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'Farm Of The Future': How AI Is Helping Sugarcane Farmers In Maharashtra
For centuries, unpredictability has been the bane of a farmer's existence, with too little or too much rain, pests and disease all threatening to destroy crops, pushing him into debt and, in some cases, even driving him to suicide. How AI is helping.
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Crops Over 1 Lakh Acres Damaged Due To Hailstorms, Rains In Maharashtra: Ajit Pawar
Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Ajit Pawar on Wednesday said crops over one lakh acres have been damaged due to the recent unseasonal rains and hailstorms in the state.
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Maharashtra To Madhya Pradesh, Crops Destroyed Due To Unseasonal Rain
Unseasonal rains, hailstorms and strong winds have left fields of grains flattened and harvested fruits damaged and destroyed across several states.
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India’s Locust Nightmare Spreads To Maharashtra, UP; High Alert In Punjab
Massive swarms of desert locusts are destroying crops across western and central India, spearing into Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab now, after Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Haryana, as the government said it has stepped up its response to the country's worst locust attack in nearly three decades.
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"Make Me Chief Minister Till BJP-Sena Resolve Issues": Farmer To Governor
A farmer from Beed district in Maharashtra has offered to do what neither the Shiv Sena nor the BJP have been able to despite lakhs of farmers struggling to deal with mounting debts and crops destroyed by floods - name a Chief Minister.
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Maharashtra, Kerala Worst-Hit In Flood Fury, Lakhs Evacuated: 10 Facts
Dozens have been killed and lakhs have been forced out of their homes as monsoon rains continue to batter several parts in the country. Maharashtra, Kerala, Karnataka are among the worst-hit states. Over two lakh people have been evacuated from five districts of Maharashtra, including Kolhapur, Satara and Sangli. Other states that have reported flo...
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Upset Over Getting 20 Paise For Brinjal Crop, Farmer Destroys Plantation
After being offered a meagre 20 paise per kilogram for his brinjal production, a farmer in Maharashtra destroyed the entire plantation on his land to save himself from incurring further losses.
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Angry Farmer In Maharashtra Destroys Cauliflower Crop, Video Goes Viral: Watch
The video of a Maharashtra farmer destroying cauliflower crop on his land after he got a paltry amount for the produce went viral on social media.
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Even Without A Drought, How Farmers in Madhya Pradesh Are Losing Their Crop
While the farmers in states like Maharashtra and Karnataka are being punished with a drought-like situation, in the Dewas district of Madhya Pradesh, it is excessive rain that has destroyed huge swathes of soybean crop.
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Fear of Drought Makes Distressed Farmers Seek Permission to Die
Seven farmers from Maharashtra's Wardha district have written to the state government seeking permission to kill themselves. Deficient rainfall and hailstorms earlier this year had destroyed their crops, and they have not been given the promised compensation by the government since January this year.
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Rahul Gandhi, on a 'Kisan Padyatra', Meets Family Members of Farmers Who Killed Themselves Due to Crop Loss: Live Updates
Rahul Gandhi is on a padyatra or trek through villages in Maharashtra's Vidarbha, where a tragically high number of desperate, debt-ridden farmers have committed suicide. The 44-year-old Congress vice-president plans to cover 15 km on foot and will stop in five villages in Amravati to meet farmers whose crop has been destroyed by unseasonal rain. H...
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'We Are Not Suicide Country, Don't Want to Become Another Vidarbha,' Say Marathawada Farmers
There has been a 50 per cent increase in suicides in the January-March period in Maharashtra's Marathwada region, raising questions if it could go the Vidarbha way.
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Unseasonal Rains Lash Farmers' Spirits in Maharashtra
Another fresh spell of heavy unseasonal rains lashed large parts of Maharashtra on Sunday evening, again hitting the spirit of already-beleaguered farmers. Many districts in Vidarbha, Marathawada and western Maharashtra were hit by strong showers and hailstorms accompanied by gusty winds, damaging the standing rabi crop.
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March Rains Destroy Crops Over 50 Lakh Hectares. Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka Hit Too
The unseasonal rains over the last three days have damaged crops across 50 lakh hectares in different states.
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Heavy Rain, Hailstorm Damage Standing Crop in Northern Maharashtra
An unseasonal bout of heavy rain and hailstorm has damaged the entire standing crop in northern Maharashtra, leaving farmers with no options but to take desperate steps.
