From field to market: The farmer without a titleUN has proclaimed 2026 as the International Year of the Woman Farmer, shining a light on the importance of recognising female farmers. In I...
26 Oct, 2026, 11.07 AM IST
In 2019, New York farmer Erica Frenay sent 59 sheep to graze at a solar farm for five months; she earned $2,325 while allowing her own pasture to recoverAt Shelterbelt Farm in New York, Erica Frenay has taken a creative approach by leasing her sheep to graze beneath solar panels. This arrang...
25 Oct, 2026, 04.20 PM IST
A Colorado family spent over 100 years raising cattle and growing crops on 10,000 acres; then 30 wind turbines added another income stream to their ranchThe Kochis family revitalized their historic ranch, creating the Rush Creek Wind Farm while preserving their farming legacy. Featuring 30 w...
25 Oct, 2026, 03.35 PM IST
Centre beats March 2027 target, issues 11 crore unique farmer IDs under AgriStackThe Indian government has successfully created 11 crore unique Farmer IDs under the AgriStack framework. This achievement was completed ahe...
24 Oct, 2026, 01.05 PM IST
Woman found AC, TV damaged in shifting, 23 items missing; sought Rs 7.75 lakh compensation from movers; gets relief in consumer commissionThe lady claimed that the AC was delivered in broken condition, which is beyond repair and the LED TV was also damaged. When she told this ...
24 Oct, 2026, 09.56 AM IST
Meet Beth Ford, who earned $2 an hour detasseling corn before becoming the first openly gay woman to lead a Fortune 500 companyBeth Ford earned $2 an hour detasseling corn in Iowa at age 12. Decades later, she became the first openly gay woman to lead a Fortune 500 ...
24 Oct, 2026, 02.32 AM IST
In 1966, her father invested in a Michigan cherry farm. 60 years later, she unknowingly bought the company. The 257-acre land now has 20,000 cherry and apple treesIn 2020, Leisa Eckerle Hankins bought Benjamin Twiggs, a cherry store in Michigan, unaware her father had previously invested in it. Growin...
23 Oct, 2026, 08.36 PM IST
Delhi National Lok Adalat on October 25, 2026: Check civil and criminal cases to be covered, timings and how to settle traffic challansThe Delhi State Legal Services Authority is set to conduct a National Lok Adalat from 10 am to 4 pm at multiple court locations throughout ...
23 Oct, 2026, 03.30 PM IST
SBI weighs data leak impact, alerts cyber cover providerSBI may seek a claim under a Rs 1,425-crore cyber insurance policy with Oriental Insurance following a suspected leak of customer data, peo...
23 Oct, 2026, 12.47 AM IST
BJP vs TDP: Dispute over 21 villages — claimed by both Odisha and Andhra Pradesh; BJD, Congress join battleWhile Odisha claims that these villages are part of Pottangi block in Odisha’s Koraput district, Andhra Pradesh asserts that these villages...
23 Oct, 2026, 12.16 AM IST
₹10 lakh dengue health claim rejected over 2-year waiting period for a spinal disc condition; here’s why the policyholder wonA significant ruling by the Delhi State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission found in favor of a policyholder whose dengue hospitalisatio...
22 Oct, 2026, 01.43 PM IST
Reinventing the pond: How this Bengal start-up is helping fish farmers battle climate and credit crisisAt a time when climate change is impacting world resources, including the aquatic system, Jalpaiguri’s Essential Aquatech is working to emp...
22 Oct, 2026, 12.38 PM IST
From $8 billion in farm aid to $5,000 checks and Medicare payments: What Trump’s latest financial promises mean for Americans ahead of the midterm electionsUS President Donald Trump has proposed an $8 billion relief programme for farmers struggling with diesel costs. This financial support aims...
20 Oct, 2026, 09.08 PM IST
Maharashtra UCC Panel puts live-in, women's property rights in focusThe seven-member drafting committee panel, headed by retired Supreme Court Justice Ranjana Desai, has opened a website for the people, wher...
19 Oct, 2026, 12.48 AM IST
Motor insurers seek third-party premium deregulation, end to knock-for-knock pactsIn responses to the regulator's consultation paper on insurance distribution reforms, some industry participants said automobile manufactur...
17 Oct, 2026, 12.12 AM IST
- In 1997, a US appeals court ruled in an estate-tax battle involving a 657-acre Texas farm valued at $650,000 and three other properties; here's what happened
Cervin died in 1988. He and his wife, Manita Cervin, had purchased three whole life insurance policies on his life from Mutual Life Insuran...
15 Oct, 2026, 07.11 PM IST
Bank failed to pay Rs 100 for insurance renewal, family's Rs 2 lakh claim rejected after son's death; SBI ordered to pay Rs 2.1 lakhA consumer commission in Aligarh has directed State Bank of India (SBI) to pay Rs 2 lakh to a woman whose son died after the bank failed to...
15 Oct, 2026, 01.09 PM IST