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Mizoram to implement new land use policy 17 March 2010, 17-1 Hrs Aizawl, March 17 The Mizoram government will introduce a New Land Use Policy (NLUP) to help farmers move away from the traditional slash-and-burn method of cultivation to more sustainable land-based means of livelihood, state Governor M.M. Lakhera said Wednesday.
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High court stays Nirma cement plant construction 16 March 2010, 16-2 Hrs Gandhinagar, March 16 The farmers' agitation against the cement plant being set up by Nirma in Gujarat's Bhavnagar district received a shot in the arm Tuesday when the Gujarat High Court restrained the company from carrying out any further construction work at the proposed site.
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IFFCO to set up plant in Ghana 15 March 2010, 15-1 Hrs The Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative (Iffco) is setting up a unit in Ghana to meet the needs of the west African nation and also export the surplus to India, says Ghana's Vice President John Dramani Mahama.
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Indian fertiliser company set up unit in Ghana 15 March 2010, 15-1 Hrs New Delhi, March 15 Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative (Iffco), a multi-state non-profit organisation, is setting up a unit in Ghana to meet the needs of the African nation and also export the surplus to India, says Vice President John Dramani Mahama.
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Husband disowns wife for travelling with male officials 13 March 2010, 13-1 Hrs At a time the country is set to empower its women by giving them 33 percent reservation in legislatures, a woman farmer in Orissa has been dumped by her husband for going to New Delhi with male officials to receive a national award.
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Kerala opposition alleges scam in urea sale 12 March 2010, 12-1 Hrs Thiruvananthapuram, March 12 The Kerala assembly Friday witnessed uproarious scenes when a war of words broke out between Leader of Opposition Oommen Chandy and Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan over an alleged sale of subsidised urea meant for farmers to industries.
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Land compensation for Chhattisgarh farmers upped 10-fold 10 March 2010, 10-2 Hrs Raipur, March 10 Chhattisgarh's farmers will now get at least 10 times higher compensation if they sell their land for industrial and commercial projects, a minister said Wednesday.
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Farmers to demonstrate before Chhattisgarh assembly 10 March 2010, 10-1 Hrs Raipur, March 10 Hundreds of farmers will demonstrate before the Chhattisgarh assembly March 18 to exert pressure on the state government to concede their demands, which include higher prices for their produce and free electricty.
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Farmer commits suicide over crop failure 10 March 2010, 10-1 Hrs Patna, March 10 A debt-ridden Bihar farmer allegedly committed suicide after his maize crop failed, police said Wednesday.
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Sharad Joshi lone dissenter against women's quota bill 09 March 2010, 09-2 Hrs New Delhi, March 9 Sharad Joshi, a prominent farmers' leader from Maharashtra, was the lone dissenter against the women's quota bill during voting in the Rajya Sabha Tuesday, saying he didn't oppose the measure but the manner in which it would be implemented.
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