Articles for Paddy Fields

District agriculture department to study ‘Pani pipe’ method to improve cultivation in Dharmapuri
2 months, 2 weeks ago

District agriculture department to study ‘Pani pipe’ method to improve cultivation in Dharmapuri

New Indian Express  

DHARMAPURI: The Dharmapuri Agriculture Department is conducting a study about the ‘Pani pipe’ method, as a way for Alternate Wetting and Drying process in paddy cultivation. The ‘Pani pipe’ method is a water management system developed by the International Rice Research Institute in the Philippines, to help farmers better manage paddy fields. This method allows farmers to monitor water levels …

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Satellite survey detects over 17 lakh fake plots registered for paddy sale under MSP in Odisha
9 months, 1 week ago

Satellite survey detects over 17 lakh fake plots registered for paddy sale under MSP in Odisha

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: In a shocking revelation, it has come to fore that over 17 lakh plots registered as paddy fields by farmers during 2023 kharif marketing season for sale of surplus paddy under minimum support price in the state are fictitious. As registration numbers of around 20.10 lakh plots did not match with the Odisha land records, the department asked the …

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An art exhibition that furthers conversations around food
9 months, 2 weeks ago

An art exhibition that furthers conversations around food

The Hindu  

On a small round table flanked by four chairs, a tomato placed on a velvet-shrouded stand gleams dully under a glass cloche, an unlikely gemstone. “This installation encapsulates the story of food from the field to the breakfast table,” says Pragya Bhargava, one of the three artists behind the recently launched ‘Breakfast Table’, a multi-sensory exhibition at the Archives at …

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Heavy rains wreak havoc in South Tamil Nadu; Paddy fields, roads flooded
1 year ago

Heavy rains wreak havoc in South Tamil Nadu; Paddy fields, roads flooded

Live Mint  

Paddy fields, roads and bridges were submerged and many residential colonies came under sheets of water as heavy rains wreaked havoc in Kanyakumari, Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi and Tenkasi districts of the state. The Indian Meteorological Department has issued red alert over South Tamil Nadu today i.e. As per IMD, “Heavy to very heavy rainfall with extremely heavy falls is likely to …

South Heavy Heavy Rains Paddy Fields Roads Flooded South Tamil Nadu
Goa Agricultural Land Bill will save paddy fields from being taken over for non-agricultural purposes: CM Pramod Sawant
1 year, 8 months ago

Goa Agricultural Land Bill will save paddy fields from being taken over for non-agricultural purposes: CM Pramod Sawant

The Hindu  

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has defended the Goa Restriction on Transfer of Agricultural Land Bill, claiming it will save the coastal State's paddy fields from being taken over by buyers for non-agriculture purposes. That is why after the Goa Agriculture Tenancy Act, this is the second such Bill in the last 60 years enacted by the State to safeguard …

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Punjab: Paddy crop over 34,000 hectares hit by dwarf disease
2 years, 3 months ago

Punjab: Paddy crop over 34,000 hectares hit by dwarf disease

Firstpost  

This is the first time that southern rice black-streaked dwarf virus, which is also known as the dwarf disease, has been detected in Punjab. It was first reported in 2001 from Southern China Chandigarh: The dwarf disease has been observed in the paddy crop over 34,000 hectares in Punjab with the state agriculture department projecting an average of 5 per …

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Encroachments on waterbodies wreak havoc in Kanniyakumari
3 years, 1 month ago

Encroachments on waterbodies wreak havoc in Kanniyakumari

The Hindu  

Encroachments on waterbodies, failure on the part of the authorities to periodically desilt rivers and irrigation tanks and conversion of wetlands into housing plots have wreaked havoc in Kanniyakumari district, particularly in the northern region. Where will the water go when there is no place to absorb the water,” asked N. Kaliappan, joint secretary of Vishwa Hindu Parishad’s South Tamil …

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These five local crops are vanishing from India’s fields
3 years, 2 months ago

These five local crops are vanishing from India’s fields

Live Mint  

When crops vanish, there is a dramatic decrease in agro-biodiversity. Karhani rice Karhani rice Region: Chhattisgarh’s Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi district Reasons for decline: Government promoting hybrid paddy, low yield, no MSP Cultivated by the Gonds, this black paddy variety has a blackish husk while the rice is pink. Meher dhan Meher dhan Region: Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district Reasons for decline: No market, traders …

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