farmers

Every year, as autumn sets in, a thick blanket of smog reaches the northern regions of India, causing a shadow on the lives of millions. The culprits behind this annual environmental disaster are the burning fields of Haryana and Punjab, where farmers, desperate to prepare their land for the next crop, ignite stubble and inadvertently […]

NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has approved a package of Rs 38 crore as crop compensation proposed by the Manipur Agriculture Department for the farmers in the restive state which has been gripped in a spiral of conflict, coupled with inadequate rainfall pointing to the probability of crop failure, food insecurity and a […]

A farmer decided to feed his entire tomato harvest to his cows

ERNAKULAM, KERALA: In an act of courage, Malayali actor Jayasurya on Wednesday pulled up the Pinarayi Vijayan government over delayed payments to farmers for their agricultural produce procured by Kerala’s state-run purchaser as two ministers looked on in bewilderment. Speaking at an agriculture-related event at Kalamassery, Jayasurya said that one of the biggest problems facing […]

In a significant move, the Indian government has decided to procure a massive 5 lakh tons of onions at a fixed rate of 2,410 rupees per quintal. This decision aims to benefit consumers by offering onions at just Rs. 25 per kg. Maharashtra’s Agriculture Minister Dhananjay Munde praised the procurement drive as ‘historic.’ To bolster […]

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday took a swipe at the ruling BJP and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) accusing them of spreading hatred and fear in the country. 

DEHRADUN: For the first time, high-quality chaunsa and langda mangoes produced by the cultivators of the state are being exported to Dubai. This is being done to promote local products and boost the economy of small farmers. An agriculture calendar has also been prepared for the same. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday flagged […]

CHAMKAUR SAHIB(PUNJAB): Poll promises are getting intense across party lines as the election fever peaks in Punjab. Making it clear that youth is its focus, Congress CM candidate and present Chief Minister of Punjab, Charanjit Singh Channi, said that if Congress is voted to power in the state again, his first task on the first day […]

NEW DELHI: The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Thursday announced that it is calling off its protest after the central government accepted its pending demands, bringing a relief to many including travellers, daily commuters as well as goods transporters who had to shift routes from the National Highway 1 for last more than one year. […]

CHANDIGARH: Padma Shri awardee and Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut, who has taken stand against repealing of three farm bills and had equated some protests as ‘jihadi’, allegedly faced farmers ire in Kiratpur Sahib of Punjab as she entered there from her home town in Himachal Pradesh on Friday. Several farmers were seen gathering near Bunga Sahib […]