crop damage

New Delhi, April 4 – Heavy rainfall and snowfall were reported in Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir as a wet spell affected northern India, bringing rain to parts of Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan.Rain and hailstorms continued intermittently across northern states this week...

Jaipur, April 4 – To address practical challenges in wheat procurement at the Minimum Support Price (MSP) and resolve farmers’ grievances, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla chaired a high-level meeting at the Kota Circuit House on Saturday.Birla directed officials to strengthen the procurement...

Jaipur, April 4 Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday demanded immediate financial assistance for farmers affected by unseasonal rain and hailstorms in parts of the state, saying the damage has caused a crisis for farmers.Gehlot said several regions have experienced crop...

Beed, Apr 3 Heavy, unseasonal rains caused damage to several structures in the Beed district on Friday afternoon, an official said.The roofs of 40-50 houses, made of corrugated iron, were blown away by strong winds that accompanied the rain in villages such as Walipur, Ghatjawla, and Jalwa...

Jaipur, April 3 – Due to an active Western Disturbance, weather conditions across Rajasthan abruptly changed on Friday, bringing heavy rainfall, hailstorms, and strong winds to several districts.The sudden spell has damaged standing crops, particularly in the northern parts of the state...

Wayanad (Kerala), April 3 A wild elephant, affectionately known as "Muttikkomban," was captured on Friday morning after it posed a threat to people and crops in the Vadakkanad area, forest officials said.The operation was carried out on the orders of the chief wildlife warden following...

Mumbai, April 3 Unseasonal rains accompanied by hailstorms and strong winds have caused extensive damage to crops and disrupted normal life in several districts of Maharashtra over the past few days, with officials on Friday stating that losses on more than 1.22 lakh hectares of land have been...

Jaipur, April 3 – A sudden change in weather swept across Rajasthan on Friday morning, bringing rain, thunderstorms, and hailstorms to several western and central districts. The spell has provided much-needed relief from the heat, with temperatures dropping significantly across the state.The...

Ranchi, April 2 The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast that 14 districts of Jharkhand will experience thunderstorms, rain, and strong winds from April 4.Hailstorms are also likely in some districts on April 4 and 5, the IMD said in a bulletin on Thursday."The northwest and...

Beed, Apr 1 A 37-year-old farmer was killed after being struck by lightning during a sudden spell of unseasonal rains and thunderstorms in the Parli Vaijnath tehsil of Maharashtra's Beed district, police said on Wednesday.The victim, identified as Balaji Baburao Chavan, was working in his...

Dhule (Maharashtra), April 1 – Unseasonal rains and hailstorms have caused widespread damage to agricultural land in the Dhule district of Maharashtra, severely impacting the farming community.According to official estimates, crops spread across 8,145.60 hectares in the district have suffered...

Chandigarh, March 31 Rain and hailstorms lashed several places in Haryana and Punjab on Tuesday, raising concerns among wheat growers who were anticipating damage to their crops, which were ready for harvest.In Haryana, Hisar received 7.8 mm of rainfall, while Rohtak, Charkhi Dadri, Gurugram...

Bengaluru, March 30. Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly, R. Ashoka, on Monday alleged that Karnataka has become a hub for drug activities due to what he termed as the “misgovernance” of the Congress government.In a media statement, he claimed that the situation in the state has...

Union Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan met Maharashtra Agriculture Minister Dattatraya Vithoba Bharne in New Delhi yesterday. During the meeting, Mr. Chouhan reiterated the Centre's commitment to supporting farmers and strengthening agricultural infrastructure...

Etah (UP), March 26 A 65-year-old farmer died after allegedly being trampled by a herd of stray cattle here on Thursday, police said.According to the deceased's family members, the incident took place in Nagla Sant village when Veerpal had gone to check his maize crop in a nearby field.While...

Patna, March 24 – Tejashwi Yadav, the National Working President of the RJD, has launched a strong attack on the state government over the deteriorating law and order situation, alleging a significant increase in crime over the past two decades.Targeting recent remarks by Nishant Kumar...

Mumbai, March 24 Congress Legislature Party leader Vijay Wadettiwar on Tuesday claimed that law and order had deteriorated in Maharashtra, citing a case of six minor girls going missing in the Chandrapur district.Raising the issue in the state assembly through an adjournment motion, he...

Chandigarh, March 23 Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda said on Monday that the five Congress legislators accused of cross-voting in the Rajya Sabha polls to two seats in Haryana should resign on moral grounds.The Congress has already issued a show-cause notice to the five MLAs for alleged...

Wayanad (Kerala), March 22 The Forest Department has launched an operation to tranquilize and capture a wild elephant that has repeatedly raided crops and posed a threat to human lives in Vadakkanad, officials said on Sunday.According to forest officials, efforts are being made to capture the...

Chennai, March 22. Unseasonal hailstorms accompanied by strong winds and rain have caused extensive damage to crops across several districts in Tamil Nadu, prompting the state government to initiate a large-scale assessment exercise.Officials said that more than 850 hectares of farmland have...