Parrots are 'wild animals', rules HC; orders Maharashtra govt to compensate farmer for crop damageThe Bombay High Court has ordered the Maharashtra government to compensate a farmer for parrot damage to his pomegranate trees, classifying...
26 Apr, 2026, 03.57 PM IST
Govt probes complaints of Re 1 crop damage claims; warns insurers against playing jokes with farmersUnion Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has ordered a probe into crop insurance claims as low as Re 1. He expressed strong disappr...
03 Nov, 2025, 09.36 PM IST
Centre to release Rs 3,200 crore Crop Insurance to 30 lakh farmers affected by natural disastersThe Central government is set to release ₹3,200 crore as the first installment of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, benefiting approxim...
11 Aug, 2025, 09.05 AM IST
Adityanath 'lacks courage' to face farmers on ground: Akhilesh YadavAkhilesh Yadav, Samajwadi Party president, has criticised Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. Yadav questioned Adityanath's aeria...
09 Jun, 2025, 10.08 AM IST
After theft, farmers forced to guard pricey tomatoes in KarnatakaTomato prices in India have reached Rs 150 per kilogram, causing farmers in Karnataka to install tents to guard their crop from thieves. Th...
08 Jul, 2023, 05.43 PM IST
MP forest department wants to allow killing of nilgai, wild boars which damage cropsFollowing strict rules issued in 2000 and 2003 pertaining to the hunting of blue bulls and boars, respectively, no animal was killed, Princ...
30 Jan, 2022, 11.32 AM IST
Rajasthan farmers seek details of insurance payoutLast month, nine organisations complained to the CIC, saying they are not being provided with information by insurance companies and the pr...
06 Jun, 2018, 08.11 AM IST
580 Marathwada farmers ended life in last 8 monthsIn the last 8 months, 580 cultivators have committed suicide from Marathwada. Farmers across the state have been under a lot of stress due ...
17 Aug, 2017, 10.24 AM IST
Government wants local GM cotton seed by next year to check MonsantoThe Competition Commission (CCI) is investigating whether an Indian arm of the US-based technology major resorted to anti-competitive pract...
10 Apr, 2016, 01.09 PM IST
Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar treads cautiously on peacock issue"I don't think it is included. It cannot be included in the list. It is a national bird," Parsekar told PTI today reacting to the issue.
13 Feb, 2016, 10.24 AM IST
Peacocks are vermins? Goa CM treads cautious pathA day after a controversy erupted over the proposed listing of peacock as a vermin, Goa chief minister Laxmikant Parsekar on Saturday ruled...
13 Feb, 2016, 10.12 AM IST
- For poachers, vermin tag can be cover for overkill
When sighted in the wild, tourists make use of the photo-op but when the same wildlife comes closer to human habitation it becomes a threat.
02 Jul, 2015, 07.01 AM IST
Food Markets Commission steps in to curb chana, coriander price volatilityForward Markets Commission swung into action to curb price volatility in two essential items - chana and coriander.
08 Jun, 2015, 11.56 AM IST
Food Markets Commission steps in to curb chana, coriander price volatilityForward Markets Commission swung into action to curb price volatility in two essential items - chana and coriander.
08 Jun, 2015, 11.54 AM IST
Akhilesh Yadav asks farmers not to take extreme steps"The day rains and hailstorm took place, assessment of damages was done and compensation amount was doubled," Yadav said.
08 Apr, 2015, 09.52 PM IST
- Wild boars count underway as TN farmers demand culling
After repeated complaints from farmers across the state that wild boars have been uprooting their crops, the government has taken up a stud...
17 Feb, 2015, 05.09 AM IST
- Bihar grants permission to kill rampaging neelgais
The Bihar State Wildlife Board has decided to give permission to affected farmers, who have licensed weapons, to kill rampaging neelgais.
13 Jan, 2013, 10.52 PM IST