MP announces 10-hour daytime power for farmers
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has said farmers in the state will receive 10 hours of electricity during the daytime in the coming period. Speaking virtually at the Balram Krishi Mahotsav…
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Uttar Pradesh clears 94% of sugarcane dues this season
Uttar Pradesh has cleared over 94% of sugarcane dues to farmers in the current crushing season, with 99 sugar mills making full payments, the state government said. The Cane Development Department said…
Tamil Nadu CM Vijay raises crop loan waiver to Rs 75,000
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Monday announced a full waiver of cooperative farm loans up to Rs 75,000, revising his government's earlier cap of Rs 50,000. The announcement came…
Kejriwal urges Centre to buy cheaper oil from Russia and Iran
Aam Aadmi Party convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday urged the Centre to buy cheaper oil and gas from Russia and Iran, citing rising petrol, diesel and cooking gas prices. He warned of…
MP govt bans fertiliser sales, 82 lakh farmers hit in Kharif season
The Madhya Pradesh government has banned all fertiliser sales from 7 PM on August 14 until further orders, right in the middle of the Kharif season. The move affects about 82 lakh…
Madhya Pradesh farmers declared dead on paper, lose PM-Kisan aid
Farmers in Madhya Pradesh have been wrongly declared dead in government records, losing their PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi payments. Principal secretary of revenue E Ramesh Kumar said he had not encountered such instances…
Rot disease hits arecanut in 40 Karnataka villages
Fruit rot disease has struck arecanut plantations across 40 villages in Sirsi and Siddapur taluks of Karnataka, the Deccan Herald reports. Farmer Keshav Hegde Koppa said the rot appeared on one or…
Anantapur farmers told to enroll in crop insurance by July 31
District Horticulture Officer Umadevi on Thursday urged all horticultural farmers in Anantapur district to enroll in the weather-based crop insurance scheme before the July 31 deadline. With monsoon rainfall remaining deficit, she…
New UP RLD chief vows focus on students, farmers
Aeshwarya Raj Singh took charge as RLD’s new Uttar Pradesh president on Thursday, pledging to bring students, farmers and women into more active organisational roles. He was welcomed by workers at Charbagh…
Haryana’s wheat MSP beneficiaries double to 6 lakh in 5 years
A report tabled in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday shows the number of wheat farmers in Haryana who sold at MSP nearly doubled from 3.14 lakh in 2022-23 to 6.04 lakh in…
