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Akhilesh, Maya criticise Budget; SP chief says ‘nothing for U.P’
5 months ago

Akhilesh, Maya criticise Budget; SP chief says ‘nothing for U.P’

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav criticised the BJP government for the Union Budget 2024, claiming it ignored development initiatives for Uttar Pradesh and was against the interests of the state’s youth and farmers. While reacting to the Budget in Delhi on Tuesday, he also posted a poetic criticism in Hindi on his X account, saying, “The 11th budget …

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VBSY’s goal is to ensure that govt. schemes reach all eligible people: PM Modi
11 months, 2 weeks ago

VBSY’s goal is to ensure that govt. schemes reach all eligible people: PM Modi

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 8 said the main goal of Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra was to ensure that government schemes reached all deserving people. The Prime Minister said the “Modi Ki Guarantee” vehicles, along with government officials and people’s representatives, were reaching every nook and cranny of the country. Mr. Modi said health checkups for over two crore …

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Women power Nilakottai’s flower export companies that ship jasmine across the world
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Women power Nilakottai’s flower export companies that ship jasmine across the world

The Hindu  

We first hear the tinkle of glass bangles. “They either string flowers at home to sell in the neighbourhood, pick flowers for farmers, or come to work at the export units,” adds the 67-year-old. “You just pick it up.” A few blocks away, another team of women is stringing flowers to be sent to a wedding decorator in Saudi Arabia. …

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Keonjhar District in Odisha Emerges as a Millet Success Story
1 year, 1 month ago

Keonjhar District in Odisha Emerges as a Millet Success Story

Deccan Chronicle  

BHUBANESWAR: Odisha’s Keojhar district is now beginning to script a success story in millet production and consumption. Inspired by the state government’s incentives and encouragement, women farmers who normally grew usual crops and vegetables for subsistence, have undertaken millet production because of its high market prices and food value. After formally getting grouped under an umbrella organisation called Maidankel Grampanchayat …

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₹1,000 aid for women will be part of T.N. Budget: CM Stalin - The Hindu
1 year, 9 months ago

₹1,000 aid for women will be part of T.N. Budget: CM Stalin - The Hindu

The Hindu  

On Saturday, the last day of campaigning for the Erode East bypoll, Chief Minister M.K. Stalin said that an announcement regarding the provision of a monthly honorarium of ₹1,000 for women heads of families, would be made in next month’s State budget. Elangovan Speaking about the Opposition, Mr. Stalin said, “AIADMK leader Edappadi K. Palaniswami keeps saying that we have …

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Foodtech company S4S helps farmers earn profits with solar-powered dehydrator
3 years, 8 months ago

Foodtech company S4S helps farmers earn profits with solar-powered dehydrator

The Hindu  

Life is not easy for the ‘ugly ducklings’ of the agricultural world. In the wake of the lockdown, the company, founded in 2014 by young entrepreneur Vaibhav Tidke along with collegemates Ganesh Bhere, Tushar Gaware, Shital Somani, Ashwin Pawade, Nidhi Pant and Swapnil Kokate, has empowered 2,700 women farmers and 200 micro-entrepreneurs near Aurangabad by training them in dehydration of …

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Protesting farmers stay firm
3 years, 10 months ago

Protesting farmers stay firm

The Hindu  

W hen, on January 20, the Union government offered to suspend the implementation of the three farm laws—the Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce Act, the Farmers Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, and the Essential Commodities Act, 2020—for one to one and a half years, there was a flicker of optimism of a “thaw” in the government’s position. …

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Women Complained of Menstrual Hygiene at Farmers' Protest Site. They're Now Getting Free Sanitary Pads
4 years ago

Women Complained of Menstrual Hygiene at Farmers' Protest Site. They're Now Getting Free Sanitary Pads

News 18  

At the Singhu border, hundreds of farmers remain camped for two weeks now. These include basic toiletries, towel, sanitary napkins and other bathing essentials.Thank you for your support!#FarmerProtest2020 #khalsaaidindia #khalsaaid #support pic.twitter.com/2iDlK6OXg7 — Khalsa Aid India December 4, 2020 “The AAP women volunteers are taking due care of the women protesters and providing them with the essentials items of daily …

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The march of women farmers
4 years, 1 month ago

The march of women farmers

Live Mint  

Kudiya ta chidiya hundiya ne; par parr ni hunde kudiya de. “My entire life has gone in repaying debts, bringing up my two children, it’s all over for me.” Thousands of women like Bindu and Veerpal spend their lives as farmers but aren’t recognised as such. It defines the term “farmer” as “a person actively engaged in the economic and/or …

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