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Farmers Planted 10% Lesser Summer Crops Than Last Year As Monsoon Recedes
India, one of the world's top agriculture producers, has received five per cent below average rainfall since June 1, when the four-month rainy season began.
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Rs 3,795 Crore-Package For Farmers Hit By Heavy Rain In Gujarat
The Gujarat government on Saturday announced a financial package of Rs 3,795 crore for farmers whose crop was damaged by rains during the 36-day period in the months of October and November. The package will cover over 56 lakh farmers.
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Maharashtra Approves Rs 11 Crore For Farmers Hit By Untimely Rains
The Maharashtra government Tuesday granted administrative sanction to disburse Rs 11 crore to farmers who lost their crops due to unseasonal rains during the summer this year.
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Girl, 9, Among 4 Killed Today In Landslide Caused By Heavy Rain In Kerala
In about two weeks since the southwest monsoon hit Kerala, 27 people have been killed due to heavy rain, including a nine-year-old girl who was among the three who died in a landslide today. Around nine people are suspected to be missing in Kozhikode, while authorities have launched search operations in the state.
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A Patel Farmer On What Went Wrong For The BJP In Gujarat's Saurashtra
Savarkundla Mansukh Vardoriya says he can tell the BJP what went wrong for the party in Saurashtra in the Gujarat assembly elections. "Arrogance and sheer indifference to farmers' plight," says the 55-year-old Patidar farmer as he stares at the inferior cotton crop on his 20 bighas of land hit by unseasonal rain a few months ago.
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India's Coffee Output To Fall To Lowest In 2 Decades: Industry Body
India's coffee output in the next crop year is expected to drop by around a quarter to the lowest in nearly two decades as poor rains and hot temperatures hit plantations during the crucial flowering stage, the head of an industry body said.
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India Could Play Big Role In Making Coffee More Expensive
India's coffee output in the next crop year is expected to drop by around a quarter to the lowest in nearly two decades as poor rains and hot temperatures hit plantations during the crucial flowering stage, the head of an industry body said.
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Rahul Gandhi Raises Issue Of Farmers Hit By Rains; Government Assures Help
Hours after Rahul Gandhi asked the government to take urgent steps to help farmers hit by rains and hailstorm, the government today assured necessary action after getting reports from the affected states.
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In Drought-Hit Marathwada, Sunflower Fields Still Bloom
It hits you hard, but it doesn't hurt. From the depressing barren landscape of drought-hit Marathwada in Maharashtra, suddenly bright yellow sunflower fields happily greet the eye. The dramatic change of landscape is not just a visual treat, but yet another proof of the wonders a green cover can do.
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Bihar Declares All Its Districts Disaster-Hit
The Bihar government on Saturday declared all the 38 districts in the state as disaster-hit in the aftermath of the heavy damage to standing crops caused by thunderstorms, unseasonal rain and hailstorms in the past two months, officials said.
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PM Narendra Modi Visiting Other Countries During Our Agrarian Crisis: Congress
The Congress today hit out at the BJP-led NDA government for "ignoring" the problems faced by farmers across the country.
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Day After Government Cleared Compensation, Bihar Farmer Commits Suicide
A 65-year-old farmer in Bihar killed himself on Tuesday by consuming Sulphate tablets. His wife, who also took the tablets, is battling for her life. The couple had lost their wheat crop to rain this year.
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Summer is Here, but Mangoes Play Truant
The March rains seem to have washed away both quality and price of mango, the king of fruits. The production has gone down and the prices - up.
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TRS Lawmaker Seeks PM's Intervention in Funds for Farmer Affected by Unseasonal Rains in Telangana
TRS lawmaker K Kavitha on Friday sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention to release central assistance for farmers, who were hit by unseasonal rains in Telangana.
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Agra Mental Health Institute Opens Ward for Distressed Farmers; Sees a 33 Per Cent Spike
Agra Institute of Mental Health and Hospital has opened a special ward to treat farmers suffering from depression and suicidal tendencies.
