Articles for Pradesh Farmers

Farmers in Andhra Pradesh dread plummeting water levels in reservoirs ahead of kharif
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Farmers in Andhra Pradesh dread plummeting water levels in reservoirs ahead of kharif

The Hindu  

Even as farmers gear up for kharif operations, plummeting water levels to near-dead storage levels in the reservoirs across the State remain their major cause of concern. According to officialinformation, the water available in the Godavari, Krishna, Penna, and other river basins is a mere 226.92 TMC as against the gross capacity of Full Reservoir Level of 983.49 TMC. Prakasam …

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Purple, yellow, green cauliflowers in your kitchens soon!
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Purple, yellow, green cauliflowers in your kitchens soon!

Hindustan Times  

Nutrient-rich cauliflowers indigenous to Australia could soon be cultivated in Uttar Pradesh. Not only are they visually stunning, but the vegetables are also packed with essential vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants, offering a significant nutritional boost to their consumers. According to experts, the favourable climate and soil conditions in Uttar Pradesh make it an ideal environment for growing these colorful cauliflowers. …

Uttar Pradesh Kanpur Valentina Karotina Cauliflowers
UP Assembly Winter Session: Yogi government presents supplementary budget of Rs 26,760 crore | Details
1 year ago

UP Assembly Winter Session: Yogi government presents supplementary budget of Rs 26,760 crore | Details

India TV News  

UP Assembly Winter Session: The Yogi government of Uttar Pradesh presented the supplementary budget for the financial year 2023- 24 in the Assembly on Wednesday. A supplementary budget of Rs 26760.67 crore was presented in the House by Finance Minister Suresh Khanna on the second day of the winter session. Rs 100 crore for the implementation of the Uttar Pradesh …

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YSRCP govt. ignored plights of drought-hit farmers in Andhra Pradesh, alleges TDP leader
1 year, 1 month ago

YSRCP govt. ignored plights of drought-hit farmers in Andhra Pradesh, alleges TDP leader

The Hindu  

Telugu Desam Party former MLA Dhulipalla Narendra Kumar has said that the Andhra Pradesh government declared the list of drought-hit mandals on October 31, a day after the deadline for it. The Jagan Mohan Reddy government washed its hands off the problems faced by farmers by merely declaring 103 mandals as drought-hit whereas 470 mandals have been affected,” said Mr. …

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Tobacco Board offers interest-free loan to farmers who lost their crops to Cyclone Mandous in Andhra Pradesh
1 year, 11 months ago

Tobacco Board offers interest-free loan to farmers who lost their crops to Cyclone Mandous in Andhra Pradesh

The Hindu  

The Tobacco Board has announced interest-free loan of ₹10,000 for the farmers who lost their crop to Cyclone Mandous. Addressing the media on January 11, Tobacco Board Production Manager Krishna Sri, who is also in-charge of Southern Light Soil and Southern Black Soil regions, said that the crop regulator had earmarked ₹28 crore for the purpose. A uniform financial assistance …

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Live updates: Farmers can't be blamed for NCR pollution, says NHRC
2 years, 1 month ago

Live updates: Farmers can't be blamed for NCR pollution, says NHRC

Business Standard  

LIVE news updates: Voting has ended in 68 constituencies of Himachal Pradesh. About 30,000 security personnel including 67 companies of Central Armed Police Forces and over 11,500 state police personnel will be deployed for peaceful conduct of polling in Himachal Pradesh on Saturday. There is a proposal to hold the session between December 7 and 29 and a final and …

UP polls | One who built university is in jail while one who killed farmers is out on bail: Akhilesh Yadav
2 years, 10 months ago

UP polls | One who built university is in jail while one who killed farmers is out on bail: Akhilesh Yadav

India Today  

Taking a swipe at the ruling BJP, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Friday said while Azam Khan is in jail for building a university, a Union minister's son is out on bail in a case pertaining to the killing of farmers, and mockingly said this is the "new India" of the saffron party. He also claimed that the voting …

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Assembly polls, dynasty politics, farm laws: 7 takeaways from PM Modi's interview ahead of state elections
2 years, 10 months ago

Assembly polls, dynasty politics, farm laws: 7 takeaways from PM Modi's interview ahead of state elections

Op India  

Prime Minister Modi on Wednesday spoke to ANI on a host of issues concerning the nation, including the upcoming assembly elections in five states, BJP’s prospects in the elections, farm laws, the dominance of dynasty politics, Congress and AAP treachery during the COVID-19 crisis among other things. PM Modi said BJP will emerge victorious in elections in all five states—Uttar …

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In Event of Delay in Sugarcane Payment, Farmers Will Get Money Along with Interest: Amit Shah in UP
2 years, 10 months ago

In Event of Delay in Sugarcane Payment, Farmers Will Get Money Along with Interest: Amit Shah in UP

