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Extreme heat adds pressure to food supplies already hit by warMeteorologists warn of prolonged high temperatures due to El Niño, compounding climate change impacts and already high farming costs. This ...- Onion farmers seek Rs 10,000 crore revival package, stable export policy from CentreMaharashtra onion farmers are facing a severe financial crisis. They are urging the central government for a special Rs 10,000 crore reviva...
- How war, weather & soaring costs are turning onion harvest into a loss-making nightmareMaharashtra's onion farmers are facing severe financial distress as prices plummet below production costs due to bumper arrivals, unseasona...
- Weaker monsoon prediction, Iran war cloud growth outlookIndia's rural economy is faced with potential challenges. A weaker monsoon and rising farm costs from the Iran war could impact growth this...
- Punjab weather: IMD issues red alert for heavy rainfall in several districtsThe India Meteorological Department issued a red alert for heavy rainfall in several parts of Punjab, including Gurdaspur and Patiala. An o...
- Over 51,000 farmers get Rs 21 crore drought assistance in MaharashtraDue to the deficient monsoon last year, reservoirs in the district have only about 22 per cent water stock of their total storage capacity,...
- Karnataka's Kumaraswamy to reach out to Tamil Nadu on Cauvery dam projectKumaraswamy said the proposed reservoir will prevent wasteful discharge of Cauvery water into sea. “In another week, Mettur and Bhavani res...
- How nature holds the key to BJP's fortunes in next Lok Sabha pollsFarmer protests have been a challenge. A bad monsoon will worsen farmer sentiment and alienate them from govt.
- 10% drop in farm suicides, 11,000 cases in 2016: GovtActivists punch holes in the provisional figures shared by the government saying the dip in numbers was due to a tweak in the categories.
- Agriculture income may fall by 25 per cent due to climate change: Economic SurveyClimate change will likely bring farm income down by a whopping 25%, which makes it imperative to replace subsidies by direct income suppor...
- Good rainfall forecast lifts Sensex, but history warns of a storm aheadSensex has fallen up to 11% in 2 of the 3 monsoons that resulted in surplus rainfalls.
- Farm output to soar after good spell of monsoonFarm output from summer-sown kharif crops is forecast to increase 9% to a record 135 MT, with the biggest gains in pulses.
- Monsoon pick up pace, likely to reach Maharashtra by TuesdayThis year’s monsoon is crucial as the country has faced droughts in the past two years, which has intensified rural distress and led to an ...
- IMD forecasts well-distributed rains, kindling hopes of economic revivalIMD said the monsoon will deliver 6% surplus rain in its fabled four-month journey from the Kerala coast to the lofty mountains in Kashmir.
- Agriculture sector has to grow fastest to eradicate poverty: Arun JaitleyFinance Minister Arun Jaitley today laid bare the priority of the government, saying agriculture will have to grow "fastest" for the countr...
- Half of India is drought-hit, but states yet to seek central helpOnly six out of 18 states have initiated measures to handle the situation and informed the agriculture ministry about the extent of drought.
- Arun Jaitley seeks to allay fears over bad monsoon, says talk about distress farfetchedThe distribution pattern of rain forecast is such that any impact on farm output will be limited,adding there was an "abundance of foodgrai...
- Relief measures on cards: PM Modi govt to provide farmers with cheap seeds, drought-resistant crops“We have prepared contingency plans for 580 districts for the eventuality of a weak monsoon, and will be adding more districts,” Singh said.
- YSRCP wants Andhra Pradesh government to waive farm loansThe Opposition party says that farmers in the state are in distress as they could not undertake sowing operations due to insufficient rains.
- Raining worries: Commodities hit the roof as monsoon loses vigourCommodity futures rose sharply and many hit the upper circuit as the patchy monsoon heightened concerns of crop losses.
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