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El Nino Likely To Result In Deficient Indian Monsoon, Raises Crop Concerns
Meteorologists are watching the Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD), another major climate phenomenon that occasionally offsets El Nino's drying influence on India.
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Rajasthan Farmers Get AI Tools For Crop Health And Real Time Weather Updates
The Rajasthan Agriculture Department has partnered with Wadhwani AI to provide 95 lakh farmers with real time updates and artificial intelligence solutions for crop diseases, weather changes, and irrigation management.
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Fuel, Extreme Heat, El Nino: Why India "May Have A Terrible Year Ahead"
A weak monsoon, soaring temperatures, costly crude oil and food inflation could combine to squeeze households, businesses and economic growth in 2026.
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SEHAT Mission Explained: ICMR's Plan To Fix Nutrient Deficiencies Through Your Daily Meals
The Indian Council of Medical Research and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research plan to merge health data with fortified agricultural practices through the SEHAT mission. This move is being taken to tackle the nutrient deficiencies present in
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Strait Of Hormuz Closure Could Soon Be Felt On Dinner Tables Worldwide
Three staple crops corn, wheat and rice supply more than half of the world's dietary calories. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has reduced the supply and increased the cost of all three.
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Which State Is Known As The Rice Capital Of India?
India's most widely eaten grain finds its strongest roots in a state where rice shapes both agriculture and everyday life.
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The 'Red' In This Once-Maoist-Hotbed Is Now Sweet. NDTV Captures Turnaround
Launched as an experiment by the district agriculture department to help farmers in a region emerging from Left-Wing Extremism (LWE), the initiative has now gained traction, with more farmers adopting the crop.
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"Time To Move On From Wheat, Rice": Supreme Court Pushes For Pulses
The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Centre to reassess its long-standing focus on wheat and rice cultivation and consider a new policy framework that encourages farmers to grow alternative crops, especially pulses.
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This State Is Known As The 'Bread Basket Of India.' Here's Why
India's most iconic comfort foods begin their journey in one state's fertile plains - a place that transformed the nation's plate.
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Singur Movement Changed Bengal's Politics, But Not Farmers' Lives
Singur, which changed the course of West Bengal politics in 2006, is once again at the centre of a controversy 18 years later. Back then the question was about why set up industry on fertile agricultural land.
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Rajasthan Farmer Plants Rs 500 Notes In Field To Protest Unpaid Crop Insurance Claim
A farmer in Nagaur, Rajasthan, staged a symbolic protest by sowing Rs 500 notes in his field after his crop insurance claim was denied.
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Maharashtra Government Denies Paying Only Rs 6 Aid As Alleged By Farmer
A day after a farmer from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district in Maharashtra claimed that he received only Rs 6 for crop losses, the state agriculture department on Thursday said the amount was not paid by the government.
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Double Shock For Madhya Pradesh Farmers: Rain, And Now Power Supply Cap
After unseasonal rain devastated crops across Madhya Pradesh, farmers have now been hit by a second shock - a controversial electricity department order restricting power supply to just 10 hours a day.
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'Kill Wild Boar, Eat Their Meat': Kerala Minister's Solution For Crop Damage
Kerala Agriculture Minister P Prasad on Saturday claimed the growing menace of wild boars destroying crops could be tackled more effectively if people were allowed to consume their meat.
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Chile's Atacama Desert Flower Could Hold Key To Drought Tolerant Crops
In Chile's arid Atacama, the driest desert in the world, scientists are studying a small, resilient flower that could hold genetic clues to help crops withstand worsening drought conditions driven by climate change.
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El Nino Likely To Result In Deficient Indian Monsoon, Raises Crop Concerns
Meteorologists are watching the Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD), another major climate phenomenon that occasionally offsets El Nino's drying influence on India.
-
Rajasthan Farmers Get AI Tools For Crop Health And Real Time Weather Updates
The Rajasthan Agriculture Department has partnered with Wadhwani AI to provide 95 lakh farmers with real time updates and artificial intelligence solutions for crop diseases, weather changes, and irrigation management.
-
Fuel, Extreme Heat, El Nino: Why India "May Have A Terrible Year Ahead"
A weak monsoon, soaring temperatures, costly crude oil and food inflation could combine to squeeze households, businesses and economic growth in 2026.
-
SEHAT Mission Explained: ICMR's Plan To Fix Nutrient Deficiencies Through Your Daily Meals
The Indian Council of Medical Research and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research plan to merge health data with fortified agricultural practices through the SEHAT mission. This move is being taken to tackle the nutrient deficiencies present in
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Strait Of Hormuz Closure Could Soon Be Felt On Dinner Tables Worldwide
Three staple crops corn, wheat and rice supply more than half of the world's dietary calories. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has reduced the supply and increased the cost of all three.
-
Which State Is Known As The Rice Capital Of India?
India's most widely eaten grain finds its strongest roots in a state where rice shapes both agriculture and everyday life.
-
The 'Red' In This Once-Maoist-Hotbed Is Now Sweet. NDTV Captures Turnaround
Launched as an experiment by the district agriculture department to help farmers in a region emerging from Left-Wing Extremism (LWE), the initiative has now gained traction, with more farmers adopting the crop.
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"Time To Move On From Wheat, Rice": Supreme Court Pushes For Pulses
The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Centre to reassess its long-standing focus on wheat and rice cultivation and consider a new policy framework that encourages farmers to grow alternative crops, especially pulses.
-
This State Is Known As The 'Bread Basket Of India.' Here's Why
India's most iconic comfort foods begin their journey in one state's fertile plains - a place that transformed the nation's plate.
-
Singur Movement Changed Bengal's Politics, But Not Farmers' Lives
Singur, which changed the course of West Bengal politics in 2006, is once again at the centre of a controversy 18 years later. Back then the question was about why set up industry on fertile agricultural land.
-
Rajasthan Farmer Plants Rs 500 Notes In Field To Protest Unpaid Crop Insurance Claim
A farmer in Nagaur, Rajasthan, staged a symbolic protest by sowing Rs 500 notes in his field after his crop insurance claim was denied.
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Maharashtra Government Denies Paying Only Rs 6 Aid As Alleged By Farmer
A day after a farmer from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district in Maharashtra claimed that he received only Rs 6 for crop losses, the state agriculture department on Thursday said the amount was not paid by the government.
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Double Shock For Madhya Pradesh Farmers: Rain, And Now Power Supply Cap
After unseasonal rain devastated crops across Madhya Pradesh, farmers have now been hit by a second shock - a controversial electricity department order restricting power supply to just 10 hours a day.
-
'Kill Wild Boar, Eat Their Meat': Kerala Minister's Solution For Crop Damage
Kerala Agriculture Minister P Prasad on Saturday claimed the growing menace of wild boars destroying crops could be tackled more effectively if people were allowed to consume their meat.
-
Chile's Atacama Desert Flower Could Hold Key To Drought Tolerant Crops
In Chile's arid Atacama, the driest desert in the world, scientists are studying a small, resilient flower that could hold genetic clues to help crops withstand worsening drought conditions driven by climate change.
