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- India
Mann urges Punjab farmers to plant saplings in fields to increase green cover
Chandigarh: Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday urged the state’s farmers to plant at least four saplings in their fields to enhance Punjab’s green cover. He made the appeal during a meeting…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: Farmers’ delegation meets Guv, demands probe into MUDA land scam
Bengaluru: A delegation of State Farmer Organisations Federation and State Sugarcane Growers Association met Karnataka Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot on Saturday and submitted a memorandum demanding a probe into the MUDA land…
- Business
Govt buys 266L tonnes of wheat at MSP; Rs 61L crore credited to farmers’ accounts
New Delhi: The Food Corporation of India (FCI) has successfully procured 266 lakh metric tonnes of wheat during the current Rabi marketing season 2024-25, surpassing last year’s figure of 262 lakh metric…
- India
80% of marginal farmers in India affected by adverse climatic events: Report
New Delhi: A staggering 80 per cent of marginal farmers in India have suffered crop losses due to adverse climatic events over the past five years, according to a report released on…
- Mumbai
Congress demands loan waiver for farmers in Maharashtra
Mumbai: The Congress on Monday, June 24, threatened to launch protests if the milk procurement price in Maharashtra is not hiked and demanded a loan waiver for farmers, indicating the issues lined…
- India
Cabinet approves MSP for 14 Kharif crops, farmers to get Rs 35K crore more
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday announced minimum support price (MSP) for 14 Kharif season crops including paddy, ragi, bajra, jowar, maize and cotton which will have a financial implication of…
- India
Not some ‘prasad’ for farmers, but their legitimate right: Congress on PM-KISAN
New Delhi: The Congress Tuesday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the “recycling” of the headlines before the release of the 17th installment of PM-KISAN, saying it is not…
- India
UP: Farmers committing suicide due to harassment by moneylenders, alleges Akhilesh
Lucknow: SP chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday, June 15, alleged that farmers, youth and other people are harassed by the moneylenders and are forced to commit suicide under the BJP government. In…
- India
PM Modi to release Rs 20,000 crore to farmers during Varanasi visit on June 18
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release over Rs 20,000 crore as the 17th instalment of the PM-KISAN scheme at an event in Varanasi on June 8, which will benefit 9.26…
- India
AIKS condemns Shivraj’s appointment as agri minister, says he has farmers’ blood on hands
New Delhi: All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) on Tuesday condemned the appointment of Shivraj Singh Chouhan as the Agriculture Minister, and held him responsible for the Mandsaur incident in Madhya Pradesh, where…
- India
Farmers welfare top priority: Union agri minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan
New Delhi: Senior BJP leader and four-time former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Shivraj Singh Chouhan took charge of the Union Agriculture Ministry on Tuesday and vowed to work for farmers’ welfare,…
- India
Parliament should enact law to prevent mob lynching, hate crimes: Farmers’ body
New Delhi: The All India Kisan Sabha on Monday demanded Parliament to enact a law to prevent mob lynching and hate crimes, as they protested violence perpetrated against three cattle transporters by…
- India
Farmers yet to get drought relief funds despite Karnataka CM’s warning
Bengaluru: The distribution of drought relief funds in the districts of Central Karnataka remains incomplete, leaving thousands of farmers without the financial assistance they desperately need. Various technical issues have prevented the…
- Telangana
Farmers accuse ex-Bhupapalli municipal vice-chairman of grabbing 40 acres
Hyderabad: Scores of farmers from Kasimpally village under Bhupalapalli municipality submited a representation to Jayashankar Bhupalapalli district collector Bhavesh Mishra accusing the former municipal vice-chairman K Haribabu of usurping 40 acres of…
- India
Karnataka: Rising arecanut prices bring relief to growers
Bengaluru: As temperatures soar in Davanagere district, the arecanut heartland, there’s a silver lining for farmers as the price of arecanut has surged past Rs 50,000 per quintal. This unexpected rise in…