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Farmers Planted 10% Lesser Summer Crops Than Last Year As Monsoon Recedes
India, one of the world's top agriculture producers, has received five per cent below average rainfall since June 1, when the four-month rainy season began.
-
Rs 3,795 Crore-Package For Farmers Hit By Heavy Rain In Gujarat
The Gujarat government on Saturday announced a financial package of Rs 3,795 crore for farmers whose crop was damaged by rains during the 36-day period in the months of October and November. The package will cover over 56 lakh farmers.
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Maharashtra Approves Rs 11 Crore For Farmers Hit By Untimely Rains
The Maharashtra government Tuesday granted administrative sanction to disburse Rs 11 crore to farmers who lost their crops due to unseasonal rains during the summer this year.
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Girl, 9, Among 4 Killed Today In Landslide Caused By Heavy Rain In Kerala
In about two weeks since the southwest monsoon hit Kerala, 27 people have been killed due to heavy rain, including a nine-year-old girl who was among the three who died in a landslide today. Around nine people are suspected to be missing in Kozhikode, while authorities have launched search operations in the state.
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A Patel Farmer On What Went Wrong For The BJP In Gujarat's Saurashtra
Savarkundla Mansukh Vardoriya says he can tell the BJP what went wrong for the party in Saurashtra in the Gujarat assembly elections. "Arrogance and sheer indifference to farmers' plight," says the 55-year-old Patidar farmer as he stares at the inferior cotton crop on his 20 bighas of land hit by unseasonal rain a few months ago.
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India's Coffee Output To Fall To Lowest In 2 Decades: Industry Body
India's coffee output in the next crop year is expected to drop by around a quarter to the lowest in nearly two decades as poor rains and hot temperatures hit plantations during the crucial flowering stage, the head of an industry body said.
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India Could Play Big Role In Making Coffee More Expensive
India's coffee output in the next crop year is expected to drop by around a quarter to the lowest in nearly two decades as poor rains and hot temperatures hit plantations during the crucial flowering stage, the head of an industry body said.
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Rahul Gandhi Raises Issue Of Farmers Hit By Rains; Government Assures Help
Hours after Rahul Gandhi asked the government to take urgent steps to help farmers hit by rains and hailstorm, the government today assured necessary action after getting reports from the affected states.
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In Drought-Hit Marathwada, Sunflower Fields Still Bloom
It hits you hard, but it doesn't hurt. From the depressing barren landscape of drought-hit Marathwada in Maharashtra, suddenly bright yellow sunflower fields happily greet the eye. The dramatic change of landscape is not just a visual treat, but yet another proof of the wonders a green cover can do.
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Bihar Declares All Its Districts Disaster-Hit
The Bihar government on Saturday declared all the 38 districts in the state as disaster-hit in the aftermath of the heavy damage to standing crops caused by thunderstorms, unseasonal rain and hailstorms in the past two months, officials said.
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PM Narendra Modi Visiting Other Countries During Our Agrarian Crisis: Congress
The Congress today hit out at the BJP-led NDA government for "ignoring" the problems faced by farmers across the country.
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Day After Government Cleared Compensation, Bihar Farmer Commits Suicide
A 65-year-old farmer in Bihar killed himself on Tuesday by consuming Sulphate tablets. His wife, who also took the tablets, is battling for her life. The couple had lost their wheat crop to rain this year.
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Summer is Here, but Mangoes Play Truant
The March rains seem to have washed away both quality and price of mango, the king of fruits. The production has gone down and the prices - up.
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TRS Lawmaker Seeks PM's Intervention in Funds for Farmer Affected by Unseasonal Rains in Telangana
TRS lawmaker K Kavitha on Friday sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention to release central assistance for farmers, who were hit by unseasonal rains in Telangana.
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Agra Mental Health Institute Opens Ward for Distressed Farmers; Sees a 33 Per Cent Spike
Agra Institute of Mental Health and Hospital has opened a special ward to treat farmers suffering from depression and suicidal tendencies.
