Kharif season
- Andhra Pradesh
AP: CM Jagan calls for early Kharif season among key cabinet decisions
Amravati: Andhra Pradesh chief minister Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday called for an early Kharif season while chairing a cabinet meeting on major decisions for the next five years. The chief minister…
- Telangana
Won’t procure paddy in Rabi: Telangana agriculture minister
Hyderabad: Telangana agriculture minister S Niranjan Reddy, on Saturday clearly stated that the state government will not procure paddy in the Rabi season, this year. Although farmers contractually bound to seed companies…
- Telangana
Telangana farmers to get Rs 7,509 cr investment support from June 15
Hyderabad: Telangana government will provide Rs 7,509 crore as investment support to over 63 lakh farmers for cultivation during Kharif season under Rythu Bandhu scheme. Agriculture Minister S. Niranjan Reddy said on…
- Business
Water Woes: Deficient rain fails to dampen “granaries of India”
CHANDIGARH: Rains ahead of the southwest monsoon across the northern states of Punjab and Haryana, known as the “granaries of India”, remained over 50 per cent deficient in the past one month,…
- Business
Bengal rolls out free crop insurance scheme for farmers
Kolkata: The West Bengal government on Friday said it has rolled out a crop insurance scheme, in collaboration with the Agriculture Insurance Company of India (AIC), for the 2019 ‘kharif’ season to…
- Business
UP falters in wheat procurement target
LUCKNOW: The Yogi Adityanath government has failed to achieve its target of purchasing 55 lakh metric tonne (MT) of wheat from farmers at Minimum Support Price (MSP) during the kharif season from…
- Crime and Accident
Odisha: Uncle sacrifice nephew to appease god for better harvest
Bhubaneswar: In an appalling case reported from Odisha, a 12-year-old boy was beheaded by his uncle to “appease deities” for a better harvest in this Kharif season. According to Times Of India…
