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India’s fertiliser subsidy model is broken; direct income support is the only way forward: Ashok GulatiIndia’s fertiliser subsidy regime is facing scrutiny; rising global fertiliser and energy prices and rising fiscal pressures expose its ine...- Over 100-year-old cooperative society transforming lives of farmers in PunjabA century-old cooperative in Punjab's Hoshiarpur district is empowering farmers with loans, equipment rentals, and ultra-low-cost biogas. T...
- Consumers unlikely to see major impact on food prices over next 2-3 months: Consumer Affairs SecyThe government is closely monitoring the prices of essential food commodities. At present, prices have remained stable and largely range-bo...
- From struggle to stardom: 5 famous actors whose fathers were farmers, from Pankaj Tripathi to Manoj BajpayeeMany of India’s most admired actors come from farming families, where discipline and perseverance are a way of life. Growing up in villages...
- 'Will you place that letter in public domain...': MK Stalin questions FM Nirmala SitharamanThe debate between the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman continues as Stalin asked the Fina...
- Haryana, Punjab aiming for zero farm fires: Govt to SCThe Centre has informed the Supreme Court that Punjab and Haryana aim for zero paddy stubble burning this year. Despite a reduction in burn...
- Rice costlier by 5% on duty cut by DhakaBangladesh will import sambha mansoori, sonam and kolam varieties of rice from UP, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka. Prices of these var...
- KCR says no reduction of VAT on petrol, diesel in Telangana; demands Union to withdraw cessSlamming the State BJP leaders who announced agitational programmes against the TRS government for discouraging farmers not to go for paddy...
- Swaraj Tractors launches series of initiatives in paddy mechanisation in Andhra Pradesh & TelanganaAs one of the largest tractor players in both markets and with paddy as one of the main kharif crops of the region, Swaraj recently launche...
- More to Delhi’s pollution than crop burningCrop residue burning is one part of the problem. A seasonal source of particulate matter pollution, crop residue burning is a demonstration...
- Delayed rains brighten prospects of Rabi output: India RatingsAs on 19 September 2019, water level in 113 reservoirs spread across the country was 144.179 billion cubic meter which is 85% of the total ...
- Farmers find holy grail in exotic shrimpIn Andhra Pradesh, exotic breed of shrimp called litopenaeus vannamei has triggered a boom that saw the state grab a 45% share of the India...
- Haryana to promote direct sowing of paddyDirect sowing of paddy reduces the cost of cultivation, results in greater yield as well as saves water and electricity.
- No respite for Telangana as power crisis looms large this summerA plan to augment supplies from the Krishnapatnam plant in Andhra Pradesh may get delayed as the two states resolve a tussle over sharing p...
- Scanty rainfall drives up costs for farmers in Punjab, HaryanaFarmers in rain-deficient Punjab and Haryana have been forced to pay through their nose to protect their standing paddy crop from damage.
- Reclamation worries Nuvem localsHaphazard reclamation of paddy fields on the banks of the River Sal for the eastern bypass at zNuvem has virtually bifurcated the age-old t...
- Weak monsoon in UP to hit crop productionThe delayed and weak monsoon is likely to hit kharif crop production by almost 20-30% in the agricultural state of Uttar Pradesh.
- Paddy MSP sows seeds of discontent in UPBJP, CPM up in arms to ‘protect farmer interest’ in time of food shortage, inflation.
- Punjab's farm, industry face labour shortageThe agriculture and industrial sectors in Punjab are facing acute shortage of labour these days.
- Row over Rs 850/q MSP for paddyThe fixing of the new MSP for paddy has snowballed into a major political row with the opposition BJP and CPM, the UPA government’s main pr...
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