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El Nino effect: Centre says 111 districts with "poor irrigation facilities" are a concern
2+ hour, 17+ min ago (328+ words) The Centre has assessed that 315 districts are vulnerable and 111 districts in 12 States are of primary concern due to poor irrigation facilities Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has held a high-level meeting with State Agriculture Ministers and officials on El…...
India staring at the biggest opportunity for value addition in food: former CMD, Nestle India
4+ hour, 33+ min ago (207+ words) Published - June 24, 2026 12: 36 am IST - BENGALURU India's food processing sector stands at a decisive inflection point: while the industry is already valued at over $300 billion and is projected to touch $535 billion 2026, the country is still processing only about 10% of its'agricultural produce…...
Farmers protest in Dharwad against power supply privatisation move
7+ hour, 35+ min ago (279+ words) Published - June 23, 2026 09: 33 pm IST - HUBBALLI Scores of farmers took to the streets and blocked a road in Dharwad on Tuesday in protest against the State government's reported move to privatise power supply and also, seeking the fulfilment of various pending…...
Kadapa Collector urges farmers to choose horticultural crops
8+ hour, 47+ min ago (259+ words) Published - June 23, 2026 08: 22 pm IST - KADAPA Kadapa Collector Sreedhar Cherukuri appealed to the farmers to take up horticultural crops on a large scale by utilising the schemes offered by the government and also in view of the congenial climatic conditions available…...
Fertiliser stock sufficient for kharif: officials
9+ hour, 11+ min ago (17+ words) Visakhapatnam's fertiliser stock is sufficient to meet kharif demand through July, ensuring agricultural and horticultural crop support....
Amit Shah directs NAFED, NCCF to bypass middlemen, buy pulses and oilseeds directly from farmers
13+ hour, 54+ min ago (405+ words) Published - June 23, 2026 03: 14 pm IST - New Delhi Union Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday (June 23, 2026) directed National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation (NAFED) and National Cooperative Consumers' Federation (NCCF) to procure pulses and oilseeds directly from farmers, cutting out middlemen, as India…...
Indian children among most exposed to extreme heat, drought, and multiple climate hazards: UNICEF Report
18+ hour, 42+ min ago (445+ words) Updated - June 23, 2026 10: 26 am IST Of the roughly 2. 4 billion children in the world, around 2 billion (or 83. 3%) are exposed to at least two (of the eight) hazards, while 1. 1 billion or 46% of the world's children are exposed to at least three hazards. . Using…...
Bidadi agitation expands debate on development, food security and livelihoods
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (498+ words) Published - June 22, 2026 11: 05 pm IST - Bengaluru The farmers" agitation against the Bidadi Township Project, which gathered momentum in Bairamangala on Monday, did not merely question the large-scale land acquisition but also sparked discussions on food security, linear development models, and the…...
Bihar CM transfers over "200 crore to 3. 96 lakh farmers hit by natural calamities in March
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (229+ words) Published - June 22, 2026 08: 09 pm IST - Patna Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary on Monday (June 22, 2026) transferred over "200 crore to the bank accounts of more than 3. 96 lakh farmers under a subsidy scheme, providing relief to cultivators whose crops were damaged by lightning, hailstorms,…...
YSRCP calls for urgent action to address farmers" crisis
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (19+ words) YSRCP demands urgent government action to resolve farmer issues, including debt relief, crop compensation, and irrigation support in Anantapur....