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Maharashtra To Blacklist Farmers Using Fake Crop Insurance Claims: Report
The Maharashtra government has decided to blacklist farmers found submitting fake crop insurance claims, an action largely limited to intermediaries and service providers earlier, a senior official from the state agriculture department said.
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"No Choice": No Money For Oxen, Tractor, Elderly Couple Till Land For Crops
A heartbreaking video of a 75-year-old farmer tilling his land with his elderly wife in Maharashtra's Latur has put the spotlight on how farmers with limited resources are struggling to grow crops
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Consumer Body Orders Power Company Staffers To Pay Rs 10 Lakh To Maharashtra Farmer
A consumer commission in Maharashtra has directed four employees of a state-run power company to pay Rs 10 lakh to a farmer for crop damage.
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Video: Farmer's Desperate Bid To Save Crop Amid Rain, Then A Call By Union Minister
A farmer in Maharashtra was seen desperately trying to save his produce from being washed away in a heavy downpour in a heartbreaking video doing the rounds on social media.
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Tadoba Tiger Reserve Attracts Rare Birds In Village-Free Area
The Lesser Florican inhabits dry grasslands and scrublands, and has also adapted to some agricultural landscapes having short crops
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'Farm Of The Future': How AI Is Helping Sugarcane Farmers In Maharashtra
For centuries, unpredictability has been the bane of a farmer's existence, with too little or too much rain, pests and disease all threatening to destroy crops, pushing him into debt and, in some cases, even driving him to suicide. How AI is helping.
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Centre's Assurance As Asia's Largest Onion Market Stays Shut For Second Day
Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said procurement of onion crops at the 'historic' price of Rs 2,410 per quintal - a move in response to protests by farmers over the 40 per cent export duty on the staple vegetable - began at noon on Tuesday.
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"No Way Left But...": Maharashtra Farmer Threatens Suicide In Letter To Chief Minister
A farmer from Hingoli in Maharashtra facing a debt of around Rs 20 lakh has written a letter to Chief Minister Eknath Shinde seeking a compensation for his crop losses and said if he does not get it, he will have no option but to commit suicide.
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Uddhav Thackeray's Posters With Aurangzeb Crop Up In Mumbai, Later Removed
Hoardings of former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi chief Prakash Ambedkar with Aurangzeb's picture in it, were put up in the Mahim area of Mumbai, police said on Thursday.
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Maharashtra Releases Rs 1,500 Crore Aid For Farmers Who Suffered Crop Loss
The Maharashtra government on Wednesday announced the release of a fresh tranche of financial assistance to the tune of Rs 1,500 crore for farmers who lost their crops due to heavy rains during the 2022 monsoon season.
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Unseasonal Rain Ruins Crops Of 14,000 Marahrashtra Farmers, Leaves 10 Dead
Unseasonal rains and thunderstorms killed 10 persons in eight districts of Maharashtra's Marathwada region since April 25 and damaged crops of more than 14,000 farmers, officials said on Friday.
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Crops Over 1 Lakh Acres Damaged Due To Hailstorms, Rains In Maharashtra: Ajit Pawar
Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Ajit Pawar on Wednesday said crops over one lakh acres have been damaged due to the recent unseasonal rains and hailstorms in the state.
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Maharashtra Chief Minister Visits Rain-Hit Nashik, Reviews Crop Damage
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday visited rain-affected areas of Nashik district and reviewed the losses faced by farmers.
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Maharashtra To Madhya Pradesh, Crops Destroyed Due To Unseasonal Rain
Unseasonal rains, hailstorms and strong winds have left fields of grains flattened and harvested fruits damaged and destroyed across several states.
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E Shinde's 1st Budget For Maharashtra Prioritises Aid For Farmers, Women
The Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra government on Thursday presented its maiden Budget for 2023-24, in which it proposed Rs 6,000 assistance to farmers and Re 1 crop insurance scheme while also offering relief in professional tax to working women.
