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Red-faced monkeys spotted near Gir sanctuary, ex-Gujarat wildlife board member flags ‘dangerous’ threat in letter to CM
December 15, 2025 2:24 pm
Bhushan Pandya said the monkeys could endanger Hanuman langurs, crops and Asiatic lions, adding that farmers in the region are facing losses due to damage by the monkeys. He urged urgent intervention
Sub-committee asks Centre to expedite movement of grains
June 25, 2025 11:08 am
Food and Supplies Minister Lal Chand Kataruchak said that at present there is a shortage of covered godowns in Punjab in proportion to the grain and they have sent a proposal to the central government to build godowns with a capacity of 45 lakh tonnes.
Centre announces MSP hike for 14 Kharif crops; highest for ragi, 3% increase for paddy
May 29, 2025 2:01 am
In absolute terms, the highest increase in MSP over the previous year has been for niger seed (Rs 820 per quintal) followed by ragi (Rs 596), cotton (Rs 589) and sesamum (Rs 579).
Crops on 13 lakh hectares hit due to untimely rain in Punjab, more showers likely
April 01, 2023 8:17 am
While Ferozepur district recoded the maximum rainfall till Friday at 24.5 mm, Hoshiarpur received 20mm rainfall, followed by Jalandhar at 13 mm.
Initial trends of Crop Cutting Experiments Heatwave hit wheat yield, 10-12 quintal per hectare loss expected
April 17, 2022 4:01 am
Crop Cutting Experiments are conducted every year to get an accurate estimate of the yield of the major crops.
Heavy rain, poor produce push up onion, tomato prices; trend to stay till Dec-end
October 19, 2021 5:56 am
Data from the Ministry of Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs show that retail prices of onion and tomatoes have increased significantly in the last one month.
Study shows how climate change impacts crops, and how we can adapt
October 10, 2020 9:50 am
Two research groups at the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) studying the physical and molecular manifestations of increasing carbon dioxide (CO 2) on certain crops have found that the gas significantly and negatively alters chickpea under stressed conditions.
AAP member Sanjay Singh questions govt over machines to cut crops
November 30, 2019 12:42 am
Nominated member Rakesh Sinha asked the minister about the long-term plan to tackle the problem of crop burning. He said that when the crop burning takes place, there is hue and cry, but “is the government preparing any futuristic plan?” he asked.
Manipur: ICAR sounds alert over invasive 'fallarmy worm' pest
May 07, 2019 10:06 pm
“Its rapid spread is due to the female moth being a strong flier capable of flying 100 km in a night and being an exotic insect, the absence of natural enemies that could keep them under check," Indian Council of Agricultural Research stated.
Dumping plastic waste in Asia found destroying crops and health
April 23, 2019 2:25 pm
As pollution and environmental damage linked to the rise in plastic waste became known in countries like Malaysia and Thailand during 2018, protests led to tighter waste regulations and import restrictions by authorities, the study found.
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