Odisha Farmers

A farmer and teacher, Rakshyakar Bhoi, in Odisha's Kalahandi district has claimed that he has grown Miyazaki', world's most expensive variety of mango, in his orchard.

A 25-year-old man from Maharashtra has embarked on an over 1,800-km journey on foot across a few states in India to interact with people over issues like farmers' suicide, water scarcity and increasing use of plastic, and to raise public awareness.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday announced a special package of Rs 507 crore for farmers affected by cyclone Jawad, which had triggered heavy rainfall in the coastal districts during the first week of December.

On the occasion of the Nuakhai festival, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday disbursed Rs 742.58 crore to 37,12,914 small and marginal farming families under the KALIA scheme for Rabi crop.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today greeted people on the occasion of Nuakhai, an agricultural festival celebrated especially in parts of Odisha and Chhattisgarh.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Wednesday disbursed Rs 385.98 crore as a special COVID-19 package for landless farmers across the state.

A farmer in Odisha's Mayurbhanj has built an electric four-wheeler that runs on a solar-powered battery. The car built by Sushil Agarwal is powered by 850 Watts motor, 100 Ah/ 54 Volts of battery and can run 300 km on a single charge.

An MP from Odisha's ruling Biju Janata Dal today said the Centre should withdraw the contentious farm laws that have set off a storm among the farmers in the country. Referring to the ongoing protest by lakhs of farmers at the borders of Delhi for over two months, BJD's Pinaki Mishra told NDTV, "This crisis has arisen due to unilateral bulldozing o...

Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday came down heavily on the Odishas BJD government, accusing it of denying benefits of the PM-KISAN Nidhi scheme to the state farmers.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has dedicated the prestigious AZ Awards-2020 for Odisha's architectural marvel Krushi Bhavan, to farmers and artisans of the state.

Officials of the Forest Department rescued an Indian muntjac (Barking Deer) from the house of an influential farmer in Odisha on Tuesday.

The Odisha government on Sunday alerted farmers about a possible locust invasion in the state and advised them to take precautions, while stressing that there is no reason to panic.

The 'Super 30' fame mathematician showered accolades on the founder of the Zindagi Foundation, Ajay Bahadur Singh,who like him battled hardship while studying and is empowering children of vegetable sellers, fishermen and marginal farmers to get admitted to premier institutes, they said.

A noble initiative in Odisha akin to famed Super 30 experiment of the mathematician Anand Kumar, is giving wings to wards of humble vegetable sellers, fishermen and marginal farmers to crack the NEET exam and qualify for admission in medical colleges.

Nuakhai Juhar is harvesting festival of Odisha. Nuakhai is a combination of two words, 'nua' meaning new and 'khai' means eat, it thus signifies "eating of new rice".

A farmer and teacher, Rakshyakar Bhoi, in Odisha's Kalahandi district has claimed that he has grown Miyazaki', world's most expensive variety of mango, in his orchard.

A 25-year-old man from Maharashtra has embarked on an over 1,800-km journey on foot across a few states in India to interact with people over issues like farmers' suicide, water scarcity and increasing use of plastic, and to raise public awareness.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday announced a special package of Rs 507 crore for farmers affected by cyclone Jawad, which had triggered heavy rainfall in the coastal districts during the first week of December.

On the occasion of the Nuakhai festival, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday disbursed Rs 742.58 crore to 37,12,914 small and marginal farming families under the KALIA scheme for Rabi crop.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today greeted people on the occasion of Nuakhai, an agricultural festival celebrated especially in parts of Odisha and Chhattisgarh.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Wednesday disbursed Rs 385.98 crore as a special COVID-19 package for landless farmers across the state.

A farmer in Odisha's Mayurbhanj has built an electric four-wheeler that runs on a solar-powered battery. The car built by Sushil Agarwal is powered by 850 Watts motor, 100 Ah/ 54 Volts of battery and can run 300 km on a single charge.

An MP from Odisha's ruling Biju Janata Dal today said the Centre should withdraw the contentious farm laws that have set off a storm among the farmers in the country. Referring to the ongoing protest by lakhs of farmers at the borders of Delhi for over two months, BJD's Pinaki Mishra told NDTV, "This crisis has arisen due to unilateral bulldozing o...

Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday came down heavily on the Odishas BJD government, accusing it of denying benefits of the PM-KISAN Nidhi scheme to the state farmers.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has dedicated the prestigious AZ Awards-2020 for Odisha's architectural marvel Krushi Bhavan, to farmers and artisans of the state.

Officials of the Forest Department rescued an Indian muntjac (Barking Deer) from the house of an influential farmer in Odisha on Tuesday.

The Odisha government on Sunday alerted farmers about a possible locust invasion in the state and advised them to take precautions, while stressing that there is no reason to panic.

The 'Super 30' fame mathematician showered accolades on the founder of the Zindagi Foundation, Ajay Bahadur Singh,who like him battled hardship while studying and is empowering children of vegetable sellers, fishermen and marginal farmers to get admitted to premier institutes, they said.

A noble initiative in Odisha akin to famed Super 30 experiment of the mathematician Anand Kumar, is giving wings to wards of humble vegetable sellers, fishermen and marginal farmers to crack the NEET exam and qualify for admission in medical colleges.

Nuakhai Juhar is harvesting festival of Odisha. Nuakhai is a combination of two words, 'nua' meaning new and 'khai' means eat, it thus signifies "eating of new rice".