Towards a hopeful agricultural future

In India, no other industry has as many restrictions, controls and blatant discriminations as agriculture

Frost causes heavy damage to potato, vegetable crops in north India

Frost-like conditions occur every year, but an episode like this happens once in three or four years

As told to Parliament (December 14, 2022): Cancer cases, deaths in India rose in 2022

The number of cases rose to 1,461,427 in 2022 from 1,426,447 in 2021

As drought looms, Maharashtra refuses to extend insurance deadline for farmers

With hardly any rains in June, no sowing activity has taken place in many regions, making it impossible for farmers to insure crops

Hailstorm drives farmers to suicide

Over 100 kill themselves as large tracts of crops are damaged; food prices likely to go up

Disaster fund for cold wave

Decision likely after Madhya Pradesh incurred huge crop losses in January

Off to another bad start

A failed monsoon this year could mean sixth consecutive crop failure in most parts of the country. The government must immediately prepare a long-…

New insurance lets farmers down

Unions demand individual coverage

Jharkhand: Farmers wait through the night to apply for drought relief scheme

Server glitches mar application process for compensation scheme announced by state government

Bitter harvest: farmers kill selves

Freak weather destroys crops across India

Farmers want support

Say they are more vulnerable due to erratic weather

Maharashtra's insurance scheme for orchard owners draws angry protests

Too high a premium for too little cover

The weather mart

Met department is not the only one predicting weather in India. Forecasts are now sold by businesses to businesses

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Flat in 20 days

Global climatic anomalies allied with local weather conditions produced the most freakish hailstorms in central and north India in February and …

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