News 18  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday assured farmers in Uttar Pradesh that in the event of delay in payment of sugarcanes, they will get the money along with interest. “We have decided to announce in the BJP manifesto that in case of delay in clearance of payments, interest will be realised from sugar mills, and farmers will be paid …

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‘Repeal of farm laws a win for opposition’: Jayant Chaudhary
3 years, 1 month ago

‘Repeal of farm laws a win for opposition’: Jayant Chaudhary

Hindustan Times  

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the decision to repeal the farm laws, many linked the move to attempts to reduce the impact of the farmer agitation against the legislation on assembly elections in states such as Uttar Pradesh. Rashtriya Lok Dal ’s Jayant Chaudhary, an opposition leader from Western Uttar Pradesh where the farmers play a key role in …

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Supreme Court to name ex-HC judge to monitor Lakhimpur Kheri violence probe
3 years, 1 month ago

Supreme Court to name ex-HC judge to monitor Lakhimpur Kheri violence probe

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said that it intends to appoint a former judge from a high court other than the one in Uttar Pradesh to ensure an “independent, impartial and unbiased” investigation into the mowing down of four farmers in Lakhimpur Kheri on October 3 as the court observed the investigation was not proceeding in the way …

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Dictatorship in India; new kind of politics in Uttar Pradesh: Rahul Gandhi
3 years, 2 months ago

Dictatorship in India; new kind of politics in Uttar Pradesh: Rahul Gandhi

The Hindu  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday alleged that the government has been attacking farmers and that there is “dictatorship” in the country now. At a press conference, Mr. Gandhi said he along with the two Congress Chief Ministers – Bhupesh Baghel and Charanjit Singh Channi – will visit Lakhimpur Kheri to meet the families hit by the violence. What’s our …

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There is dictatorship in India now: Rahul Gandhi on not being allowed to visit Lakhimpur
3 years, 2 months ago

There is dictatorship in India now: Rahul Gandhi on not being allowed to visit Lakhimpur

India Today  

In a scathing attack on the government, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said there was "dictatorship" in India with politicians not being allowed to visit Uttar Pradesh to meet the families of the victims of the Lakhimpur Kheri violence. The remarks by Rahul Gandhi come after the Uttar Pradesh government denied him permission to visit Sitapur or Lakhimpur. Rahul Gandhi said …

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No 'chakka jam' programmes to be held in Delhi, UP and Uttarakhand; farmers' unions ask protesters to remain peaceful
3 years, 10 months ago

No 'chakka jam' programmes to be held in Delhi, UP and Uttarakhand; farmers' unions ask protesters to remain peaceful

Firstpost  

BKU leader Rakesh Tikait said that small groups of farmers will submit memorandum to district headquarters in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand New Delhi/Ghaziabad: Protesting farmers will not block roads in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand during the nationwide ‘chakka jam’ on Saturday even as agitating unions asserted that peasants in other parts of the country will block national and state …

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Farmers’ protest | SC-appointed panel starts consultation on agri laws
3 years, 11 months ago

Farmers’ protest | SC-appointed panel starts consultation on agri laws

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court-appointed panel on the new agri laws on Thursday started its consultation process and interacted with 10 farmer organisations from eight states, including Uttar Pradesh. Currently, there are three members in the panel as the fourth, Bhartiya Kisan Union president Bhupinder Singh Mann, has recused himself from the committee. Ten farmer organisations from Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharasthra, …

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MSP — the factoids versus the facts
4 years ago

MSP — the factoids versus the facts

The Hindu  

According to one definition, a factoid is “an item of unreliable information that is reported and repeated so often that it becomes accepted as fact”. An overwhelming majority of agricultural households selling wheat to the procurement agencies come from Madhya Pradesh compared to 22% from Punjab and 18% from Haryana. In the non-traditional States that adopted the DCP scheme, the …

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MP is ready to be atmanirbhar: Chouhan
4 years ago

MP is ready to be atmanirbhar: Chouhan

Live Mint  

The Madhya Pradesh government has prepared a detailed road map to make the state atmanirbhar or self-reliant, senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader and chief minister of the state Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Thursday. Infrastructure development, health and education, good governance, economic development, and employment generation were the pillars that will make Madhya Pradesh self-reliant, Chouhan said at the Hindustan …

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Basmati GI Tagging: MP CM Chouhan Slams Punjab Counterpart over Letter to PM
4 years, 4 months ago

Basmati GI Tagging: MP CM Chouhan Slams Punjab Counterpart over Letter to PM

News 18  

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday criticised his Punjab counterpart Amarinder Singh over his letter urging the Centre not to allow geographical indication tagging of basmati rice to MP. Singh has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him not to allow GI tagging of basmati to Madhya Pradesh in the larger interest of Punjab and other …

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