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- Telangana
Centre refuses to buy rice from Telangana despite demand: Agri minister
Hyderabad: Agriculture minister Singireddy Niranjan Reddy said the central government is refusing to purchase rice grains from Telangana despite the lack of rice grains in the country. “Central government says that there…
- Telangana
Telangana: Unseasonal rains coupled with hailstones damage crops in over 20K acres
Hyderabad: Crops cultivated on more than 20,000 acres of land were damaged following unseasonal rains, which coupled with hailstorms in various districts of Telangana. Maize, green gram, papaya and mango and other…
- Telangana
Telangana: 2 electrocuted to death in attempt to save crops in Mahabubabad
Hyderabad: In a tragic incident that occurred on Tuesday, a man and his son were electrocuted in an attempt to protect their maize crops in Mahabubabad. Angothu Sevi Naik,55 who resides in…
- India
Early heat may adversely affect wheat, other crops: IMD
Delhi: Significantly high temperatures over northwest India, Gujarat, Konkan and Goa may have an adverse impact on wheat and other crops, the India Meteorological Department said on Monday. Maximum temperatures in Gujarat,…
- India
UP farmers want reassessment of crop loss due to rain
Pilibhit: Farmers in Pilibhit are claiming that they have suffered crop losses to the tune of Rs 100 crore. A recent survey of the same by the commissioner of Bareilly division, Sanyukta…
- Bangalore
Heavy rains claimed 39 lives in Karnataka since June 1
Bengaluru: Heavy rains have claimed 39 lives and destroyed 2,430 houses till date since June 1 in Karnataka, according to official statistics released by the state government on Tuesday. Chief Minister Basavaraj…
- Telangana
Telangana: Rains in Mancherial destroy crops on 30,000 acres
Hyderabad: The severe rain that pounded Mancherial for six days continued last week and caused devastation to roughly 18000 farmers in the region, destroying standing crops on 27592 acres. This is according…
- Telangana
Telangana farmer’s innovative trick to protect crops
Hyderabad: A ‘sloth bear’ stands guard at a farmer’s fields in Telangana’s Siddipet district. It patrols the maize and vegetable crops to keep wild animals away. This is not a sloth bear…
- Telangana
KCR visits farmers in fields, urges paddy farmers to change crops
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Thursday suggested paddy farmers in the state go for alternative cash crops such as groundnut, cotton, black gram, moong daal, and Bengal gram which…
- Andhra Pradesh
Crops spread over 8 lakh hectares damaged in flood-hit Andhra
Amaravati: Heavy rain and floods in four districts of Andhra Pradesh have damaged agriculture and horticulture crops spread over eight lakh hectares, officials said. According to the preliminary reports from the affected…
- Telangana
Telangana encourages its farmers to grow alternative crops
Hyderabad: With the Food Corporation of India (FCI) deciding not to procure paddy in ‘Yasangi’ (summer) season, authorities in Telangana are urging farmers to go for alternative crops. Telangana Chief Secretary Somesh…
- Science
NASA astronaut successfully harvests 2 plants in space
Washington: NASA’s Expedition 64 crew member Michael Hopkins has harvested two crops in space — ‘Amara’ mustard, and a previously grown crop, ‘Extra Dwarf’ pak choi. They were grown for 64 days, the…
- Science
Climate change affects crops in India: Study
Washington: India’s grain crops are vulnerable to climate changes and yields from rice, experience larger declines during extreme weather conditions, found Kyle Davis Environmental data scientist at Columbia University. The research published…
- India
Heavy rains, hailstorm damage crops in northwest India
New Delhi: Heavy rains, accompanied with hailstorms, hitting northwest India for past three days have damaged standing crops, raising concerns over the overall output and the quality this season. Light to heavy…
