{
  "id": 16168752,
  "title": "Amid Drought, Maharashtra Approves ₹4 Crore To Send 180 Farmers, Officials On Study Tours Aboard",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/amid-drought-maharashtra-approves-4-crore-to-send-180-farmers",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-23T08:25:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/amid-drought-maharashtra-approves-rs-4-crore-to-send-180-farmers-officials-on-study-tours-aboard"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Amid drought conditions in large parts of Maharashtra, the state government has reportedly approved an amount of Rs 4 crore to send farmers on study tours in foreign countries in 2026-’27. The study tours will be aimed at exposing them “to advanced and modern tech used in other countries”, The Times of India reported. Selection of farmers In all, 180 farmers will be selected for the tours – five…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}