Heavy rainfall in Tamil Nadu's Nagapattinam district has caused severe damage to around 500 acres of paddy crop cultivation, complained Kuruvai farmers of the region.
Crops that are sown during October and November and the produce harvested from January depending on maturity are Rabi. Crops sown during June-July and dependent on monsoon rains are harvested in October-November are kharif. Crops produced between Rabi and Kharif are Summer crops.
The Indira Gandhi Agricultural University of Raipur has developed an advanced variety of paddy named 'Vikram TCR', through a mechanism called mutation breeding radiation.
New Delhi [India], September 9 (ANI): The government has banned the exports of broken rice and imposed a 20 per cent duty on exports of non-Basmati rice amid concerns over low production due to a fall in area under the paddy crop.
New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): The Centre on Thursday imposed a 20 per cent export duty on non-Basmati rice, except for parboiled rice, to boost domestic supplies amid a fall in area under the paddy crop in the current Kharif season.
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 22 (ANI): In order to conserve the scarce natural resources like underground water and the environment, the Punjab government has earmarked a total sum of Rs 450 crore to provide incentives to farmers who sow Paddy in their field through the Direct Seeding of
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 13 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Tuesday announced that the state cabinet has approved the setting up of six private universities in the state.
Puducherry, November 12 (ANI): Chief Minister N Rangasamy on Friday announced a relief of Rs 25,000 for people whose houses were damaged in the recent rains in the Union Territory. He also announced Rs 20,000 per hectare for paddy crops damaged in the deluge.
Ganderbal (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], October 3 (ANI): The harvesting season of the Paddy crop is in full swing in the districts of the Kashmir valley including Anantnag, Budgam, Pulwama and Ganderbal.