Less water fails to deter farmers
Nellore: Taking advantage of the monsoon rains, farmers have launched agriculture operations in SPSR Nellore district. Cultivation activities related to kharif began in April-May itself under filter
Row boils over Montek’s paddy advice for Kerala
Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia’s call to Kerala to focus more attention on job-creating sectors such as tourism than on giving undue importance to preserving the dwindling
Deficient rains not worrisome for paddy: Pawar
The deficient rainfall during last month has affected the sowing of coarse cereals but there is no cause for worry for the paddy crop, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Tuesday said.
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‘Amend law to settle land shortage’
In a move that may kick up a fresh row, the industries department has sought an amendment to the Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Act 2008 to help new industrial units overcome acute pauc
‘Amend law to settle land shortage’
In a move that may kick up a fresh row, the industries department has sought an amendment to the Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Act 2008 to help new industrial units overcome acute pauc
Flood extensively damages crops in Haryana, Punjab
Freshly sown paddy crop in thousands of acres of fertile agricultural land has been destroyed in nearly four days of flood fury in some districts of Haryana and Punjab - the states that are the bigges