Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit in Thanjavur appearing in The Hindu dated 19.05.2025". The application is registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled 2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit …
Farmers have lost more than 10 million tonnes of rabi crops, valued at above Rs 20,000 crore, due to unseasonal rainfall and hailstorm in February-April this year, CSE said in a report. India may have to import 10 lakh tonnes of wheat in 2015-16 as about 68.2 lakh tonnes were …
Indian farmers are reeling under extreme weather events and need protective measures to ensure that India’s largest occupational sector – agriculture – does not decline further. “We are seeing an increased severity and frequency of extreme weather events. Farmers in India are facing the double blow of agrarian distress and …
CSE’s report Lived Anomaly is about what is happening to farmers in India because of extreme weather events, largely as told by farmers themselves. Its basis is the winter–spring of 2015 and the aftermath. The report is also a peek into the future—what we should expect as our planet continues …
The state government has decided to continue with the national agricultural insurance scheme for the rabi season for wheat and barley crops on the existing patterns after the Centre’s nod. The last date for sending proposal is January 31, 2016, for non-loanee farmers and March 31, 2016, for loanee farmers. …
Zambia’s small-scale farmers, who produce more than 90 percent of the country’s staple corn crop, should consider buying weather insurance as the possibility of a second straight year of low rainfall looms, according to Cargill Inc. “From the reports we’re receiving at the moment, we can possibly expect another dry …
Chhattisgarh government had decided to implement the national agriculture insurance policy and cover seven crops for the current Kharif season. According to state government spokesperson, the crops to be covered under the national agriculture insurance scheme include paddy, Makka, Soyabean, Groundnut, Arhar pulses, Udad and Moong. The state cabinet had …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on compensation to drought and hailstorm affected farmers of Vidarbha and Marathwada, 31/07/2015. State Government is empowered to undertake necessary relief measures in the wake of natural calamities like, drought, hailstorm, pest attack & cold wave/frost from State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) which is readily …
Strong macroeconomic fundamentals offer India a “reasonable degree of resilience” to fight uncertainties, but poor asset quality of banks and managing expectations are key challenges for regulators and the government, says the Financial Stability Report. There has been a significant improvement in the macroeconomic environment, and going forward, economic performance …
The Centre will soon come up with an overhauled version of agriculture insurance scheme, which would be termed 'Agriculture Income Insurance Scheme' to ensure minimum income to farmers in case of crop loss. "To ensure at least minimum income to farmers, we will launch Agriculture Income Insurance Scheme next year," …
Inspired by a scheme conceived by the Shivraj Singh Chouhan-led Madhya Pradesh government — to provide minimum income to farmers even when their crops fail or the price of their produce nosedives — the NDA government is planning to introduce a crop insurance scheme on similar lines. At an event …
Global food systems are increasingly susceptible to acute disruption and systemic shocks could lead to food price rises, food riots and changes in stock market values. The global food system is increasingly vulnerable to acute disruptions that have the potential to cause widespread economic, social and political implications, according to …
In a major relief to farmers, the crop insurance scheme for ginger, pea and tomato will be extended to more districts now. Crop insurance for ginger, which was restricted only to Sirmaur district, would be extended to Solan, Shimla and Bilsapur districts, while insurance on pea crop would be extended …
The Himachal Pradesh government has released Rs. 9.14 crore under the Disaster Relief Fund for the rain and storm affected farmers. “To compensate farmers and horticulturists for the loss suffered by them due to untimely rains and heavy snow, the State government has released Rs 9.14 crore under the Disaster …
The Centre said Tuesday that after damage to rabi crops following unseasonal rains and hailstorms, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Haryana had sought over Rs 10,100 crores in aid from the National Disaster Response Fund for urgent relief to farmers. Agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh told the Lok Sabha that the …
The Haryana government is yet to notify the crop insurance scheme for the 2014-15 rabi season, despite claiming itself to be a farmer-friendly government. The state had announced Rs 12,000 per acre as crop loss in the 2014-15 season, and publicised it as the highest, to help farmers tide over …
Punjab and Haryana claim to have suffered massive crop damage due to inclement weather. While both agrarian states are demanding compensation worth hundreds of crores from the Centre, but none of these took up the issue of crop insurance scheme. The Centre offers two schemes – National Agriculture Insurance Scheme …
Of the un-insured, 46% were found to be aware but not interested while 24% said that the facility was not available to them As millions of farmers in northern states of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh and elsewhere face the wrath of unseasonal rain and hailstorms, a recent study …
The government is preparing to deploy orbiting satellites to digitally map each farmland in the country , data from which will be used to provide tailor-made crop insurance cover to farmers. A senior government official told ET that a proposal in this regard is being discussed with the insurance regulator, …
This report explores evidence and insights from five case studies that have made significant recent progress in addressing the challenge of insuring poor smallholder farmers and pastoralists in the developing world. In India, national index insurance programmes have reached over 30 million farmers through a mandatory link with agricultural credit …
The Centre is devising an insurance product for farmers that will guarantee to make good their loss in income from natural calamities for at least seven years. For crops with minimum support prices (MSPs), the loss in income will be based on the MSP; for others, it will be calculated …
