Tag: paddy
Demand to bring PMFBY under state govt; farmers say state govts understand their problems better
Farmer leaders say that crop insurance should be kept under the state government....
Rainfall deficit of 42-53 per cent in several states may adversely affect foodgrain production in Kharif season
The government did not issue the paddy acreage figures last week. The figures issued...
Ease of living not easy when cost of living goes through the roof
The Cost of Living (CoL) is refusing to ease, even if we go by the government data...
Paddy acreage declines by 23.8 per cent in UP and 17 per cent across the country; after wheat, trouble likely on rice front
According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), while there has been 58.58...
CCEA approves hike in MSP for Kharif crops; paddy goes up to Rs 2,040 per quintal
While the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) forecast on Wednesday only that the retail...
Punjab govt urges farmers to go for staggered paddy sowing in view of power crisis
The notification issued by the state government says that if farmers follow a staggered...
Crop residue management technology: Farmers won’t have to burn stubble; soil fertility increases, no pollution
Along with the increase in agricultural production in our country, mechanization...
Punjab govt announces Rs 1,500 per acre aid for direct seeding of rice
Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann exhorted the farmers to sow paddy using the DSR technique...
Telangana CM KCR gets Rakesh Tikait’s support against Centre on paddy procurement issue
The controversy between the Centre and the Telangana Government on the paddy procurement...
Bio-fertilizers blue-green algae and Azolla better nitrogen substitutes for crops
Bio-fertilizers blue-green algae and Azolla fix the atmospheric nitrogen in the...
Average rural wages increase by more than 4 per cent : DEA report
According to the economic report released by the Department of Economic Affairs...
Cong promises farm debt waiver, Rs 400/quintal sugarcane price
Congress has promised farm debt waiver and subsidized power in the UP election manifesto....
UP government allocates Rs 535 crore for crop loss in crucial election year
Ahead of the crucial UP Assembly elections, the Yogi Adityanath government has allocated...
Paddy procurement election issue in UP; only 27 per cent procured at MSP so far
As of now, 46.50 lakh tonnes of paddy has been procured at MSP from 6.56 lakh farmers...
Political economy of sugarcane, paddy crucial for 2022 UP polls
While the political firmament is abuzz with pre-poll activities, the farmer leaders,...
Roots Foundation to train nearly 50,000 farmers of Punjab and Haryana to tackle stubble burning
Every winter, the burning of crop residue of over 30 mt in Madhya Pradesh, Punjab...
