crop damage

Jaipur, March 21 Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma on Saturday directed all district collectors to survey crop damage caused by unseasonal rain and hailstorms and submit their reports.According to a statement, Sharma said that the pain of the farmers is the pain of his government.All...

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, March 20 Two people have died and crops on an area of 11,500 hectares have been damaged due to unseasonal rains in six districts of Maharashtra's Marathwada since March 16, an official said on Friday.Quoting data from the divisional commissioner's office, he said...

New Delhi, March 20 – Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Friday that the Centre has conducted a detailed review of the agricultural situation across the country, particularly in view of crop damage caused by unseasonal rains and hailstorms in several states.Speaking to...

SAMBA, March 20, 2026: Continuous rainfall over the past two days has caused significant damage to farmers in the Ramgarh border area of Samba district, where nearly ripe wheat crops were destroyed by strong winds. Farmers from villages such as Nandpur, Jerda, Dag, Nanga, and Hire Chak expressed...

Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, reviewed the agricultural situation across the country with senior officials in New Delhi today. The meeting followed a discussion on the crops damaged due to untimely rain and hailstorms in several states. In a social...

New Delhi, March 20 Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday reviewed the damage caused by unseasonal rainfall and hailstorms to standing rabi crops, including wheat, and directed officials to coordinate with state governments for accurate assessment of losses.Chouhan, who chaired...

Jaipur, March 20 – As heavy rains continued to batter the desert state for the last two days, the Meteorological Department issued a yellow alert on Friday in parts of the state, including Jaipur, Dholpur, Alwar, and other areas, warning of strong winds and lightning.The MeT department said...

Kochi, March 19 – In Kerala, agricultural issues consistently dominate political discourse, and this election is no exception. Farmers are raising concerns ranging from human-wildlife conflict in mountainous regions to paddy procurement issues in Palakkad and Kuttanad.Farmers say many of their...

Latur, March 18 A hailstorm accompanied by thunder and strong winds has affected both standing and harvested crops in Latur district of Maharashtra, farmers said on Wednesday.The district is currently in the peak harvesting season for Rabi crops such as wheat, gram, and jowar. In addition...

Hyderabad, March 18: Opposition BRS legislators staged a protest near the Telangana Assembly on Wednesday, demanding the payment of the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for maize farmers in the state.Holding maize cobs in their hands, BRS MLAs and MLCs gathered at the Telangana Martyrs' Memorial...

Shillong, March 17 Over 5,000 people have been affected and around 1,000 houses damaged as a storm accompanied by heavy rain wreaked havoc in Meghalaya's Ri-Bhoi district, officials said on Tuesday.Ri-Bhoi Deputy Commissioner Abhilash Baranwal said a powerful storm and heavy rain lashed the...

Guwahati, March 17 At least one person died and another was injured as a storm lashed large parts of Assam since Monday night, affecting around 8,000 people, according to an official report.The casualties were reported from the Baksa district.In a report on Tuesday, the Assam State Disaster...

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...