crop damage

Bengaluru, March 17 Heavy rain, accompanied by hail and strong winds, hit parts of northern Karnataka on Tuesday, disrupting normal life, while the state capital also received rainfall, providing relief from the prevailing heat.According to officials, in Belagavi, a sudden hailstorm that began...

Lucknow, March 15 Several areas in Uttar Pradesh experienced a drop in temperatures following light rainfall and thunderstorms caused by a western disturbance, the weather department said on Sunday.According to the Meteorological Centre in Lucknow, the western disturbance over northern Punjab...

Lucknow, March 15 Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday issued directives for an immediate assessment of crop damage in the state's western region due to rainfall, the government said in a statement."District magistrates must go out to the field to ensure an immediate...

Kodagu (Karnataka), March 13 The wild elephant that caused the death of a 49-year-old coffee farmer was captured on Friday by the Forest Department in a coordinated operation, officials said.Ganapathi was trampled to death by the same wild elephant on Thursday afternoon when he went to his...

New Delhi, March 13 Congress Rajya Sabha member Rajeev Shukla raised this issue in the House on Friday, stating that insurance companies were not providing farmers with proper and full compensation.He said this was a critical issue as it affected millions of farmers across the country.Citing...

Mumbai, March 11 The Congress raised concerns in the Maharashtra assembly on Wednesday regarding the involvement of private agencies in generating farmer identification numbers and the potential risk to the sensitive data of farmers.Speaking during Question Hour, the first hour of the assembly...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 8 The Kerala government has extended the validity of orders permitting the controlled culling of wild boars that stray into human habitations and cause damage to life, property, and crops by one year.According to a recent order issued by the state Forest Department...

Bhopal, February 25 The Madhya Pradesh government assured on Wednesday that stray cattle will no longer roam the streets in the state after two years once new cow shelters are built and other necessary arrangements are in place.The government's assurance came after some Congress MLAs expressed...

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, February 25 Unseasonal rains have caused damage to crops in 230 villages in the Marathwada region of Maharashtra, while lightning strikes have claimed two lives, officials said on Wednesday.More than 27,000 farmers have suffered losses as crops were affected on...

A fish farm in Athwatoo, Bandipora, was destroyed in an overnight fire. No injuries or fatalities were reported, officials said.February 25, Srinagar: A fish farm was completely destroyed in a fire that broke out overnight in the Athwatoo area of Bandipora district, officials said.Locals...

Beed, February 24 Unseasonal rains and strong winds have caused widespread damage to standing crops and orchards in several parts of Beed district in Maharashtra over the past 24 hours, officials said on Tuesday.The tehsils of Parli and Ambajogai experienced sudden rainfall accompanied by...

Mumbai, February 24 Congress legislative party leader Vijay Wadettiwar on Tuesday criticised the Maharashtra government for "exacerbating the distress of farmers" by deploying police for land acquisition for the Shaktipeeth Expressway, even as unseasonal rains and hailstorms have destroyed crops...

Latur, February 23 The Latur district in Maharashtra was hit by unseasonal rain and hailstorms, following which orders were issued for a damage assessment survey, officials said on Monday.Parts of the Renapur tehsil experienced strong winds and hail during the day, damaging houses with tin...

Jaipur, February 19 – After two days of rain and hailstorms, the weather in Rajasthan cleared on Thursday. However, dense fog affected several districts in the morning, reducing visibility to almost 50 meters in areas including Kotputli-Behror, Ajmer, and Kota. According to the Jaipur...

Canberra, February 18 – Australia’s record-breaking heatwave in late January, with inland temperatures reaching 50 degrees Celsius, has caused severe damage to agriculture and wildlife, scientists warn.Thousands of flying foxes died in South Australia, while mango growers in Western Australia...

The Deputy Chief Minister, Surinder Kumar Choudhary, stated in the Assembly today that an amount of Rs. 42,250 and Rs. 84,000 in relief, under SDRF norms, has been paid to affected farmers for crop loss and livestock loss, respectively, in the Bandipora district, following the floods and natural...

New Delhi, February 13 The government has created infrastructure worth Rs 1 lakh crore to preserve fruits, vegetables, and other farm produce, which has helped reduce crop damage by up to 15 per cent, Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan informed the Rajya Sabha on Friday.Responding to...

Gangtok, February 13 Sikkim MP Indra Hang Subba met Union Forest Minister Bhupender Yadav on Friday, seeking his intervention on the issues faced by people living in villages on the periphery of forests, including the increasing incidents of man-animal conflicts.Subba met Yadav at his...