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IMD predicts El Nino for this year: How will it affect monsoon rains in India?
The Indian Meteorological Department predicts normal monsoon rainfall in 2023. However, with a 90 per cent chance of an El Nino weather pattern developing during the June-September monsoon season, less rain is possible
In Punjab’s paddy fields: Where the seeders are happy but the farmers are not
A snapshot of Punjab’s stubble-burning season, and what farmers on the ground think about it
Yogendra Yadav resigns from SKM committee says, will remain a 'soldier of the farmers'
Yadav said that Jai Kisan Andolan President Avik Saha will be available to shoulder all the responsibilities in his place
Europe: Wildfires spread, fish die off amid severe drought
Europe is suffering under a severe heatwave and drought that has produced tragic consequences for farmers and ecosystems already under threat from climate change and pollution
Highest ever price for sugarcane farmers approved by cabinet committee on economic affairs
The government with a view to protect interests of sugarcane farmers has decided that there shall not be any deduction in case of sugar mills where recovery is below 9.5 per cent
Uttar Pradesh: Farmers to launch state wide campaign if poll promises not fulfilled
During the 'kisan mahapanchayat' in Bijnor, the Bharatiya Kisan Union (non-political) raised issues pertaining to sugar mills, pending sugarcane dues, power supply and electricity bills among others
Jharkhand government committed to improve condition of farmers, poor people, says CM Hemant Soren
The past governments in the state did 'everything for the development of rich people, ignoring poor masses, who were languishing for lack of employment' stated Soren
Samyukt Kisan Morcha to hold protest against Punjab government on 3 August
Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who is a member of the SKM, said the farmers will block national highways at three places in Majha, Malwa and Doaba regions on the day of protest
Jharkhand has 51% rain shortfall this monsoon, heads towards early season drought
Farmers said that the delayed and scanty rainfall in the early months of monsoon has been plaguing the state for the past few years and farmers have been forced to carry on the sowing activity till 15 August. This extended sowing has naturally hampered yield
With Jagdeep Dhankhar as VP pick, BJP eyes the Jat community and a bid to woo farmers in UP, Haryana post agri laws
By making Dhankhar, a Jat, and a learned lawmaker, its candidate for the VP, the BJP has attempted to trigger the deep fissures within the opposition parties that claimed themselves to be representing the Jat community in various states, predominantly in Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Rajasthan
Anxiety grows for Ukraine's grain farmers as harvest begins
Before Russia's invasion, Ukraine could export 6 to 7 million tons of grain per month, but in June it shipped only 2.2 million tons, according to the Ukrainian Grain Association
PM Modi to address 'Natural Farming Conclave' via video-conference
The conclave, which will be organised in Surat, Gujarat, will witness the participation of thousands of farmers and other stakeholders who have successfully adopted of natural farming
Maharashtra's Eknath Shinde directs state administration to fasttrack SMART project
The SMART project envisages doubling of farmers' income with participation of 19 lakh farmers across 10,000 villages
Explained: Why farmers in Andhra Pradesh have declared ‘crop holiday’
The 'crop holiday' is a way of protest for farmers in the Godaveri Delta. A delay in the payment of paddy procured by the government and poor access to irrigation water have left them seething
Govt announces MSP hike for kharif season: What it is, how it is decided and what it means for farmers
MSP is the minimum price set by the government at which farmers can expect to sell their crop. It is also the price that government agencies pay when procuring the crop
PM Kisan Samman Nidhi: Now, farmers can withdraw money at home
Under the new initiative, the postal department is set to help farmers withdraw their money from their Aadhaar-linked accounts at their doorstep
PM Modi government's agriculture-friendly schemes have become real power of farmers, says Amit Shah
Amit Shah made the remarks as Prime Minister Narendra Modi released Rs 21,000 crore to 80 crore farmers as the eleventh installment of the Kisan Samman Nidhi
Modi@8: How the government is empowering farmers for golden agriculture sector
Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar says the work done by Modi government since 2014 will result in a golden era of agriculture sector during 100 years of Indian independence
Punjab's Bhagawant Mann meets protesting farmers, announces new dates for sowing paddy
According to an official release, it was earlier decided to undertake paddy cultivation in a staggered manner by dividing the entire state into four zones with date of transplantation in order to save the fast-depleting groundwater
Heavy police deployment at Chandigarh-Mohali border as farmers plan indefinite protest in capital
Police have put up barricades, tippers and rolled out water cannons to prevent protesting farmers from entering Chandigarh