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 …
Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today said the state government had decided to cover maize, bajra, cotton and arhar under the National Insurance Agriculture Scheme in the state during kharif-2009. He said the decision had been taken keeping in view the drought-like situation in the state. Hooda said under …
Iffco Tokio Working On Settling Crop & Cattle Insurance Claims Based On Images & RFID Tags WITH traditional forms of farm insurance being subject to a high degree of moral hazard, insurers are relying on technology. Iffco Tokio General Insurance, which is promoted by the largest fertiliser co-operative in the …
SAMBALPUR: When the all risk Comprehensive Crop Insurance Scheme (CCIS) was introduced in 1985 and subsequently changed to Rashtriya Krishi Bima Yojana (RKBY) with the objective to provide insurance cover and financial support to the farmers in the event of failure of any of the notified crops, it was welcomed …
Archita Bhatta and Rohini Rangarajan Met department is not the only one predicting weather in India. Forecasts are now sold by businesses to businesses
Farmers are opting for weather-based crop insurance due to frequent weather disturbances. Prashant Bachhav is one of them. He has six hectares (ha) in Nashik district in Maharashtra. Monsoon normally arrives in Nashik by June 10. Accordingly, Bachhav sowed jowar and bajra by mid-June. This year rainfall was sparse in …
- Relief plans for Giridih, Santhal Pargana; crop insurance extended Governor K. Sankaranarayanan today declared seven more districts as drought hit, taking the total number of parched zones to 11. According to Raj Bhavan spokesman S.N. Jha, the new districts on the drought list are Dumka, Deoghar, Pakur, Godda, Sahebganj …
Farmers in the Ethiopian village of Adi Ha have been busy sowing fresh crops of grain in recent weeks, as is customary when their maize crops struggle because of drought. But this year, they have a second backstop against hunger: insurance.
Governor Syed Sibtey Razi today directed deputy commissioners of the drought-hit districts of Palamau, Chatra, Garhwa and Latehar to initiate action for cultivation of altern- ate crops. He said farmers ought to be given seeds and other necessary amenities. Besides, their crop insurance premium amounts should also be borne by …
The pro-poor and pro-rural Budget has got a thumbs- up from farm economists, farmer leaders and agriculturists in the region. Hailing the Budget for its approach towards the
Rs 3,500-Cr Support Package Likely To Be Announced Independent Of The Budget THE government is readying a package of concessions worth around Rs 3,500 crore for the plantation sector as it looks to lift it out of a morass of rising input costs, a high debt burden and falling productivity …
Crop insurance schemes have failed; time to try again When the then finance minister, P Chidambaram, observed in his 2007-08 Budget speech that weather-based insurance could be a promising risk mitigation scheme for farmers, he would not have known how events could turn out. The test has come with the …
Chikmagalur, DH News Service: The government has decided to implement experimental climate-based crop insurance through Agriculture Insurance Company of India by applying 10 selected crops in the hobli level. Only rain-based crops come under this scheme. The scheme is being implemented to guarantee surety to those losses occurring due to …
Agriculture or crop insurance, if introduced, will encourage banks to lend more to the farm sector on which the majority of the country's 150 million population depends for their livelihood, according to top bankers. They said the objective of the insurance will be to provide insurance coverage and financial support …
A two-day conference of the state unit of the All-India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) concluded here yesterday. It was attended by over 200 delegates from various districts of the state. According to a release issued by the AIKS, 22 delegates took part in a discussion on the report of the past …
RUDRA BISWAS New initiative Ranchi, Feb. 25: If rains or pests pose a problem for farmers, experts of Birsa Agriculture University (BAU) would immediately email them a list of precautions that need to be taken. Those with specific queries would get answers emailed to their mailboxes. And since farmers here …
The Agriculture Insurance Company of India (AICI) will be extending the scope of weather-based crop insurance scheme to four districts in Haryana, and also introduce this for tomato crop in Himachal Pradesh. Officials in AICI informed TNS that they have extended the scheme for weather-based crop insurance for barley in …
Special Correspondent TIRUVARUR: Collector M. Chandrasekaran has appealed to farmers to insure their summer crops under the schemes of National Crop Insurance Corporation. Speaking at the monthly grievances day meeting at the collectorate here on Thursday, he said the last date for insuring summer paddy crop for loanee farmers is …
So far, 7.22 lakh ryots have been covered in the State With recent rain causing heavy damage to standing paddy crops in Cauvery delta districts, agricultural insurance has come to the rescue of affected farmers. After a successful harvest of kuruvai this year, delta farmers were confident of a bumper …
S. Vydhianathan Insurance scheme comes to the rescue of ryots affected by rain CHENNAI: With recent rains causing heavy damage to standing paddy crops in Cauvery delta districts, agricultural insurance has come to the rescue of affected farmers. After a successful harvest of kuruvai this year, delta farmers were confident …
Sandeep Joshi NEW DELHI: The Centre has decided to call a meeting of Chief Ministers to discuss the issue of providing crop insurance for farmers dealing in tea, coffee, rubber, tobacco and spices. The Centre wants State governments to share some part of the insurance premium for farmers benefiting from …
