IMF, World Bank meetings show limits in mitigating shocks, reliance on US for solutionsGlobal finance leaders met amid Middle East war news. They acknowledged their limited ability to counter economic damage from frequent geop...
19 Apr, 2026, 02.56 PM IST
Numbers matter in peace or war, but more doesnāt always mean merrierfertility, firepower, and what weāre really multiplyingWhile global fertility declines and military arsenals expand, modern warfare evolves rapidly. Sri Lanka grapples with a different challenge...
23 Jun, 2025, 12.55 AM IST
Centre to give Rs 3,448 crore immediate assistance under SDRF to flood-hit AP, Telangana, says Shivraj Singh ChouhanAgriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced Rs 3,448 crore in immediate assistance to address the flood impact in Andhra Pradesh a...
06 Sep, 2024, 07.56 PM IST
Commodity Talk: El Nino impact on crop production not to be material, says Sunil Damania of MarketsMojoThe impact of El Nino is proportional to its severity. This time, we anticipate a weak El Nino as opposed to a strong El Nino, a similar sc...
13 Apr, 2023, 09.15 AM IST
Relax paddy procurement norms to help farmers in rain-hit Cauvery delta, TN CM urges PM ModiReady for harvest paddy crops spread over one lakh hectares in Cauvery delta region has submerged following unseasonal rainfall, Tamil Nadu...
05 Feb, 2023, 04.25 PM IST
Karnataka estimates flood damage at over Rs 8,000 crore; seeks Centre's helpChief minister BS Yediyurappa gave the flood damage report, on Monday, to the six-member inter-ministerial central team (IMCT) that is on a...
08 Sep, 2020, 10.46 AM IST
'Wildlife species causing life, property losses across India'The study examined the patterns of conflict and mitigation use by 5,196 families from 2011 to 2014 from 2,855 villages neighbouring 11 wild...
28 Jun, 2017, 02.22 PM IST
Bihar government sanctions Rs 1,750 crore for input subsidy to farmers amid damage of cropsBihar government sanctioned Rs 1,750 crore to be withdrawn from the contingency fund as input subsidy to farmers whose crops were damaged i...
24 Apr, 2015, 09.52 PM IST
Maharashtra government to do "vulnerability mapping" to help farmersTo check farmer suicides, Fadnavis unveiled a project for "vulnerability mapping" of agriculturists in worst-hit Yavatmal and Osmanabad dis...
24 Apr, 2015, 06.27 PM IST
Banks, states asked to help farmers in distress: Jayant Sinha, Mos FinanceMoS for Finance Jayant Sinha said that the Reserve Bank has also issued necessary guidelines to banks to provide relief to the crisis-ridde...
24 Apr, 2015, 04.39 PM IST
J&K government committed to provide better amenities to people: MinisterJammu and Kashmir Government today said that it was committed to provide better amenities to the people of the state in order to increase t...
19 Apr, 2015, 09.32 PM IST
Centre identifies 100 districts to help farmers cope with extreme weather conditionsAmid growing fears of the El Niño, agriculture minister has said that the govt has identified 100 districts in the country to help farmers ...
17 Apr, 2015, 06.20 PM IST
More funds likely for rural banks to bail out farmers hit by untimely rains: NabardRural banks and cooperatives may get additional liquidity line to restructure farm sector loans in states badly hit by untimely rains.
02 Apr, 2015, 11.00 AM IST
Government to relax wheat procurement standards to compensate farmers for damage by untimely rainsIndia, the world's second-largest wheat grower, is expected to see a drop in production to 93-94 million tonnes this year, compared with 95...
02 Apr, 2015, 06.15 AM IST
BJP demands crop loan waiver for Phailin victimsDemanding waiving of crop loans for farmers hit by Cyclone Phailin, BJP accused the Odisha government of adopting a slack approach in mitig...
15 Oct, 2013, 10.11 PM IST
- Karnataka CM D V Sadananda Gowda urges Centre to announce special package for potato farmers
Karnataka CM has urged the Centre to announce a special package for potato farmers and also establish a potato research station in Hassan.
03 Feb, 2012, 12.49 PM IST
- Food inflation could get worse
The recent flood is likely to hit grain, pulses output target.
07 Oct, 2009, 07.47 AM IST