Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann sent a proposal to the centre for the determination of the minimum support price(MSP) for 25 kharif crops for the 2024 season in the state.
The proposal stated, "The demand for payment of paddy price for the next season is Rs.3284".
The government of Tripura Department of Food Public Procurement and Consumer Affairs and the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Department initiated to purchase of paddy produced during the current Kharif season at the minimum support price of Rs 2183 per quintal from the farmers
The zoo authority has installed heaters, used stubble, and blankets, and arranged high-powered electric bulbs to keep the animals and birds in the enclosure warm in the biting chill in the state zoo of Guwahati.
Telugu Desam Party (TDP) National General Secretary Nara Lokesh, commencing his 218th day of Yuvagalam Padayatra from the Ontimamidi campsite, inspected the paddy fields damaged by Cyclone Michaung in Tuni Constituency on Sunday.
The Tripura government has set a target of purchasing 40,000 metric tonnes of paddy from farmers at the minimum support price during the kharif season. Paddy will be purchased at the rate of Rs 21.83 per kg, said a press release issued by the government.
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change on Thursday said that the paddy harvesting season for the year 2023 came to an end witnessing a significant decrease in stubble burning.
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.
The Leader of the Opposition in the Kerala Assembly, VD Satheesan, on Saturday expressed his concern over the Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan-led state government's failure in paddy procurement, attributing the recent farmer suicide to this neglect. Prasad, he mentioned, is the latest victim
In an exclusive interview with Star Sports, Indian cricketer Virat Kohli delved into the profound impact of South African coach Paddy Upton on his career and reflected on the emotional aftermath of his iconic knock of 82* against Pakistan at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup last year. Kohli ackno
A herd of 10 wild elephants used to damage standing paddy in crop fields of the Maliata area in Kamrup district around the harvesting season causing hardship to the farmers.