards across north Madhya Pradesh during the next three days
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Government to Reimburse Fertiliser Companies for Rising Production Expenses
Without raising the subsidy component, the Union Fertiliser Ministry will devise a method to reimburse the sector for the greater cost of production it would incur in producing fertilisers.
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NABARD is Offering 40% Subsidy to Youth for Setting-Up Agri Business Units
To support the Agriculture Development & create gainful employment for the graduates of agriculture besides extending the extension services to farmers, the government of India has announced a scheme for the establishment of the Agri Clinics & Agri-Business Centers (ACABC).