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MP govt releases Rs 500 crore to expedite land acquisition for stalled dam projectsMadhya Pradesh has released ₹500 crore to expedite land acquisition for three crucial Narmada river projects, previously stalled by compens...
El Niño is set to further disrupt India's $300 billion farm supply chainIndia's crucial monsoon rains are delayed, disrupting the nation's $300 billion farm economy just as planting season begins. This agricultu...
Trump administration touts Iran deal as a payday for US farmers, but Iran denies itA tentative US-Iran deal to end hostilities promises a financial boost for American farmers, with President Trump asserting frozen Iranian ...
‘1 cow for 30 acres’: How Dahod farmers in Gujarat doubled profits using cow dung & urineFarmers in Gujarat's Dahod district are achieving remarkable profits by ditching chemical fertilizers and embracing natural farming. A sing...
India's Gen Z associates Israel with defence, military strength: SurveyA new survey reveals that nearly half of young urban Indians associate Israel with defense and military strength, while a majority perceive...
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...
A giant lake vanished for 130 years, then returned and flooded 120,000 acres overnightA massive lake in California, Tulare Lake, vanished over a century ago. Recent extreme storms brought it back, submerging farmland. This ev...
El Niño and geopolitical tensions cloud India’s rural economy: A somber 2026 outlookIndia’s rural economy faces pressure in 2026 from a likely El Niño-driven weak monsoon and rising input costs due to US-Iran tensions. Lowe...
Soy Wars: Trump takes on Xi as China’s ban leaves US farmers stuck with mountains of beansChina's sudden halt in soybean imports, a key U.S. export, is causing alarm among American farmers as prices collapse and storage overflows...
Kothari Industrial Corporation sets up a drone division to serve agricultural landsChennai-based Kothari Industrial Corporation Ltd (KICL) has established a drone division to deploy drone technology in farmlands. The compa...
Tardy monsoon pushes back kharif sowing; India 37% rain deficientThe slow onset of monsoon in India has delayed sowing of key crops such as paddy, oilseeds and pulses, as the country has received deficien...
Skymet predicts weak monsoon in India over next four weeks"Extended Range Prediction System (ERPS) is projecting a dismal outlook for the next four weeks, until July 6. Agriculture heartland is loo...
Core agricultural zone may see 'dismal' rains till July 6"Agriculture heartland is looking rather cracked and parched," Skymet said in a report on Monday. "Inadequate rains over the central and we...
BJP’s state units in the Hindi heartland are gearing up to organise kisan sammelansIn Madhya Pradesh, seven large-scale kisan sammelans will be organised in each of the seven regions of the state on Tuesday and Wednesday. ...
Vodafone Idea CSR arm, Nokia team up for SmartAgri solutionA pilot project, being implemented across 100 locations in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra, aims to benefit over 50,000 farmers in the regio...
Farmers showed PM Modi their strength in recent state polls: Rahul GandhiAddressing a farmers' rally in Jaipur — the first after Congress formed the government in Rajasthan, he also promised to waive farm loans i...
Bonanza on cards for farmers? Govt leaving no stone unturnedMore than 20 private insurers are part of the Prime Minister crop insurance scheme.
BJP's anti-farmer policies led to its defeat in Hindi heartland statesShekhar Dixit, the president of the Rashtriya Kisan Manch, said the firing incident in Madhya Pradesh's Mandsaur, in which five protesting ...
Farmers’ income has increased in BJP-ruled states, says Amit ShahKisan samrudh to desh samrudh (prosperous farmers make a prosperous country), Shah told the gathering in the district, which is considered ...
- BoB to start a dedicated micro finance division
State-owned Bank of Baroda will set up a dedicated micro finance division for furthering its aim to develop rural heartlands of the country.