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Cyclone Dana impact: 3 killed in Bengal, Mamata orders crop loss survey

October 26, 2024 12:12 am

Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was at Nabanna, the headquarters of the state administration, throughout the intervening night of Thursday and Friday to monitor the situation and issue necessary instructions to officials.

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Grape, onion crops damaged in over 90,000 hectares in 18 districts

November 28, 2023 8:34 am

Chief Minister Eknath Shinde issued directions to conduct panchnama of the crop loss on a war footing.

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Farmers oppose revised hunting rules, fear significant crop losses

September 13, 2023 4:41 am

Punjab recently banned the use of .12-bore guns and instructed farmers to use .315-bore guns for hunting

A farmer inspects his damaged field in Malakpur village, Ludhiana. (Express Photo by Gurmeet Singh)

Crop loss compensation: How much is Punjab expected to pay

April 14, 2023 12:02 pm

How much will it cost the Punjab state exchequer to compensate the farmers for the damage? The Indian Express explains.

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Confident of achieving wheat procurement target: Food Secretary

April 07, 2023 6:39 pm

Chopra told the media that nearly 2.5 lakh metric tonnes to 3 lakh metric tonnes of wheat has been procured under the Central pool so far, much of this from Madhya Pradesh.

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How excess rains in March could affect the wheat crop in India

April 04, 2023 10:58 am

Untimely rains after mid-March have done to wheat this time what the heat wave during last March did to the 2021-22 crop. But extent of yield loss does not look as much for now.

Punjab seems to have been hit a bit harder than many other states. The Punjab Agriculture Department has been looking at a 10-15 per cent yield loss on about 40 per cent of the wheat area that seems to have been adversely impacted by rains (Illustration by C R Sasikumar)

Ashok Gulati and Raya Das write: What the government must do to help wheat farmers reeling from unseasonal rains

April 05, 2023 12:22 pm

If we use the right policy instruments, and well in time, both the farmers’ interests as well as the national interest of ensuring food security to its people can be adequately safeguarded

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Punjab CM Mann asks MLAs to increase field visits to expedite crop loss inspection

April 03, 2023 1:02 am

The chief minister said he was personally monitoring the entire drive daily to ensure that the affected farmers are compensated most transparently and expeditiously.

Punjab Cabinet decision: Farmers to get enhanced compensation for crop loss before Baisakhi

April 01, 2023 8:10 am

Govt will pay Rs 2,000, Rs 2,750 and Rs 9,600 per acre for damage upto 33%, 75% &100%, respectively, to farmers

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Rain, hailstorm lead to crop loss across 80K hectare in Maharashtra

March 27, 2023 1:44 pm

The untimely rain has also wreaked havoc on onion growers. The surplus stock of onions had earlier led to a sharp fall in the price of the vegetable, from Rs 1,100 per quintal to Rs 450 per quintal, in early February. The intense rain has added to the crisis.