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, …
The big ticket Rs 1.4 lakh crore KUSUM scheme to promote the use of solar power among farmers will be implemented from next month, renewable energy minister R K Singh said today. Recounting the government's achievements in the last 4 years, he exuded confidence that 4 crore families targeted under …
PATNA: The state cabinet on Tuesday gave its nod to the Bihar State Crop Assistance Scheme which will replace the existing system of crop insurance with effect from kharif (monsoon) season this year. Sources said once the new scheme comes into effect, farmers would be paid a compensation of Rs …
Solar energy has seen successful application, not only in huge MW solar projects in Rewa, Mandsaur and Neemuch and on rooftops of myriad offices and residences, but also in the fields of farmers. Understanding the problems of the farmers, the Prime Minister of the country and Chief Minister of Madhya …
A devastating drought or other shock can force small-scale farmers in developing economies to sell off assets or cut meals and other consumption to cope. Even the risk of a shock can stifle their future by pushing them to underinvest in profitable but risky activities like cotton farming. In a …
After many years of neglect, there is a renewed interest in agricultural mechanization in Africa. Since government initiatives to promote mechanization, e.g., by importing and subsidizing tractors, are confronted with major governance challenges, private-sector initiatives offer a promising alternative. This paper analyzes an initiative of the agricultural machinery manufacturer John …
Traditional farmers in the Central and Eastern Indian Himalayas have observed significant climatic changes in recent years, reducing agricultural productivity. They have responded by innovating to increase resilience and yields, using traditional knowledge, biodiversity and external knowledge. This report explores key trends in livelihoods, food security, crop diversity and biocultural …
Analyse a nationally representative data set from India for the year 2013 in order to provide evidence on how short term migration is affected by household's ownership of land, and participation in agricultural activities. Estimate a recursive bivariate probit model recognizing the simultaneity between short term migration and decision to …
This research was undertaken as part of the Women Improving Nutrition through Group-based Strategies (WINGS) study, and was aimed at understanding ways to improve agricultural practices among women farmers in India. Effective agricultural extension is key to improving productivity, increasing farmers’ access to information, and promoting more diverse sets of …
MUMBAI: Three days after TOI revealed that insurance companies had paid only 7% of the 2,269 crore due to the state’s farmers under the Prime Minister’s Crop Insurance scheme by May 10, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis called a review meeting on Wednesday. He has directed insurance companies to make the …
Small-scale farmers in Kenya continue to lose billions of shillings in earnings, and stay trapped in poverty cycles as the Government cuts budgetary support for the agricultural sector. A new study indicates that the Government’s financial support for the agricultural sector is shrinking, and inadequate to achieve the country’s goals …
The State government has decided to introduce solar-powered pump sets for farmers with which they would be able to use free power for irrigation and sell the surplus to discoms, Ajay Jain, prinicpal s ELURU: The State government has decided to introduce solar-powered pump sets for farmers with which they …
Kenyan government launched 14 mobile applications for farmers in order to improve agricultural productivity, commercialization, trade and enhanced nutrition. Mwangi Kiunjuri, Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture and Irrigation, during the opening of the East African Digital Conference on Tuesday in Nairobi said that the digitalization of agricultural value chain in Kenya …
This study, conducted by the USAID-funded Climate Information Services Research Initiative (CISRI), is designed to contribute to the operationalization of Niger's National Framework for Climate Services, known as the Cadre National pour les Services Climatologiques, by filling knowledge gaps related to climate information services (CIS) end user needs. CISRI is …
A special session of Parliament is needed to discuss the agrarian crisis, farmer leaders from the All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee told President Ram Nath Kovind during a meeting on Monday. ‘Save lives’ “While the country can have a midnight special session for GST, don’t the farmers of the …
The Centre of Indigenous Knowledge and Organisational Development (CIKOD) has initiated a project “Seed, Soil, and Culture Project” to enhance and promote the cultivation and consumption of indigenous seeds and foodstuff. The scheme is expected to catalyze the Agro-ecology and Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR) project planned to be implemented …
Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy has declared that he will be announcing his government’s plans for a farm loan waiver for the State in Bengaluru on Wednesday. Mr. Kumaraswamy was in Delhi on Monday to meet with the Congress top brass to decide on portfolios of Ministers in the coalition …
Growing of apple trees in plains is a high-risk venture, say researchers at Punjab Agricultural University Amid instances of successful growing of apple trees in the plains of Punjab, experts at Ludhiana-based Punjab Agricultural University have a word of caution for farmers who are keen to take up this “high-risk …
Bengaluru: Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy , who has been under pressure from the BJP to fulfil his promise to farmers to waive off their crop loans since assuming office, announced on Monday that the guidelines would be announced on May 30. "I have already held a meeting with the officials …
The Cooperative Department has asked the banks to go slow on the recovery of crop loans from farmers, but speed up the recovery of non-farm loans availed by them as well as other borrowers. The decision comes in wake of hue and cry being raised by farmers and farm unions …
Farmers have decided to hand over keys of their tractors to the local authorities at Samrala in a symbolic protest over the rising diesel prices on Tuesday. BKU chief BS Rajewal said: “Diesel is one of the major inputs in farm operations and despite tall claims by the government, no …
