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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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Madhya Pradesh Farmer Dies By Suicide After Crops Destroyed By Unseasonal Rain
A farmer allegedly died by suicide after his standing paddy crop was destroyed during the unseasonal rains in Madhya Pradesh's Sheopur district.
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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 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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Unseasonal Rain, Hailstorm Destroy Crops In Haryana's Rohtak
Unseasonal rainfall and hailstorm caused significant damage to crops in Haryana's Rohtak.
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April Snow, Heavy Rains Take Damaging Toll On Fruit Crops In Jammu And Kashmir
Damages to trade, hotels, restaurants, horticulture and handicraft are the first to be noticed, but heavy rains and unseasonal snowfall have completely destroyed the fruit crops in the Valley. Farmer Bashir Ahmad's hopes have dashed to the ground. He was expecting a good yield this season. His daughter gets married next summer, but snowfall in the ...
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Rajasthan Officer Warns Farmer Seeking Compensation Not To Speak Much
Rubbing salt into their wounds, a district Collector in Rajasthan allegedly warned farmers against "speaking too much" when they approached him for compensation for damage to their crops by unseasonal rain and hailstorm.
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Unseasonal Rains Damaged Rabi Crops Worth Rs 20,000 Crore: Report
Farmers have lost more than 100 lakh tonnes of Rabi crops, valued over Rs 20,000 crore, due to unseasonal rainfall and hailstorm in February-April this year, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) said in a report.
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In Tamil Nadu's Tiruvarur, Farmers Say Lack of Crop Insurance for Cotton Led To One Suicide
Days after a cotton farmer in Tamil Nadu killed himself, allegedly because last Friday's unseasonal rains destroyed his entire crop, the farmer's father says his son wouldn't have taken such an extreme step if the state government had insured his cotton crop instead of refusing to do so.
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Tamil Nadu Cotton Farmer Kills Himself After Friday's Rains Destroy Half His Crop
A thirty-year-old cotton farmer from Tamil Nadu's Tiruvarur district, killed himself yesterday by consuming pesticide, after heavy, unseasonal rains on Friday night destroyed half his crop.
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Agra Mental Health Institute Opens Ward for Distressed Farmers; Sees a 33 Per Cent Spike
Agra Institute of Mental Health and Hospital has opened a special ward to treat farmers suffering from depression and suicidal tendencies.
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In Uttar Pradesh, a Farmer's Crop is Destroyed, Then His Compensation Cheque Bounces
First, Satish Chand, a farmer from Chhata village in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura district, lost his entire wheat crop worth Rs 80,000, because of the unseasonal March rains and hailstorms. Then, to add insult to injury, the meagre Rs. 18,000 compensation cheque he got from the state government, bounced, yesterday, because the revenue officer's bank acc...
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This Year a Dull Baisakhi for Punjab Farmers
Unseasonal rains this year have dampened the spirits of Punjab farmers celebrating Baisakhi. As opposed to a heap of wheat crop - enough to run a community kitchen for months - this year the farmers are offering a more humble quantity of their produce, hitting hard a centuries old tradition.
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'We Are Not Suicide Country, Don't Want to Become Another Vidarbha,' Say Marathawada Farmers
There has been a 50 per cent increase in suicides in the January-March period in Maharashtra's Marathwada region, raising questions if it could go the Vidarbha way.
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Unable to Repay a Rs 1 Lakh Loan, Madhya Pradesh Farmer Allegedly Commits Suicide
Yet another farmer in Madhya Pradesh has committed suicide reportedly due to loss of crop and non-payment of compensation.
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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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Madhya Pradesh Farmer Dies By Suicide After Crops Destroyed By Unseasonal Rain
A farmer allegedly died by suicide after his standing paddy crop was destroyed during the unseasonal rains in Madhya Pradesh's Sheopur district.
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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 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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Unseasonal Rain, Hailstorm Destroy Crops In Haryana's Rohtak
Unseasonal rainfall and hailstorm caused significant damage to crops in Haryana's Rohtak.
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April Snow, Heavy Rains Take Damaging Toll On Fruit Crops In Jammu And Kashmir
Damages to trade, hotels, restaurants, horticulture and handicraft are the first to be noticed, but heavy rains and unseasonal snowfall have completely destroyed the fruit crops in the Valley. Farmer Bashir Ahmad's hopes have dashed to the ground. He was expecting a good yield this season. His daughter gets married next summer, but snowfall in the ...
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Rajasthan Officer Warns Farmer Seeking Compensation Not To Speak Much
Rubbing salt into their wounds, a district Collector in Rajasthan allegedly warned farmers against "speaking too much" when they approached him for compensation for damage to their crops by unseasonal rain and hailstorm.
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Unseasonal Rains Damaged Rabi Crops Worth Rs 20,000 Crore: Report
Farmers have lost more than 100 lakh tonnes of Rabi crops, valued over Rs 20,000 crore, due to unseasonal rainfall and hailstorm in February-April this year, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) said in a report.
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In Tamil Nadu's Tiruvarur, Farmers Say Lack of Crop Insurance for Cotton Led To One Suicide
Days after a cotton farmer in Tamil Nadu killed himself, allegedly because last Friday's unseasonal rains destroyed his entire crop, the farmer's father says his son wouldn't have taken such an extreme step if the state government had insured his cotton crop instead of refusing to do so.
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Tamil Nadu Cotton Farmer Kills Himself After Friday's Rains Destroy Half His Crop
A thirty-year-old cotton farmer from Tamil Nadu's Tiruvarur district, killed himself yesterday by consuming pesticide, after heavy, unseasonal rains on Friday night destroyed half his crop.
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Agra Mental Health Institute Opens Ward for Distressed Farmers; Sees a 33 Per Cent Spike
Agra Institute of Mental Health and Hospital has opened a special ward to treat farmers suffering from depression and suicidal tendencies.
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In Uttar Pradesh, a Farmer's Crop is Destroyed, Then His Compensation Cheque Bounces
First, Satish Chand, a farmer from Chhata village in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura district, lost his entire wheat crop worth Rs 80,000, because of the unseasonal March rains and hailstorms. Then, to add insult to injury, the meagre Rs. 18,000 compensation cheque he got from the state government, bounced, yesterday, because the revenue officer's bank acc...
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This Year a Dull Baisakhi for Punjab Farmers
Unseasonal rains this year have dampened the spirits of Punjab farmers celebrating Baisakhi. As opposed to a heap of wheat crop - enough to run a community kitchen for months - this year the farmers are offering a more humble quantity of their produce, hitting hard a centuries old tradition.
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'We Are Not Suicide Country, Don't Want to Become Another Vidarbha,' Say Marathawada Farmers
There has been a 50 per cent increase in suicides in the January-March period in Maharashtra's Marathwada region, raising questions if it could go the Vidarbha way.
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Unable to Repay a Rs 1 Lakh Loan, Madhya Pradesh Farmer Allegedly Commits Suicide
Yet another farmer in Madhya Pradesh has committed suicide reportedly due to loss of crop and non-payment of compensation.
