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Revanth challenges BRS for debate on 24-hour power supply

Revanth Reddy said no farmer will believe the BRS propaganda as Congress had a patent on the free power scheme. The 24-hour power supply claim under BRS is nothing but cheating

The Hindu · Jul 11, 2023

Midlothian cattle farmer's bid to change access road blocked despite local support

Villagers had called for the new farm road to be moved away from a historic Roman road onto a nearby 60mph route but planners said it was not safe

Edinburgh Live · Jul 11, 2023

Revanth comments are part of Cong. conspiracy against farming community: KTR

Revanth comments are part of Cong. conspiracy against farming community: KTR

The Hindu · Jul 11, 2023

Low water levels in major reservoirs in Andhra Pradesh paint grim picture

According to official information, the water level at Srisailam Reservoir is at a mere 33.62 thousand cubic feet (tmc ft) as of July 9. While its Full Reservoir Level (FRL) is 880 ft, the present water level is only 808.80 feet. It is to be noted that the water level…

The Hindu · Jul 11, 2023

‘Our attempt is to end import dependency on urea by 2025 and replace it with nano urea and other alternate forms of urea’

Talking to The Hindu, the Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers, Manuskh Mandaviya, said the Centre’s effort is to reduce import dependency on fertilizers, especially in view of the steep increase in prices after the Ukraine crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic. Excerpts from the interview:

The Hindu · Jul 10, 2023

Girl, 18, has her scalp ripped off by machine as she worked in factory

Teenager Alexandra Trandafil suffered serious injuries in a horror accident at work when her hair became caught in a conveyor belt and scalped her, with surgeons unable to reattach it

Daily Mirror · Jul 10, 2023

Food Ministry indicates willingness to tweak OMSS

The Union Food Ministry indicated that it is willing to make changes to the Open Market Sales Scheme

The Hindu · Jul 10, 2023

Farmers likely to get better prices for chilli, cotton, groundnut in A.P. this year

The cultivation of redgram, blackgram, greengram, groundnut, cotton and chilli in Kharif may provide positive returns because of the expected better market prices and low cost of production when compared to paddy, he said. 

The Hindu · Jul 10, 2023

Stalin writes to Modi over copra procurement

Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting him to issue instructions to the Ministry concerned to increase the ceiling for copra procurement from 25% to 40% till September this year

The Hindu · Jul 10, 2023

Meet ELEMIS’ power plant: the English rose

Our Beauty and Style Director, Lisa Oxenham, visited Castle Farm to help harvest the organic English rose for the oleo extract that’s used in the Elemis Pro-Collagen Rose range. Here’s what she learned about the power of the organic English rose in skincare.

Marie Claire · Jul 10, 2023