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New Study Reveals How Nuclear War Could Starve The World
A Penn State University study warns that a nuclear winter from large-scale nuclear conflict could block sunlight for years, drastically reducing global food production.
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Farmer Killed, Crops Damaged In Unseasonal Hailstorm in Maharashtra
Unseasonal hailstorm and heavy showers in parts of Maharashtra today claimed a life and damaged various crops, state government officials said.
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Families Of Maharashtra Farmers Who Committed Suicide To Get Help
A non-governmental organisation led by Congress leader Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra will adopt 208 farmer families, whose only earning members have committed suicide, the NGO's top official said.
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Where’s The Relief? Top Babus From 10 States Summoned By Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has summoned top bureaucrats from 10 states to explain why they have not provided food grains, loan waivers and compensation for crop losses to millions of people hit by a drought last year. More than 330 million people – almost a quarter of India’s population – were hit by water shortages across 13 of the country’s 29 sta...
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Andhra Pradesh's 'War On Drought' Fails To Save Crop Despite Crores Spent
Scanty rain during July-August prompted the state government to declare the 'war' on drought by deploying thousands of rain guns to wet standing groundnut crop in 15 lakh acres in Anantapuramu district, 4.5 lakh acres in Kurnool and two lakh acres in Chittoor as it faced the threat of drying up.
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MK Stalin Urges Tamil Nadu Government To Prevent Suicide By Farmers
DMK leader MK Stalin today urged the Tamil Nadu government to take adequate steps to prevent suicides by farmers, affected by crop failure, in the state.
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Telangana Farmers' SOS To Chief Minister After Crop Advice Fails
Farmers in Telangana who grew maize, following the governments advice are now suffering. Less than expected rainfall has ruined their crops.
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Weather-Weary Farmers Resort To New Cash Crop: Blood
Karna, a farmer from Badgaon village in Uttar Pradesh, has few options but to sell his blood for money, after persistent drought left him unable to live off his land.
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More Farmer Suicides In Odisha, Government Says Not Due To Crop Failure
19-year-old Ajit Bariha had asked his father for Rs 2,000 to be able to take his class 12 exam. His father, a farmer, who couldn't bear the pain of not being able to arrange the money, killed himself a few days later.
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At Rs 60 a Kilo, Tomatoes Now Bring Tears
Tomato prices, rising sharply in the last few days, have disrupted middle class household budgets across the country. Prices have gone up from Rs 30 to Rs 60 in most cities, in a span of two weeks.
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He Lost His Crop, Got Rs 13 From Insurance
When his crop failed for the third straight year, Jalam Singh Malviya, a 44-year-old farmer in Madhya Pradesh, expected his insurance to come to the rescue. But all he got was Rs 13.
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53 Bottles of Scotch in Home of Punjab Official Accused of Duping Farmers
Details of bank transactions running into crores, thousands of US and Canadian dollars and a large stock of expensive liquor were recovered from the home of a Punjab bureaucrat, police have said.
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Police Cases Against 5 Pesticide Distributors After Malwa Cotton Crop Failure
Punjab police has registered five cases against distributors for the alleged supply of spurious pesticides responsible for cotton crop damage in Malwa region. Many farmers have killed themselves after their crop was infested with pests despite all precautions.
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Will Provide Power, Seeds Subsidy to Farmers in Case of Monsoon Deficiency: Centre
The government today announced it will offer subsidy on diesel, power and seeds to farmers in case of deficient monsoon affecting crops.
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Madhya Pradesh Farmers, Crippled With Debt, are Selling Their Children
With no way to feed his family, Lal Singh felt he had only one choice: He sold his two sons to a shepherd for a year of labour, in exchange for Rs 35,000.
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New Study Reveals How Nuclear War Could Starve The World
A Penn State University study warns that a nuclear winter from large-scale nuclear conflict could block sunlight for years, drastically reducing global food production.
-
Farmer Killed, Crops Damaged In Unseasonal Hailstorm in Maharashtra
Unseasonal hailstorm and heavy showers in parts of Maharashtra today claimed a life and damaged various crops, state government officials said.
-
Families Of Maharashtra Farmers Who Committed Suicide To Get Help
A non-governmental organisation led by Congress leader Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra will adopt 208 farmer families, whose only earning members have committed suicide, the NGO's top official said.
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Where’s The Relief? Top Babus From 10 States Summoned By Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has summoned top bureaucrats from 10 states to explain why they have not provided food grains, loan waivers and compensation for crop losses to millions of people hit by a drought last year. More than 330 million people – almost a quarter of India’s population – were hit by water shortages across 13 of the country’s 29 sta...
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Andhra Pradesh's 'War On Drought' Fails To Save Crop Despite Crores Spent
Scanty rain during July-August prompted the state government to declare the 'war' on drought by deploying thousands of rain guns to wet standing groundnut crop in 15 lakh acres in Anantapuramu district, 4.5 lakh acres in Kurnool and two lakh acres in Chittoor as it faced the threat of drying up.
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MK Stalin Urges Tamil Nadu Government To Prevent Suicide By Farmers
DMK leader MK Stalin today urged the Tamil Nadu government to take adequate steps to prevent suicides by farmers, affected by crop failure, in the state.
-
Telangana Farmers' SOS To Chief Minister After Crop Advice Fails
Farmers in Telangana who grew maize, following the governments advice are now suffering. Less than expected rainfall has ruined their crops.
-
Weather-Weary Farmers Resort To New Cash Crop: Blood
Karna, a farmer from Badgaon village in Uttar Pradesh, has few options but to sell his blood for money, after persistent drought left him unable to live off his land.
-
More Farmer Suicides In Odisha, Government Says Not Due To Crop Failure
19-year-old Ajit Bariha had asked his father for Rs 2,000 to be able to take his class 12 exam. His father, a farmer, who couldn't bear the pain of not being able to arrange the money, killed himself a few days later.
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At Rs 60 a Kilo, Tomatoes Now Bring Tears
Tomato prices, rising sharply in the last few days, have disrupted middle class household budgets across the country. Prices have gone up from Rs 30 to Rs 60 in most cities, in a span of two weeks.
-
He Lost His Crop, Got Rs 13 From Insurance
When his crop failed for the third straight year, Jalam Singh Malviya, a 44-year-old farmer in Madhya Pradesh, expected his insurance to come to the rescue. But all he got was Rs 13.
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53 Bottles of Scotch in Home of Punjab Official Accused of Duping Farmers
Details of bank transactions running into crores, thousands of US and Canadian dollars and a large stock of expensive liquor were recovered from the home of a Punjab bureaucrat, police have said.
-
Police Cases Against 5 Pesticide Distributors After Malwa Cotton Crop Failure
Punjab police has registered five cases against distributors for the alleged supply of spurious pesticides responsible for cotton crop damage in Malwa region. Many farmers have killed themselves after their crop was infested with pests despite all precautions.
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Will Provide Power, Seeds Subsidy to Farmers in Case of Monsoon Deficiency: Centre
The government today announced it will offer subsidy on diesel, power and seeds to farmers in case of deficient monsoon affecting crops.
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Madhya Pradesh Farmers, Crippled With Debt, are Selling Their Children
With no way to feed his family, Lal Singh felt he had only one choice: He sold his two sons to a shepherd for a year of labour, in exchange for Rs 35,000.
