Decoding govt’s wheat strategy: Can higher procurement push and export quota hike lift the sector?Experts say wheat procurement may be constrained by limited storage, while exports remain largely uncompetitive globally.
04 May, 2026, 09.47 AM IST
Govt clears UP potato buy at Rs 6,500/ton, hikes gram cap in Andhra PradeshThe government is stepping in to support farmers. Twenty lakh tonnes of potatoes will be bought in Uttar Pradesh. Gram procurement limits h...
18 Apr, 2026, 02.43 PM IST
Karnataka CM seeks Centre's intervention as maize, green gram prices plungeIn a pressing appeal, Karnataka's Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has brought to the attention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi the alarming dro...
22 Nov, 2025, 03.44 PM IST
Union Minister Joshi blames price increases by Siddaramaiah for cane farmer crisisUnion Minister Pralhad Joshi has blamed Karnataka for the sugarcane farmer crisis. He stated that state government policies are financially...
13 Nov, 2025, 02.45 PM IST
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah writes to union agri minister for timely intervention to help mango farmersKarnataka's Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has appealed to the Union Agriculture Minister for immediate financial aid for mango farmers facing...
13 Jun, 2025, 02.21 PM IST
Surjewala urges Centre to release drought relief to Karnataka, questions "silence" of BJP MPsCongress General Secretary and Karnataka incharge Randeep Singh Surjewala said the state government had declared 223 taluks among the total...
03 Jan, 2024, 05.30 PM IST
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...
24 Nov, 2023, 01.44 PM IST
Cauvery Water Dispute: After skeleton, Tamil Nadu farmers protest holding rats in their mouthFarmers in Trichy, Tamil Nadu, protested against Karnataka and the central government's refusal to release Cauvery water by holding rats in...
26 Sep, 2023, 01.39 PM IST
We can't give water for fifteen days to Tamil Nadu: Karnataka Minister MB Patil on Cauvery disputeKarnataka Minister MB Patil has stated that it is difficult for Karnataka to provide water to Tamil Nadu for fifteen days due to a lack of ...
29 Aug, 2023, 04.11 PM IST
Karnataka: Congress govt claims it tackled farmer distress better & party expects rural voters to reward itIn the 2018-19 budget, the state introduced a scheme whereby dry-land farmers will get a 'buffer' amount of Rs 5,000 for every hectare of c...
02 Mar, 2018, 11.53 PM IST
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.
24 Nov, 2016, 02.06 AM IST
Karnataka farmers in distress as crops in Cauvery basin witherOf the 19.13 lakh farmers in the six districts, only 5% have gone for crop insurance. The state has already declared 38 of the 40 taluks in...
07 Oct, 2016, 01.14 AM IST
Cauvery row: Karnataka has 36 TMCFT in its four reservoirs against 49 TMCFT stored in Tamil Nadu’s twoChief minister Siddaramaiah has made it clear that he will not violate the Supreme Court’s order or the Constitution, despite drastic water...
15 Sep, 2016, 07.54 AM IST
Karnataka waives interest on crop loans, announces relief packageThe govt would also increase monthly widow pension from Rs 500 to Rs 2,000 and bear educational expenses of children up to post-graduation ...
10 Oct, 2015, 02.47 PM IST
Hold 'yatras' to build confidence in farmers, BJP tells governmentThe BJP panel found out that most of the farmers having small holdings between three to ten acres of land have committed suicide, Ravi said.
29 Jul, 2015, 03.40 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi raises farm distress issue in Tamil Nadu, but won’t meet Karnataka farmersFar away from the scam vs scam battle, Congress vicepresident Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to have a stop-over in Congressruled Karnataka, whe...
24 Jul, 2015, 01.07 AM IST
Karnataka Bank, NBHC sign MoU for storage facilitiesNBHC is one of the leading collateral management service providers with a pan-India presence, managing around 1,500 warehouses and cold sto...
22 Aug, 2014, 04.13 PM IST