March Rains Crop Loss
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Telangana, With 700 Farmer Suicides, Outraged at 'Cowards' Remark
Till this week, OP Dhankar, a minister in Haryana, was unheard of in this small village in Telangana where farmers spend hours in 40-degree heat trying to cultivate cotton, paddy and maize. Today, a 23-year-old says that Mr Dhankar owes him a public apology.
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Rajasthan Government Says Not All Farmer Suicides are Due to Crop Loss; Opposition Disagrees
Even as concerns rise about whether Rajasthan, that never reported suicides by farmers despite four years of drought, is turning into a state of farmer suicides, the state government is in damage control mode saying that the agricultural crisis isn't necessarily responsible for 11 farmers killing themselves in the last 45 days.
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Farmers in Punjab Will Have A Dull Baisakhi This Year
The Punjab government has projected a damage of around three lakh hectares of farming due to this year's unseasonal rains. By state government estimates most standing crops - wheat, mustard, potato, and grams - have been damaged between February and March because of hailstorms and heavy rains.
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Rains to Continue Today. Agricultural Loss in Maharashtra Around Rs 1000 Crore
Unseasonal rains over the last two days have caused widespread crop damage across north and western India, raising concern in the states and in Parliament.
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Telangana, With 700 Farmer Suicides, Outraged at 'Cowards' Remark
Till this week, OP Dhankar, a minister in Haryana, was unheard of in this small village in Telangana where farmers spend hours in 40-degree heat trying to cultivate cotton, paddy and maize. Today, a 23-year-old says that Mr Dhankar owes him a public apology.
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Rajasthan Government Says Not All Farmer Suicides are Due to Crop Loss; Opposition Disagrees
Even as concerns rise about whether Rajasthan, that never reported suicides by farmers despite four years of drought, is turning into a state of farmer suicides, the state government is in damage control mode saying that the agricultural crisis isn't necessarily responsible for 11 farmers killing themselves in the last 45 days.
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Farmers in Punjab Will Have A Dull Baisakhi This Year
The Punjab government has projected a damage of around three lakh hectares of farming due to this year's unseasonal rains. By state government estimates most standing crops - wheat, mustard, potato, and grams - have been damaged between February and March because of hailstorms and heavy rains.
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Rains to Continue Today. Agricultural Loss in Maharashtra Around Rs 1000 Crore
Unseasonal rains over the last two days have caused widespread crop damage across north and western India, raising concern in the states and in Parliament.
