Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], July 25 (ANI): Less rainfall in East Vidarbha region has made it difficult for paddy farmers as they do not have much water to irrigate their crops.
New Delhi [India], July 3 (ANI) The Central government on Wednesday approved an increase in minimum support prices (MSP) for all Kharif crops for 2019-20 season, a move that will lead to increased investment and production through assured remunerative prices to the farmers.
Mangaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 24 (ANI): Shri JnanaShakti Subramanya Swamy temple organised Kesard Onji-rural sports festival in slushy paddy fields at Bakimara fields in Mangaluru on Monday.
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], June 3 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday assured farmers of eight hours of power supply every day for the ensuing paddy season, beginning June 13, while promising 24-hour supply of power to all other categories of consumers.
Imphal (Manipur) [India], June 2 (ANI): A local here -- Maibam Deben Singh -- has developed a device that uses charcoal and paddy husk to dry fish uniformly and then cook it. This new method of cooking fish takes a lesser amount of time than the traditional sun-drying method.
Punjab [India], Apr 17 (ANI): Rajasthan Royals coach Paddy Upton has praised pacer Jofra Archer, who took three wickets against Kings XI Punjab in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) here on Tuesday.
Jaipur [Rajasthan], Mar 26 (ANI): Rajasthan Royals wicket-keeper-batsman Jos Buttler turned furious when he was sent back to the pavilion after Kings XI Punjab skipper Ravichandran Ashwin did a 'Mankad' run out to get him dismissed on Monday night.
Rajanna Sircilla (Telangana) [India], March 1 (ANI): A 13-year-old boy from Hanumajipet village in Telangana’s Rajanna Sircilla district has invented a paddy filling machine which makes dropping of paddy in gunny bags easy for farmers.
Nabarangpur (Odisha), [India], Jan 28 (ANI): Odisha government has forced the state's farmers to sell below the minimum-support-price fixed by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government, Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan said on Monday.
Kolkata (West Bengal), Jan 14 (ANI): The West Bengal government is undertaking steps to bring unorganised workers under the umbrella of Social Security Schemes, a statement said on Monday.
New Delhi [India], Jan 9 (ANI): Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Tuesday submitted a memorandum to President Ram Nath Kovind, demanding revision and review of Minimum Support Price (MSP) of Paddy for relief to farmers in the state of Odisha.
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], Jan 9 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Tuesday expressed satisfaction over fulfilling the promises made to farmers and claimed that Chhattisgarh is the first state in India to buy paddy on an MSP of Rs 2,500 per quintal.