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, …
KOLKATA: Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday allotted Rs 205 crore as compensation for farmers hit by unseasonal rain. "Farmers here suffered losses owing to storm and hail before monsoon. Based on central government norms, we have decided to distribute Rs 205 crore among farmers in 11 districts, including Burdwan, …
Thanks to generous government subsidy of up to 8% of the sum assured, private general insurance companies have participated in the revamped crop insurance scheme, Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), with as much or even greater vigour than public-sector insurers. Despite farmers’ contribution being just 1.5-2% of the insured …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Vivasayam Mattrum Suttrusoozhal Vs State of Tamil Nadu & Others dated 06/07/2017 regarding pollution caused by a dyeing unit, Dindigul District, Tamil Nadu. The applicant which is a Registered Society consisting farmers of of Eluvanampatti Panchayat, Kottarpatti …
NAIROBI (Xinhua) -- James Mwenda picks a bunch of napier grass from a pile harvested from his three acres in Meru County, eastern Kenya, and chops into small pieces using a chaff cutter. He repeats the process several times before ending up with a huge pile of napier grass cut …
At a time when the state is reeling under severe drought, water expert Giriraj Amarnath, recommends effective water management techniques, integrated farming and use of clean energy in farming to overcome hurdles posed by water scarcity. Also a research group leader in water risks and disasters, at the International Water …
Leading hydrogeology scientist explains how India’s dependence on groundwater could lead to a crisis if left unchecked Mumbai: Groundwater is the world’s most extracted raw material, supplying and sustaining a range of human activity. Yet, because it is invisible and it’s supply often taken for granted, it is often inadequately …
In 2008, the amount waived for farmers in Buldhana district came to just Rs 3.11 crore, the lowest among the six districts. Only two districts crossed the double digit in Amravati division, at Rs 60 crore and Rs 70 crore. WITH THE Maharashtra government announcing a waiver of debts to …
SC Asks Why Farmer Suicides Are Up Despite Centre's Much-Hyped Scheme With a spurt in farmers' suicides in the recent past, the Supreme Court on Thursday questioned the Centre's much-hyped crop insurance scheme but upon the intervention of attorney general K K Venugopal, it agreed that the problem was far …
For a farmer in Brazil's Amazon, Manoel Freire Camurca was doing pretty well for himself until a local power broker burned down his house and took the surrounding fields he had poured his life into. Camurca's eviction eight months ago happened as officials were finalising his claim to 500 hectares …
The Institute for Agricultural Research, IAR, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, has secured approval to release three new high-yielding nutrient maize varieties for planting in Nigeria. The Institute made this known in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Lagos. The institute said the approval …
The global use of untreated waste water from cities to irrigate crops is much more widespread than previously estimated, says a new report. According to this updated assessment, nearly 30 million hectares are now using untreated water within 40km of an urban centre Some 800 million people, including farmers, vendors …
MUMBAI: Genetically modified or Bt cotton is no longer resistant to pink bollworm - a major pest in Mahahrashtra, prompting the state government to write to the Union government to seek its intervention. A research report by Dr K R Kranthi, former director of Central Institute of Cotton Research (CICR), …
NAIROBI, (Xinhua) -- Kenya is on high alert to prevent a looming rinderpest outbreak in the country, a senior official said on Friday. Jackson Nkoroi, a Senior Assistant Director of Veterinary Services said the disease could recur despite efforts to contain it since its eradication in the country in 2010. …
According to the Andhra Pradesh Water Land and Trees Act, 2002 when groundwater level is below 20 metres, digging of borewells is banned. Hyderabad: There is a Bikaner in the making in Andhra Pradesh. Bikaner in Rajasthan, near the Pakistan border, is surrounded by the Thar Desert and has the …
The Federal Ministry of Finance will soon commence the payment of N438 million compensation to poultry farmers who lost their birds to avian flu influenza in Kano. The compensation, which covers the backlog of 2015 and 2016 casualty figures, will be paid to 136 farmers in 22 local council areas …
Ask Anesi Chishiko about fertiliser, and she points to her goats and her trees. Manure and leaves are all that she folds into the earth on her family farm in Zambia. Inorganic fertiliser is too costly: the government offers subsidies, but only “clever people” know how to get them, she …
Climate change has major impacts on the food security and livelihoods of smallholder farmers in Africa south of the Sahara. Vulnerable to the vagaries of weather and to being chronically poor, women farmers are unequally and more negatively affected by climate change and seasonal changes than male farmers. This study …
Drought conditions in the northern U.S. Plains that have propelled spring wheat prices to a three-year high worsened in the past week and there are forecasts for more hot and dry weather that could crimp the harvest. As the world struggles with a glut of grain that has filled inventories …
A group of Australian farmers have joined the large coalition of groups fighting against Adani’s giant Carmichael coalmine, after they became concerned about the affects the mine would have on groundwater, biodiversity, rural communities and climate change. Farmers for Climate Action – a group of more than 2,000 farmers and …
Meerut: Uttar Pradesh health minister Siddharth Nath Singh, while giving his government’s report card after 100 days in power, on Wednesday declared that 86 lakh farmers in the state have benefitted from the loan waiver announced by the government. “As many as 86 lakh farmers have benefitted from the waiver. …
