farmers
- Hyderabad
FIR against Hyderabad’s Nunhems after farmers claim losses from substandard seeds
New Delhi: Farmers from Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar and Khargone districts met Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in Delhi on Friday, April 17, and alleged heavy losses in their bitter gourd crop due…
- Telangana
Farmers urge restoration of Musi irrigation system, seek Rs 1,000 crore relief
Hyderabad: Farmers living downstream and tail-end banks of the Musi river of three southern Telangana districts urged the state government to restore and revitalise a magnificent irrigation network established during the Nizam…
- Chennai
Tamil Nadu polls: TVK Vijay announces waiver of crop loans
Tiruppur (Tamil Nadu): TVK chief Vijay on Tuesday, April 14, assured waiver of crop loans for farmers and slammed the DMK government over the alleged closure of MSMEs in the state. Addressing…
- India
SC notice to Centre, others on plea concerning MSP
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday, April 13, sought responses from the Centre and others on a plea to accord weightage to states’ proposal on the exact cost of cultivation while…
- Telangana
Harish Rao slams Telangana govt over delay in crop procurement, farmer neglect
Hyderabad: Former minister T Harish Rao has strongly criticised the government for repeatedly urging farmers to adopt crop diversification while failing to procure the produce grown under such initiatives. During his visit…
- Telangana
Farmers block Kodad-Khammam road over delayed paddy procurement in Telangana
Hyderabad: A large number of farmers held a protest in the Suryapet district of Telangana on Saturday, April 11, by blocking the Kodad-Khammam road over delayed procurement of paddy. The protestors were…
- Hyderabad
UoH to study mental health issues among farmers linked to climate change
Hyderabad: The Department of Anthropology at the University of Hyderabad (UoH) has joined a global collaborative project to address mental health issues among farmers and farm workers in India caused by climate…
- Telangana
Displaced farmers get bigger house plots as part of Kakatiya textile park rehab
Warangal: House site registration documents were distributed to farmers displaced by the Kakatiya Mega Textile Park (KMTP) in Warangal on Wednesday, April 1, with the state government also announcing that plot sizes allotted…
- Telangana
Telangana govt orders full procurement of rain-affected turmeric
Hyderabad: Telangana Agriculture minister Tummala Nageswara Rao has announced that urgent measures have been initiated to support turmeric farmers who suffered losses due to unseasonal rains and strong winds. He stated that…
- 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.…
- Telangana
Telangana Assembly passes resolution seeking ban on herbicide paraquat
Hyderabad: The Telangana Legislative Assembly on Monday, March 30, passed a resolution urging the Centre to ban the herbicide paraquat dichloride (24 per cent), citing its lethal impact on human health and…
- Telangana
Warangal MP Kadiyam Kavya raises paraquat ban demand in Lok Sabha
Warangal Member of Parliament Kadiyam Kavya has urged the central government to immediately ban the use of the highly toxic herbicide paraquat dichloride, highlighting the serious risks it poses to farmers and…
- Telangana
Video: Farmers in Telangana protest over fake paddy seeds
Hyderabad: A group of farmers in Telangana’s Khammam protested on Friday, March 20, as fake paddy seeds were allegedly being sold to them. The sit-in protest was held in front of the…
- Telangana
Telangana’s third DISCOM files for distribution license on Ugadi
Hyderabad: The third DISCOM of the state, named the Telangana Rythu Power Distribution Company Limited (TGRPDCL), submitted a formal application to the Telangana Electricity Regulatory Commission (ERC) on Thursday, March 19, seeking…
- Hyderabad
Telangana CM assures regularisation of sada bainama land on Ugadi
Hyderabad: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy announced on Thursday, March 19, that soon the state government will resolve the issue of registering the land purchased before 2020 by farmers through sada bainama…
