Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Shade net technology adopted by farmers in Tupewadi village in Jalna district of Maharashtra has transformed them from farmers dependent on rain-fed crops to seed producers for agricultural companies.Shade net farming involves protecting the crops from bright...
New Delhi [India], The Supreme Court on Friday sought response from the Centre, Punjab and Haryana governments on a plea seeking to fix the minimum support price (MSP), including periodic increases, for alternative crops grown by farmers. Is included. On its purchase by farmers and the...
Sources in the Tamil Nadu Water Resources Department told IANS that 55 per cent of the water left in the major reservoirs of the region will not be used for agriculture and will be used only for domestic consumption.The Meteorological Department has already said that the temperature in these...
Balochistan [Pakistan] People in Balochistan's Chaghi district are forced to live under the open sky as floods across Pakistan have washed away their homes, Pakistan Today reports. The recent heavy rains in Balochistan have caused suffering and devastation in the Chaghi district of Balochistan...
New Delhi [India], In a good news for farmers who are soon to or may have already started sowing of Kharif crops, a survey has revealed that the country is still free from locusts, a serious threat. Has emerged as. A few years ago, during regular surveys conducted by the Locust Warning...
New Delhi, Agrochemical firm Dhanuka Agritech on Monday said it has launched pesticide 'Lanevo' and bio-fertilizer 'MYCORe Super'.Rahul Dhanuka, Joint Managing Director of the company, said, "...LaNevo, is specially designed to help vegetable farmers. This powerful broad-spectrum insecticide...
Chandigarh, Punjab Chief Secretary Anurag Verma on Sunday held an emergency meeting with all the Deputy Commissioners to take stock of the ongoing wheat procurement arrangements in the state and the crops damaged due to rain and hailstorm.At the meeting, Verma ordered the DC to ensure that the...
Chairing an emergency meeting with all the Deputy Commissioners to take stock of the ongoing wheat procurement arrangement and the crop damaged due to unseasonal weather, he said that 13.23 lakh metric tonnes of wheat has been purchased by the procurement agencies and Rs 898 crore has been paid...
Accusing the state government of 'negligence', HUDA said in a statement, "Farmers have been waiting for their turn to sell their produce for several days. There was no arrangement for lifting grains in the markets. The reality of the government making payment to the farmers within 72 hours of...
Chandigarh, Haryana Chief Minister Naib Singh Saini on Saturday said that Girdawari has been ordered to assess the crop damage caused by hailstorm and orders have been given to give compensation to the affected farmers.On Friday, there was rain with hailstorm and strong winds at many places in...
Erode (Tamil Nadu), A 70-year-old woman was crushed to death by a rogue elephant in the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve here on Saturday.According to the police, the elephant was in search of water and food and entered the Thalavady forest range and Neethalapuram forest area under Sathyamangalam...
Chandigarh, INLD candidate from Kurukshetra Abhay Singh Chautala on Thursday attacked his BJP and AAP rivals in the Lok Sabha constituency, saying carrying sacks of grains or "pretending" to harvest crops does not make one a well-wisher of laborers and farmers.Chautala also asked where Naveen...
Bengaluru, Imagine a tool that not only predicts the onset of weather anomalies – such as the current heat wave – but also alerts farmers about what needs to be done in the specific context of the crops they have planted. Chosen for farming.This may soon be possible due to rapid advances in...
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Unseasonal rains have killed 10 people and 150 animals in Maharashtra's Marathwada region during a week since April 9, a preliminary survey report prepared by the state revenue department said.The Marathwada region comprises eight districts – Chhatrapati...
Chandigarh, Congress General Secretary Kumari Shailaja on Tuesday hit out at Haryana's BJ government over the "slow" lifting of farmers' crops in the grain markets and said that this has resulted in pile up of produce in the mandis.Shailaja said the state's BJP government, which claims to be...
New Delhi: There is currently no report of impact of recent rains on wheat and other main Rabi crops and harvesting is going on in full swing, senior agriculture ministry officials said on Tuesday.The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted that rain and hailstorm will continue in...
Chandigarh, Haryana Chief Secretary TV S N Prasad on Sunday reviewed the crop procurement drive in the state and directed officials to ensure that farmers get payment for their produce on time.According to an official statement, he directed administrative secretaries, deputy commissioners of...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], In response to recent fluctuations in weather conditions, the Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA) has issued guidelines for farmers and pastoralists to ensure the safety of their crops, livestock and workers. . , Crops have been asked to ensure proper...
The badly affected crops of jowar, wheat, mango, oranges, bananas and rabi are spread over 50,000 hectares of land in Nagpur, Amravati, Akola, Yavatmal Washim; Parbhani, Beed, Nanded, Latur, Dharashiv and Hingol from Vidarbha region and Marathwada region.The weather bureau has predicted...
The party's 20-page vision document titled 'Hamara Adhikar' promises caste census by 2025.SP has said in its manifesto that caste based census will be conducted by 2025. On this basis, justice and participation will be ensured for all by 2029.It said that all government vacancies of...