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Cauvery: Karnataka to move SC over orders to release 3000 cusecs to TN, says CMThe state of Karnataka plans to challenge the orders of the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) in the Supreme Court. The CWRC had or...
Cauvery body orders Karnataka to release 3000 cusecs to TN as protests rageThe Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) has ordered Karnataka to release 3000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu until October 15. This de...
Bengaluru bandh affects city lifeVarious farmer and pro-Kannada organisations held agitations at Freedom Park in the city and presented a memorandum to transport minister R...
Farmers, pro-Kannada groups call for bandh on Cauvery issueFarmer and pro-Kannada groups called for a bandh in Mandya district to protest the release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu. Demonstrations w...
Cauvery: Farmers call for Mandya bandh on Saturday to protest water release to TNFarmers and pro-Kannada outfits have called for a bandh in Mandya district to protest the release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu. The Supre...
After setback in SC, CM under pressure to bail Karnataka out of Cauvery messKarnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is facing pressure to resolve the crisis caused by the Supreme Court's order to release water to Tami...
CM Siddaramaiah under pressure to bail Karnataka out of Cauvery crisisJDS leader HD Kumaraswamy said Karnataka suffered injustice because Congress party's political interests were intertwined with that of Tami...
Pandemic induced labour scarcity increases demand for sugarcane harvesting machines in South IndiaMaharashtra, the country’s second-largest sugar producing state, employs close to 1 million migrant labours every year to help in sugarcane...
- HD Kumaraswamy hits back at PM Modi, says banks controlled by Centre troubling farmers
The CM took exception to the PM’s remarks that Karnataka was issuing warrants to farmers to recover loans.
Agronomists strive to contain a brand new American pestFall armyworm is native to the Americas and was first reported to have reached Africa in 2016.
Govt to pay Rs 1,540 cr to cane growers on mills' behalf to help clear part arrearsThe move would provide much-needed relief to mills that are facing a loss of Rs 8-9 per kg in sugar sales because of record production, res...
Sugar mills owe Rs 12,270 crore to farmers: GovernmentThe Sugarcane (Control) Order, 1966 stipulates payment of cane price withing 14 days of supply, failing which the mills have to pay 15 per ...
Farmers suicides, documentary delves into crisisNearly 550 farmers have committed suicides in the past six months in the state, bringing the spotlight on the crisis.
25% of debt-ridden sugar mills unlikely to operate next year: ISMASugar industry apex body ISMA today said that about 25 per cent of over 500 mills in the country may not be in a position to start crushing...
Large number of sugar mills suspend cane crushing: South Indian Sugar Mills Association"We are for paying the price to farmers. But, we are unable to do it as our sales realisation was very low. We do not have money to pay the...
- Sufficient rainfall to benefit us, says Sibal
The government on Friday said overall rainfall in the country is pleasant so far this season and hoped that farmers would turn the situatio...
- Sugar production to rise by 4 pc in 2007-08: USDA
Sugar production in India is estimated to grow by 3.9 per cent at a record 293 lakh tons in 2007-08 against 282 lakh tons last season on hi...