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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 directed officials to coordinate with state governments for accurate assessment of crop losses after unseasonal rainfall and hailstorms damaged standing rabi crops, including wheat, across several states.Chairing a...

New Delhi, March 19 Farmers, under the banner of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (Non-Political), demanded on Thursday that the agriculture, dairy, and poultry sectors be excluded from the proposed India-US trade agreement, emphasizing that duty-free imports would spell doom for domestic producers...

Amaravati, March 19 Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday asked officials to regularly inform farmers about weather conditions to reduce crop losses.His remarks came in the wake of untimely rains across six districts that have affected over 1,200 hectares."Alert...

Vijayawada, March 19 Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said on Thursday that the objective of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP)-led coalition government is to provide financial, social, and health security to every individual in the state.Addressing Ugadi celebrations here, the...

Nainital, March 18 The Uttarakhand High Court has provided a significant relief to farmers in Udham Singh Nagar district by staying an administrative order related to summer paddy cultivation.Justice Pankaj Purohit heard a petition filed by farmers from the Gadarpur tehsil.The petition...

New Delhi, March 18 Launching a scathing attack on the opposition, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan accused opposition-ruled states of "politicizing" the rejection of public welfare schemes simply because they bear the Prime Minister's name.Chouhan also urged the states to...

New Delhi, March 18 Members of the opposition in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday expressed concerns that the India-US trade deal could severely impact farmers and negatively affect the Indian economy.Participating in a debate on the demands for grants for the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers...

Chandigarh, March 18: Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini urged public representatives on Wednesday to actively promote natural farming, emphasizing that certain issues must transcend partisan politics."It is the collective responsibility of all stakeholders not only to adopt natural...

Ranchi, March 18 The Jharkhand government will set up cold storage facilities in each assembly constituency across the state, Agriculture Minister Shilpi Neha Tirkey told the assembly on Wednesday.Responding to a question, she said that a cold storage facility with a capacity of 5,000 metric...

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...

Raipur, March 17 The Congress staged a large protest in Raipur on Tuesday over the replacement of MNREGA with the VB-G RAM G scheme, the 'shortage' of LPG cylinders, and foreign policy, but the police thwarted their attempt to surround the Chhattisgarh legislative assembly.The assembly's...

New Delhi, March 17 – Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha raised the issue of penalties for minimum account balance in the Upper House of Parliament on Tuesday, urging the Union government to abolish such charges on small bank accounts, saying that they disproportionately affect...

Hyderabad, March 17 – Telangana BJP MLAs arrived at the Assembly on Tuesday with a handcart carrying representations from farmers, demanding the implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana in the state and the resolution of various problems faced by them.The BJP MLAs, along with...

Jaipur, March 17 The Rajasthan government will vaccinate over two crore cattle heads under the seventh phase of its foot-and-mouth disease control program, officials said on Tuesday.The seventh phase of the statewide campaign, which was launched by Animal Husbandry Minister Joraram Kumawat...

Sitapur (UP), March 16 Two farmers died after their tractor-trailer overturned here on Monday afternoon, crushing both underneath the vehicle, police said.The accident occurred when Rajendra (30) and Pradeep (25) were returning home after selling sugarcane.Near Kakori village on the...

New Delhi, March 16 Milk collection centers of GCMMF, which markets dairy products under the Amul brand, and the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) will be brought under a cooperative framework to ensure that farmers receive adequate profits, the government told a parliamentary panel.On...

New Delhi, March 16 The Indian Youth Congress held a 'Sansad Gherao' at Jantar Mantar here on Monday to oppose the India-US trade deal, alleging that the agreement could adversely affect farmers, workers, and small businesses.At least 90 protesters were detained as they attempted to march...

New Delhi, March 16 A parliamentary panel has recommended that the budget allocation for the agriculture department needs to be increased to deal with challenges such as climate change and market volatility.A Standing Committee on Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Food Processing presented a...