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KAKINADA: Andhra Pradesh has unveiled plans to undertake seaweed culture in 14 villages across 9 coastal districts, including Tirupati, with the collaboration of the Amrita University, the central salt and marine chemicals research institute and national institute of ocean technology. The project is to be taken up by society for elimination of rural poverty, with a view to establishing seaweed cultivation as a transformative and sustainable alternative livelihood for coastal communities. This w ...Read More >
Mumbai, Apr 3 (PTI) Unseasonal rains accompanied by hailstorms and gusty winds have caused extensive damage to crops and disrupted normal life in several districts of Maharashtra over the past few days, with officials on Friday stating that losses on more than 1.22 lakh hectares of land have been reported. Two deaths were reported in rain-related incidents in Nashik division in north Maharashtra, officials said. State Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule said the government will provide c ...Read More >
Patiala/Sangrur: Already reeling from crop damage caused by recent hailstorms, Punjab farmers are staring at more losses as a fresh western disturbance is set to impact the state. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday issued an orange alert for April 3 and 4, warning of rain, thunderstorms, lightning, gusty winds and hailstorms across Punjab. The alert comes at a crucial juncture, with wheat crop ready for harvest and government procurement operations already underway in severa ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Thursday, April 2, granted permission for the continuation of works related to the Frequency Radar Project being set up in the Damagundam forest area of Vikarabad district. While hearing the case, the court expressed satisfaction with the steps being taken by both the central and state governments toward the development and protection of forest areas. It directed the authorities to continue these developmental measures and adjourned the hearing for six mo ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Telangana high court on Wednesday cleared the way for the Indian Navy's extremely low frequency radar project at Damagundam in Vikarabad district, while continuing to monitor environmental safeguards linked to the project. A bench comprising Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice GM Mohiuddin, hearing a public interest litigation, said there was no restriction on the project going ahead. The court, however, kept the PIL pending for six months to track the progress of compensato ...Read More >
Hyderabad: In an effort to diversify crops, cut down on avoidable paddy procurement as well as storage costs and support willing paddy farmers shift to in-demand crops, the Telangana government is considering a proposal to provide farmers switching from paddy an incentive of Rs 10,000 per acre. This scheme for paddy farmers will be on the lines of the one in Punjab, where such farmers are provided Rs 17,000 per hectare as incentive. The Telangan government is planning to give the incentive to ...Read More >
Senior advocate Nikhil Goel pointed out that some of the villages in the area were entirely dependent on sand mining. File The Supreme Court of India on Thursday (April 2, 2026) said the sand mining mafia, who carry "better weapons than the police" and kill those who come in their way with impunity, were the "modern dacoits" of Chambal. The oral observation from a Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta was in response to an oft-repeated submission from the Madhya Pradesh government th ...Read More >
Mumbai: Maharashtra Agriculture Minister Dattatray Bharne has said that widespread crop damage has been reported across the state due to unseasonal rains, strong winds and hailstorms in the last week of March. According to the minister, crops spread over more than 1.22 lakh hectares (over 3.05 lakh acres) have been affected. The worst-hit districts include Nashik (29,812 hectares), Ahilyanagar (23,633 hectares), Jalgaon (22,361 hectares), Dhule (14,832 hectares), Buldhana (8,507 hectares) and C ...Read More >
Jalgaon: Unseasonal rains accompanied by strong winds on March 30 have caused widespread damage to crops across the district, affecting as many as 16,635 farmers in 13 talukas. Crops over an area of 9,381 hectares have been severely impacted, dealing a major setback to the farming community. According to preliminary reports submitted by the Agriculture Department, Erandol taluka has suffered the highest losses, both in terms of affected farmers and damaged crop area. The sudden spell of rain, ...Read More >
Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) [India], April 1 (ANI): South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) has achieved a significant milestone in FY 2025-26, emerging as the only subsidiary of Coal India Limited to register positive growth across all three key performance parameters--coal production, offtake and overburden removal (OBR). SECL recorded coal production of 176.2 million tonnes, reflecting a growth of 5.26% (8.8 MT) over the previous year. Coal offtake stood at 178.6 million tonnes, registering a gr ...Read More >
Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) [India], April 1 (ANI): South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) has achieved a significant milestone in FY 2025-26, emerging as the only subsidiary of Coal India Limited to register positive growth across all three key performance parameters--coal production, offtake and overburden removal (OBR). SECL recorded coal production of 176.2 million tonnes, reflecting a growth of 5.26% (8.8 MT) over the previous year. Coal offtake stood at 178.6 million tonnes, registering a gr ...Read More >
India's rapeseed-mustard production is estimated to rise 3.5 per cent to 11.94 million tonne in the 2025-26 rabi season, driven by higher acreage, industry body Solvent Extractors' Association of India (SEA) said on Monday. Total production stood at 11.52 million tonne in the 2024-25 rabi season. Area under the crop rose to 9.39 million hectares from 9.22 million hectares a year earlier, while average yield improved to 1,271 kg per hectare from 1,250 kg per hectare, supported by favourable wea ...Read More >
India's tobacco sector is a double-edged sword: it sustains 45.7 million livelihoods while fueling a public health crisis that kills prematurely and burdens the economy. Our Civitas white paper identifies a "development trap" -- a self-reinforcing cycle in which economic dependence on informal production of tobacco thwarts effective control, leaving 266.8 million users, primarily SLT (Smokeless Tobacco) and beedi consumers, without adequate cessation support while exposing workers to precarious ...Read More >
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], March 30 (ANI): Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Monday virtually inaugurated and laid the foundation stone from Gandhinagar for development projects worth approximately Rs 1,600 crore in Tapi district for tribal areas, including the Ukai reservoir-based Songadh, Uchhal, and Nizar lift irrigation schemes, as well as the Borisavar Yojana. According to a press release by the Gujarat CMO, on this occasion, the Chief Minister stated that Prime Minister Narend ...Read More >
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah, on Monday, made a strong pitch against a bill brought by his own party MLA that seeks to grant landowners the right to cut walnut trees on their property.Omar said passage of the bill would harm the country's largest walnut economy, of which Kashmir accounts for about 90 per cent, and would rob J&K of a key part of its identity.The bill, moved by National Conference legislator from Pahalgam, Altaf Ahmad Wani, sought amendments to the Jammu and Kashmi ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], March 12 (ANI): In a major boost to India's agricultural exports, the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry facilitated the first export consignment of 25 metric tonnes of GI-tagged Joha rice from Assam to the United Kingdom and Italy on March 12, 2026, in collaboration with the Assam Agriculture Department. The aromatic indigenous rice variety, which received its Geographical Indicatio ...Read More >
New Delhi, Feb 24 (PTI) The government on Tuesday permitted exports of 25 lakh tonnes of wheat, according to a commerce ministry notification. The decision was taken earlier this month, but the directorate general of foreign trade (DGFT) notified it on Tuesday. "The export policy of Wheat ...continues to remain prohibited. However, export of 25 Lakh Metric Tonnes (LMT) of Wheat is permitted," the DGFT said. This decision was taken in January by the Centre. It said that the detailed modalitie ...Read More >
Sambalpur (Odisha) [India], February 16 (ANI): Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated the Matsya 'O' Prani Sampada Mela and visited Subhadra Shakti stalls, including agriculture and farm mechanisation exhibits at the event premises in Sambalpur. Addressing the gathering, the Sambalpur MP urged Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) to provide 1,000 cows to farmers to boost milk production and enhance their income. Under the initiative, each cow costs Rs 90,000, with farmers contrib ...Read More >
Gandhinagar: The state govt said on Wednesday that the Khijadiya bird sanctuary strengthened its unique identity in Gujarat's eco-tourism sector by attracting over 52,400 visitors in 2024-25. The govt added that the sanctuary, located near Jamnagar, will be showcased at the Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference (VGRC) for Saurashtra-Kutch next month as a model of sustainable development.The govt said in a statement that Kutch and Saurashtra are evolving into leading tourist destinations in the sta ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR: With the wildfire season looming, the forest department has asked the regional chief conservators of forests (RCCFs) to prepare a structured plan of action with special focus on divisions that had recorded significant spike in such incidents last year. PCCF and HoFF Suresh Pant told TNIE that preparedness for the ensuing forest fire season, which will commence from January, has already started and steps are being taken at the field-level to effectively deal with the situation. "We ...Read More >
