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Huge cuts in yields leads to spiral in rice price
Delta farmers claim they have experienced at least 30 per cent reduction in total yield this season, appeal to the State government for adequate...
Tiruchy IBT to be ready before LS polls, says min
“We will ask the officials to accelerate the work once the tender process gets over,” he said.
Cultivators mull dropping early samba
The samba cultivation would usually commence in the last week of August for which the fields have to be made ready.
After theft, farmers forced to guard pricey tomatoes in K’taka
The farmers are forced to sleep at their farms and take turns guarding the crop ready to be harvested. The monsoon rains have made the situation worse...
Below normal monsoon rains likely in June: IMD
The southwest monsoon is expected to be normal this season despite the onset of El Nino.
North Bengal districts to experience heavy to very heavy downpour till...
With the south-west monsoon being active in West Bengal, the southern districts are also likely to experience light to moderate rainfall for the next...
After vigorous monsoon rains, crop planting gathers pace in India
Indian farmers have planted 12 million hectares with summer-sown rice, preliminary farm ministry data for this year showed, up 25% from last year as...
Tiger, tiger burning bright in Tamil Nadu
Copious monsoon rains in forests, proposal for Megamalai tiger reserve and promising unexplored thickets are expected to boost tiger count in State,...