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Telangana Cabinet clears major life insurance scheme for farmersedit
Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) will implement a massive insurance scheme for farmers in Telangana. Farmers in the age group of 18 to 59 years in Telangana will get an insurance cover of ₹5 lakh. The scheme will commence on August 15.
Soaring prices fuel farm crisis in Punjab, Haryanaedit
While the entire country is seething over soaring petrol and diesel prices, farmers of Punjab and Haryana, considered the country’s food bowl, are feeling the pinch even more as cultivation costs have gone up by more than 10 per cent. “The cultivation cost of per acre of paddy is now between Rs 20,000-Rs 22,000 or Rs 2,000 per quintal, while the farmer gets a minimum support price (MSP) of only Rs 1,600 per quintal.
Maharashtra’s drought-prone Yavatmal district sets example as farmers construct 6,000 ‘farm pools’edit
The construction of over 6,000 ‘farm pools’ by cultivators to meet the irrigation demand in Maharashtra’s drought-prone Yavatmal has set an example for other districts.With the digging of these pools, around 6,000 hectares of land will get “protected irrigation”, raising hopes of a better rabi crop, an official said.
Why bumper sugar production in Maharashtra is worrying farmersedit
Maharashtra’s sugarcane crushing season has come to an end with the highest ever sugar production at 107 lakh tonne. Though the record-breaking production has left sugarcane growers and mill directors worried, it has brought joy to consumers as sugar rates have fallen from Rs 40 to Rs 38 per kilo.
Yavatmal embraces ‘farm pool’ scheme with enthusiasmedit
The construction of over 6,000 ‘farm pools’ by cultivators to meet the irrigation demand in Maharashtra’s drought-prone Yavatmal has set an example for other districts.With the digging of these pools, around 6,000 hectares of land will get “protected irrigation”, raising hopes of a better rabi crop, an official said.
Madhya Pradesh: A gifted state with diverse cropping pattern with tremendous untapped potentialedit
The centrally, located state of India, Madhya Pradesh, has over 15 million hectares of net sown area, according to data available from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). But the inability to manage price expectations and price stability has often adversely affected the farm output in post-harvest scenarios.
Delhi, brace for smog as crop burning continuesedit
Burning of crop stubble is on in Punjab. While it is a worry for Indian Railways now, it also means the national capital and North India should brace for dangerous levels of pollution this winter.