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Karnataka CM Shivakumar backs vertical growth for Bengaluru, unveils Rs 1.25 lakh crore planKarnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar unveiled a Rs 1.25 lakh crore development plan for Bengaluru, advocating for vertical growth to acc...
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...
Weak monsoon may drag agri GDP into contractionIndian agriculture is at a crossroads, facing significant hurdles in the coming years. Analysts project little to no growth for agricultura...
PM Modi hell-bent on 'revenge' since Karnataka 'rejected' him in assembly polls, says CongressThe Congress party accuses Prime Minister Narendra Modi of seeking revenge on the people of Karnataka following their decisive rejection of...
Karnataka: Congress government calls out Amit Shah over drought relief delay allegationTaking to social media platform X, the CM posted a timeline of the drought assessment and appeals. “As per the Drought Manual 2020 guidelin...
Siddaramaiah blames Amit Shah for Karnataka not getting Centre’s funds for drought reliefSpeaking to the media in Delhi, Siddaramaiah said a high-level committee led by home minister Amit Shah that decides on relief to states ha...
Siddu meets Modi, seeks Rs 18,177 cr to mitigate farm sector distress in drought-hit KarnatakaChief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to release Rs 18,177 crore to battle a crisis arising out of drou...
JDS leader HD Kumaraswamy slams Congress’ “extreme indifference” to drought, seeks governor’s interventionThe JDS had constituted a Raitha Santwana Yatre to assess the drought situation across the state last month, and presented the report to th...
FM dials ITC, asks to buy millets from Karnataka’s drought-hit farmersFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has urged ITC Chairman Sanjiv Puri to deploy a team to Karnataka for sourcing Sri Anna millets from dro...
Farmers in Karnataka have incurred loss of Rs 30,000 cr due to drought: SiddaramaiahKarnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced that the farmers in the state have suffered a loss of Rs 30,000 crore due to drought this y...
Drought roils crops in 42 lakh hectares in Karnataka worth Rs 30,433 croreThe deficit rainfall in Karnataka has caused crop losses in 42 lakh hectares, worth about Rs 30,433 crore, during the six-month kharif seas...
Review current parameters for declaring drought and amend it: Karnataka CM to CentreIn the backdrop of deficient Southwest Monsoon rains received in Karnataka, the chief minister has written Union Agriculture Minister Naren...
"New era of development will start from now," says BS YeddyurappaYeddyurappa, who is likely to take over as chief minister, said "It is the victory of democracy. People were fed up with the Kumaraswamy go...
Centre approves Rs 795 crore drought assistance to KarnatatakaA HLC approved the assistance from the National Disaster Relief Fund (NDRF) in respect of Karnataka to the tune of Rs 795.54 crore, an offi...
Agrarian crisis: Farmers raise the pitch against loan recoveryThe agrarian crisis in Karnataka is as bad as that in neighbouring Tamil Nadu, both of whom spar over and share Cauvery waters.
Centre gives Rs 1,712 crore to Tamil Nadu, Rs 1,234 crore to Karnataka for droughtThe decision comes in the wake of TN farmers protesting here in Delhi demanding loan waiver and other assistance. Tamil Nadu and Karnataka ...
Expedite release of drought relief funds: Karnataka CM to CentreKarnataka is facing drought for the sixth consecutive year and has declared 110 talukas of 25 districts as drought-hit during the 2016 khar...
Karnataka sees third straight drought, Congress worriedKarnataka has already used up 80% of the mandays allotted to it under the MGNREGA to provide alternative employment.
Second season of severe drought: Distress from dry spell in several statesThe contiguous arid region of southern Maharashtra, Karnataka, western Telangana and Andhra Pradesh is facing a second season of severe dro...
- Karnataka government announces Rs 3,500 cr package for drought-hit farmers
In a major step to mitigate the sufferings of farmers, the Karnataka government announced a Rs 3,500-crore package waiving farms loan up to...