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'Farm Of The Future': How AI Is Helping Sugarcane Farmers In Maharashtra
For centuries, unpredictability has been the bane of a farmer's existence, with too little or too much rain, pests and disease all threatening to destroy crops, pushing him into debt and, in some cases, even driving him to suicide. How AI is helping.
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Crops Over 1 Lakh Acres Damaged Due To Hailstorms, Rains In Maharashtra: Ajit Pawar
Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Ajit Pawar on Wednesday said crops over one lakh acres have been damaged due to the recent unseasonal rains and hailstorms in the state.
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Maharashtra To Madhya Pradesh, Crops Destroyed Due To Unseasonal Rain
Unseasonal rains, hailstorms and strong winds have left fields of grains flattened and harvested fruits damaged and destroyed across several states.
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India’s Locust Nightmare Spreads To Maharashtra, UP; High Alert In Punjab
Massive swarms of desert locusts are destroying crops across western and central India, spearing into Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab now, after Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Haryana, as the government said it has stepped up its response to the country's worst locust attack in nearly three decades.
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"Make Me Chief Minister Till BJP-Sena Resolve Issues": Farmer To Governor
A farmer from Beed district in Maharashtra has offered to do what neither the Shiv Sena nor the BJP have been able to despite lakhs of farmers struggling to deal with mounting debts and crops destroyed by floods - name a Chief Minister.
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Maharashtra, Kerala Worst-Hit In Flood Fury, Lakhs Evacuated: 10 Facts
Dozens have been killed and lakhs have been forced out of their homes as monsoon rains continue to batter several parts in the country. Maharashtra, Kerala, Karnataka are among the worst-hit states. Over two lakh people have been evacuated from five districts of Maharashtra, including Kolhapur, Satara and Sangli. Other states that have reported flo...
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Upset Over Getting 20 Paise For Brinjal Crop, Farmer Destroys Plantation
After being offered a meagre 20 paise per kilogram for his brinjal production, a farmer in Maharashtra destroyed the entire plantation on his land to save himself from incurring further losses.
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Angry Farmer In Maharashtra Destroys Cauliflower Crop, Video Goes Viral: Watch
The video of a Maharashtra farmer destroying cauliflower crop on his land after he got a paltry amount for the produce went viral on social media.
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Even Without A Drought, How Farmers in Madhya Pradesh Are Losing Their Crop
While the farmers in states like Maharashtra and Karnataka are being punished with a drought-like situation, in the Dewas district of Madhya Pradesh, it is excessive rain that has destroyed huge swathes of soybean crop.
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Fear of Drought Makes Distressed Farmers Seek Permission to Die
Seven farmers from Maharashtra's Wardha district have written to the state government seeking permission to kill themselves. Deficient rainfall and hailstorms earlier this year had destroyed their crops, and they have not been given the promised compensation by the government since January this year.
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Rahul Gandhi, on a 'Kisan Padyatra', Meets Family Members of Farmers Who Killed Themselves Due to Crop Loss: Live Updates
Rahul Gandhi is on a padyatra or trek through villages in Maharashtra's Vidarbha, where a tragically high number of desperate, debt-ridden farmers have committed suicide. The 44-year-old Congress vice-president plans to cover 15 km on foot and will stop in five villages in Amravati to meet farmers whose crop has been destroyed by unseasonal rain. H...
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'We Are Not Suicide Country, Don't Want to Become Another Vidarbha,' Say Marathawada Farmers
There has been a 50 per cent increase in suicides in the January-March period in Maharashtra's Marathwada region, raising questions if it could go the Vidarbha way.
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Unseasonal Rains Lash Farmers' Spirits in Maharashtra
Another fresh spell of heavy unseasonal rains lashed large parts of Maharashtra on Sunday evening, again hitting the spirit of already-beleaguered farmers. Many districts in Vidarbha, Marathawada and western Maharashtra were hit by strong showers and hailstorms accompanied by gusty winds, damaging the standing rabi crop.
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March Rains Destroy Crops Over 50 Lakh Hectares. Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka Hit Too
The unseasonal rains over the last three days have damaged crops across 50 lakh hectares in different states.
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Heavy Rain, Hailstorm Damage Standing Crop in Northern Maharashtra
An unseasonal bout of heavy rain and hailstorm has damaged the entire standing crop in northern Maharashtra, leaving farmers with no options but to take desperate steps.
