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- Telangana
Unseasonal rains damage crops in Nizamabad, farmers seek help
Hyderabad: Unseasonal rains have caused heavy losses to farmers in the Armur constituency of Nizamabad district, Telangana. Rain along with strong winds affected several villages in Nandipet, Donkeshwar, Maklure and Alur mandals.…
- India
Total area sown under kharif crop crosses 262.15 lakh hectares so far
New Delhi: The area under the ongoing kharif crop sowing has increased to 262.15 lakh hectares so far this year, which represents an 11.3 per cent increase compared to 235.44 lakh hectares…
- Andhra Pradesh
Rains damage crops over 2,200 hectares in Andhra Pradesh
Amaravati: Standing crops of paddy and maize in more than 2,200 hectares were damaged due to unseasonal rains that lashed Andhra Pradesh during the last two days, officials said. Officials informed Chief…
- Telangana
Telangana to release Rs 31,000 crore for crop loan waiver
Hyderabad: The Telangana government will release Rs 31,000 crore by the end of next month to waive crop loans of up to Rs 2 lakh, Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikarmarka said…
- Andhra Pradesh
Cyclone causes extensive damage to crops in Andhra Pradesh
Amaravati: Heavy rains due to severe cyclonic storm Michaung in Bay of Bengal inundated low-lying areas in parts of Andhra Pradesh and caused extensive damage to standing crops. Some villages in the…
- Telangana
Telangana saw 81.6% increase in cultivation area in 10 yrs: Agri min
Hyderabad: Telangana agriculture minister S Niranjan Reddy on Friday said that the area under cultivation has increased from 1.31 crore acres in 2014 to 2.38 crore acres by 2022-23, which means an…
- Hyderabad
Telangana: PJTSAU advises farmers to utilise rains for sowing dry crops
Hyderabad: Following heavy rains in the state, Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU) has issued an advisory for farmers to utilise these rains to sow irrigated dry (ID) crops. The director of research…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia to grow crops in desert land as part of NEOM city project
Saudi Arabia has hired a Dutch greenhouse company, Van Der Hoeven, to create a ‘historic synthetic climate’ to grow crops in its hot temperature desert land, Bloomberg reported. The kingdom is all…
