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Heatwaves And Unseasonal Rain Destroys 80% Of Konkan's Alphonso Mangoes, Prices Up By 30%
In Sindhudurg, Ratnagiri, and nearby regions, trees that would normally be loaded with mangoes are now carrying only a fraction of the usual crop.
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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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Cabinet Approves Increase In MSP For 14 Kharif Crops For 2026-27
The government said the revised MSP is in line with the Union Budget 2018-19 announcement of fixing MSP at a level of at least 1.5 times the all-India weighted average cost of production.
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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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When AI Marks Wheat As Chana, Tomato, Madhya Pradesh Farmers Pay The Price
In Madhya Pradesh government's digital records, some wheat fields are shown as gram, mustard, tomatoes, chillies or vacant land.
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'Clean Slate': Madhya Pradesh Farmer's 34 Acres Of Crops 'Vanish' Overnight
According to the farmer, removing crops from 34 acres manually in one night is virtually impossible. He suspects that heavy machinery - possibly a harvester -- was used under the cover of darkness.
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Low Prices, Procurement Delays Leave Madhya Pradesh Farmers With Empty Pockets
While it began on April 9 in select divisions like Indore, Ujjain, Bhopal, and Narmadapuram, it is scheduled to start only on April 15 in other regions -- a delay of nearly 25 days compared to last year. This gap has proved costly for farmers who rely on timely sales to repay crop loans.
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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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"Sister's Wedding Is Tomorrow": Madhya Pradesh Farmer Breaks Down As Crop Sale Stalls
Amid sacks of freshly harvested coriander and mustard lying under the scorching sun, a farmer stood in the middle of the bustling Nanakhedi Krishi Upaj Mandi in Madhya Pradesh's Guna district with folded hands and tears in his eyes.
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Why Genetically Modified Food Crops May Be Key To India's Food Security
Overcoming water and food stress will be a big challenge for India as it becomes a Viksit Bharat. As India charts its path toward becoming a developed nation by 2047, few challenges loom as large as food security.
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Centre To Support Coconut, Cashew, Other High-Value Crops: Nirmala Sitharaman
Nirmala Sitharaman proposed a 'coconut promotion scheme' to further enhance competitiveness in coconut production.
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India's Weather Fury: 13,000 Lives Lost, Crops Ravaged, Relief Falls Short
In 2025, extreme weather events battered India, leaving behind a trail of destruction-from flash floods and landslides in the hills to devastating floods in the plains. Official data reveals the staggering human and economic cost of these disasters.
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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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Maharashtra Farmer Waits Months For Crop Loss Compensation, Gets Rs 6
A farmer from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district in Maharashtra on Wednesday claimed to have received only Rs 6 as compensation from the government for the crop losses he suffered as a result of heavy rains and subsequent flooding.
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Heatwaves And Unseasonal Rain Destroys 80% Of Konkan's Alphonso Mangoes, Prices Up By 30%
In Sindhudurg, Ratnagiri, and nearby regions, trees that would normally be loaded with mangoes are now carrying only a fraction of the usual crop.
-
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.
-
Cabinet Approves Increase In MSP For 14 Kharif Crops For 2026-27
The government said the revised MSP is in line with the Union Budget 2018-19 announcement of fixing MSP at a level of at least 1.5 times the all-India weighted average cost of production.
-
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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When AI Marks Wheat As Chana, Tomato, Madhya Pradesh Farmers Pay The Price
In Madhya Pradesh government's digital records, some wheat fields are shown as gram, mustard, tomatoes, chillies or vacant land.
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'Clean Slate': Madhya Pradesh Farmer's 34 Acres Of Crops 'Vanish' Overnight
According to the farmer, removing crops from 34 acres manually in one night is virtually impossible. He suspects that heavy machinery - possibly a harvester -- was used under the cover of darkness.
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Low Prices, Procurement Delays Leave Madhya Pradesh Farmers With Empty Pockets
While it began on April 9 in select divisions like Indore, Ujjain, Bhopal, and Narmadapuram, it is scheduled to start only on April 15 in other regions -- a delay of nearly 25 days compared to last year. This gap has proved costly for farmers who rely on timely sales to repay crop loans.
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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.
-
"Sister's Wedding Is Tomorrow": Madhya Pradesh Farmer Breaks Down As Crop Sale Stalls
Amid sacks of freshly harvested coriander and mustard lying under the scorching sun, a farmer stood in the middle of the bustling Nanakhedi Krishi Upaj Mandi in Madhya Pradesh's Guna district with folded hands and tears in his eyes.
-
Why Genetically Modified Food Crops May Be Key To India's Food Security
Overcoming water and food stress will be a big challenge for India as it becomes a Viksit Bharat. As India charts its path toward becoming a developed nation by 2047, few challenges loom as large as food security.
-
Centre To Support Coconut, Cashew, Other High-Value Crops: Nirmala Sitharaman
Nirmala Sitharaman proposed a 'coconut promotion scheme' to further enhance competitiveness in coconut production.
-
India's Weather Fury: 13,000 Lives Lost, Crops Ravaged, Relief Falls Short
In 2025, extreme weather events battered India, leaving behind a trail of destruction-from flash floods and landslides in the hills to devastating floods in the plains. Official data reveals the staggering human and economic cost of these disasters.
-
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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Maharashtra Farmer Waits Months For Crop Loss Compensation, Gets Rs 6
A farmer from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district in Maharashtra on Wednesday claimed to have received only Rs 6 as compensation from the government for the crop losses he suffered as a result of heavy rains and subsequent flooding.