Gandhinagar, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Gujarat government has disbursed more than Rs 6,805 crore in financial assistance to farmers under the special economic package announced to compensate losses caused by unseasonal and unprecedented rainfall, Forest and Environment Minister Arjun Modhwadia said. Addressing the media, the minister said the state had moved swiftly to stand by farmers who suffered heavy crop losses due to erratic weather conditions. Under the historic Rs 10,000-crore agricu ...Read More >
Dehradun: In a bid to enhance the income of the farmers, the Uttarakhand government has come out with a policy to promote the cultivation of aromatic plants. The government claims to have prepared a ten-year road map under its Mehak Kranti Niti (Fragrance Revolution Policy) that is aimed at doubling the farmers' income while benefitting the state's economy. The policy has been implemented keeping in mind the harsh geographical conditions that make large-scale agriculture impossible. Furthermore ...Read More >
New Delhi: BJP MP Iranna Kadadi on Tuesday accused the Karnataka government of neglecting farmers and failing to set up procurement centres, leading to economic distress and suicides in the agrarian community. Raising the issue during Zero Hour in the Rajya Sabha, the Karnataka MP said while the Centre has fixed a minimum support price for 23 crops, it is the responsibility of state governments to establish procurement centres when prices fall below MSP. "During the kharif season in Karnataka, ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 16 (PTI) The PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana has delivered zero electricity bills to over 7.7 lakh households in the country out of the total 24.35 lakh households benefited under the scheme, Parliament was informed on Tuesday. The Centre launched PM Surya Ghar in February 2024 with an aim to achieve rooftop solar (RTS) installations in one crore households in the residential sector by FY 2026-27 with an outlay of Rs 75,021 crore. "As on December 9, 2025, a total of 19,45,758 R ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Over 20.42 lakh farmers have benefited through the PM-KUSUM scheme that enables them to set up solar power plants and irrigation pumps on their land, Parliament was informed on Tuesday. In a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for New and Renewable Energy, Shripad Yesso Naik, informed Rajya Sabha that the PM-KUSUM is a demand-driven scheme. The capacities and funds are allocated based on demand received and progress shown by state ...Read More >
Bhopal, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a significant decision of reform for state government workforce, the Madhya Pradesh cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav, has abolished the distinction between permanent and temporary employees, simplifying employee classifications from ten categories, including regular, contractual, outsourced, and part-time, to just five, said Rajendra Shukla, deputy chief minister after cabinet meeting on Tuesday. This move addresses long-standing issues relate ...Read More >
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) is establishing a new 3,000-acre R&D campus in Anakapalli district, Andhra Pradesh. The center has requested diversion of 148.15 hectares of forest land adjacent to already acquired revenue land for this strategic project. The Expert Appraisal Committee has recommended 'in-principle' approval for the land diversion. Amaravati: BARC is planning to set up a new Research and Development campus spread over 3,000 acres in Anakapalli district here. The premier mu ...Read More >
Dehradun: Uttarakhand is set to become a hub for aromatic crops with the launch of the Aroma Revolution Policy 2026‑36. The state will develop seven aroma valleys in different districts, creating new opportunities for farmers and boosting the rural economy. In the first phase, the valleys identified include the Timur Valley in Pithoragarh, the Damask Rose Valley in Chamoli and Almora, the Mint Valley in Udham Singh Nagar, the Cinnamon Valley in Champawat and Nainital, and the Lemongrass and Min ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Government has an objective to ensure the country's food security, provide nutritious food to the people, and ensure that farming remains a profitable business for farmers, Union Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Monday. Addressing the gathering after inaugurating the Asian Seed Congress 2025, the Union Minister said that the Government has focused on setting a target to increase productivity per hectare, providing goo ...Read More >
The southern state has appealed to the central team to extend generous support, stating that Cyclone Montha caused extensive damage far beyond initial expectations. In a detailed presentation to the central team, officials informed that agriculture, horticulture, fisheries, irrigation, housing, and infrastructure suffered heavy damage across 24 districts. The Andhra Pradesh government on Monday revised the estimate of damage caused by Cyclone Montha to Rs 6,384 crore and sought an immediate rel ...Read More >
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