Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Nabin Kisan Vs State of Odisha & Others dated 15/05/2025. The matter related to discharge of wastewater by the municipality of Belpahar on the applicants land. The affidavit filed by the District Magistrate, Jharsuguda, May 14, …
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday questioned the “double standards” of the Union government in giving tax concessions and waivers to the rich while criticising the Budget for not having any “concrete step” to provide relief to farmers in the country. “In the last five years, the BJP government gave …
Andhra Pradesh government will pay ex-gratia compensation of Rs 7 lakh each to families of 1,513 farmers who allegedly committed suicide due to crop loss or crop failure between 2014 and 2019, Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy said on Wednesday. He added that the previous state government, led …
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday announced several new policies and initiatives, laying the ground for the remainder of his tenure. He tabled a populist Budget covering most sectors and demography of the state with a fiscal deficit estimated at Rs 32,678.34 crore, which is 3.19 per cent of …
Calling farmers its topmost priority, the Kamal Nath-led Congress government in Madhya Pradesh presented its first Budget on Wednesday, allocating Rs 46,559 crore for agriculture, an increase by 66 per cent over the last budget. Advertising Finance Minister Tarun Bhanot allocated Rs 8,000 crore for the second leg of the …
A laboratory report has confirmed that farmers in Maharashtra's Akola district indeed sowed banned herbicide-tolerant Bt (HTBT) cotton by way of protest last month, a state government official said Tuesday. The farmers, under the banner of Shetkari Sanghatna, had sown HTBT cotton seeds openly, demanding that the ban on these …
The Dongria Kondh tribe of Niyamgiri Hills are among the best conservationists in the world. Known for the spirited defence of their forested habitat against short-sighted industrialisation, they have through millennia evolved a lifestyle that is in perfect harmony with nature. Across India, there are scores of indigenous people who …
Suicides by farmers went up after the United Progressive Alliance government’s Rs. 70,000-crore loan waiver announcement in 2008, and as per an audit, people who were not farmers were also given waivers under the scheme. This was stated in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday by Minister of State for Agriculture …
Hundreds of farmers across the state under the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee today held protests outside the offices of the canal/drainage divisions demanding water to irrigate their crops, which they claimed was insufficient. The farmers held dharnas in Jalandhar, Ferozepur, Amritsar and Gurdaspur submitting demand letters that adequate water be …
Indian farmers have planted 23.4 million hectares with summer crops, down 27% from this time a year ago, according to the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, buffeted by patchy monsoon rains that slowed down sowing in the country. Farmers start planting their summer-sown crops from June 1, when monsoon …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Impact of Global Warming on Farmers, 09/07/2019. Studies show that, in the changing climate scenario, central & northern India and Western Himalayas have become more prone to extreme rainfall events. Even though it cannot be termed as a direct cause, events like heavy rainfall …
The committee would suggest modalities for adoption and time-bound implementation of agriculture sector reforms in two months, the government said in a statement. The Centre on Monday formed a high-powered committee of chief ministers led by Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis to suggest structural reforms to boost farm productivity and marketing. …
Uttar Pradesh will benefit the most from this initiative as it will focus in the three most backward districts of Bahriach, Shravasti and Balrampur. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Tata Trusts have joined hands to set up the India Agritech Incubation Network (IAIN) at IIT-Kanpur and launch the Social …
Amid water scarcity in the state since last year, Anil Shirke has been learning to grow roses. To pull off this feat, the farmer near Aurangabad spent Rs 14 lakh to put up a shade net to protect his flowers from the sun and also invest in drip irrigation. But …
Interest in irrigation in sub-Saharan Africa has revived since 2000, in line with the revival of interest in agricultural development and food security in general. Compared to Asia, where more than one-third of cultivated land is irrigated, official records for sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) show corresponding statistics of just 4% to …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Review of Schemes for Doubling Farmers’ Income, 28/06/2019. Review of the performance of the schemes is a continuous process. Government has reoriented agriculture sector by focusing on income centeredness. In order to realise net positive returns for the farmer, schemes as follows, are being …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Schemes for Farmers Affected by Natural Calamities, 28/06/2019. The Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare is concerned with providing relief under NDRF to farmers who have lost their crops due to drought, hailstorm, pest attack and cold wave/frost. An amount of Rs.15823.36 crore …
The working paper documents the pilot rural radio campaign, dubbed as 'Climate Change i-Broadkas Mo', implemented by the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security in Southeast Asia (CCAFS SEA) and the Philippine Federation of Rural Broadcasters (PFRB) in strategic regions of the Philippines from 2015 to …
The cases have been filed under IPC sections that deal with cheating and dishonesty, being a member of an unlawful assembly, obstructing a public servant from discharging public function and disobedience to order promulgated by a public servant. The Government of Maharashtra has begun a crackdown on farmers planting illegal …
Nearly 40-60% of the orange orchards in the Vidarbha region have gone completely dry. Orange farmers in Maharashtra are caught in the grip of drought with their orchards withering amid an intense heat wave. Nearly 40-60% of the orange orchards in the Vidarbha region have gone completely dry. Shridhar Thakre, …
To lay stress on agriculture development, says Governor The Odisha government will lay emphasis on agriculture development and farmers’ welfare as a major strategy for bringing poverty below 5% over the next five years, Governor Ganeshi Lal said here on Tuesday. Addressing the inaugural session of the 16th Assembly, Prof. …