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Maharashtra To Blacklist Farmers Using Fake Crop Insurance Claims: Report
The Maharashtra government has decided to blacklist farmers found submitting fake crop insurance claims, an action largely limited to intermediaries and service providers earlier, a senior official from the state agriculture department said.
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"No Choice": No Money For Oxen, Tractor, Elderly Couple Till Land For Crops
A heartbreaking video of a 75-year-old farmer tilling his land with his elderly wife in Maharashtra's Latur has put the spotlight on how farmers with limited resources are struggling to grow crops
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Consumer Body Orders Power Company Staffers To Pay Rs 10 Lakh To Maharashtra Farmer
A consumer commission in Maharashtra has directed four employees of a state-run power company to pay Rs 10 lakh to a farmer for crop damage.
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Video: Farmer's Desperate Bid To Save Crop Amid Rain, Then A Call By Union Minister
A farmer in Maharashtra was seen desperately trying to save his produce from being washed away in a heavy downpour in a heartbreaking video doing the rounds on social media.
-
Tadoba Tiger Reserve Attracts Rare Birds In Village-Free Area
The Lesser Florican inhabits dry grasslands and scrublands, and has also adapted to some agricultural landscapes having short crops
-
'Farm Of The Future': How AI Is Helping Sugarcane Farmers In Maharashtra
For centuries, unpredictability has been the bane of a farmer's existence, with too little or too much rain, pests and disease all threatening to destroy crops, pushing him into debt and, in some cases, even driving him to suicide. How AI is helping.
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Centre's Assurance As Asia's Largest Onion Market Stays Shut For Second Day
Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said procurement of onion crops at the 'historic' price of Rs 2,410 per quintal - a move in response to protests by farmers over the 40 per cent export duty on the staple vegetable - began at noon on Tuesday.
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"No Way Left But...": Maharashtra Farmer Threatens Suicide In Letter To Chief Minister
A farmer from Hingoli in Maharashtra facing a debt of around Rs 20 lakh has written a letter to Chief Minister Eknath Shinde seeking a compensation for his crop losses and said if he does not get it, he will have no option but to commit suicide.
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Uddhav Thackeray's Posters With Aurangzeb Crop Up In Mumbai, Later Removed
Hoardings of former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi chief Prakash Ambedkar with Aurangzeb's picture in it, were put up in the Mahim area of Mumbai, police said on Thursday.
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Maharashtra Releases Rs 1,500 Crore Aid For Farmers Who Suffered Crop Loss
The Maharashtra government on Wednesday announced the release of a fresh tranche of financial assistance to the tune of Rs 1,500 crore for farmers who lost their crops due to heavy rains during the 2022 monsoon season.
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Unseasonal Rain Ruins Crops Of 14,000 Marahrashtra Farmers, Leaves 10 Dead
Unseasonal rains and thunderstorms killed 10 persons in eight districts of Maharashtra's Marathwada region since April 25 and damaged crops of more than 14,000 farmers, officials said on Friday.
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Crops Over 1 Lakh Acres Damaged Due To Hailstorms, Rains In Maharashtra: Ajit Pawar
Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Ajit Pawar on Wednesday said crops over one lakh acres have been damaged due to the recent unseasonal rains and hailstorms in the state.
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Maharashtra Chief Minister Visits Rain-Hit Nashik, Reviews Crop Damage
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday visited rain-affected areas of Nashik district and reviewed the losses faced by farmers.
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Maharashtra To Madhya Pradesh, Crops Destroyed Due To Unseasonal Rain
Unseasonal rains, hailstorms and strong winds have left fields of grains flattened and harvested fruits damaged and destroyed across several states.
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E Shinde's 1st Budget For Maharashtra Prioritises Aid For Farmers, Women
The Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra government on Thursday presented its maiden Budget for 2023-24, in which it proposed Rs 6,000 assistance to farmers and Re 1 crop insurance scheme while also offering relief in professional tax to working women.
