Odisha: Delay in supply of subsidised high-yielding paddy seeds leaves Cuttack farmers in a difficult spot
Farmers in Cuttack district are a worried lot as the state government is yet to supply them with subsidised high-yielding
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Month: May 2026
Punjab: Ahead of paddy sowing, report flags risks of fertiliser import dependence
By Neel Kamal At a time when Punjab is preparing for the paddy sowing season — heavily dependent on chemical
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BAU VC urges farmers to shift to millets, pulses amid warnings of weak monsoon
By Saptarishi Banerjee With the India Meteorological Department predicting low or below -normal rainfall this monsoon, Birsa Agriculture University (BAU)
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Maize becomes India’s leading feedstock for ethanol
India’s ambitious ethanol blending programme has hit a significant milestone, with cumulative supplies crossing 515 crore litres in the first
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Andhra Pradesh: Centre clears boiled rice procurement for Andhra Pradesh
Civil Supplies Minister Nadendla Manohar on Saturday announced that Andhra Pradesh has received the Centre’s approval for boiled rice procurement
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‘The worst time for wheat’: US farmers face losses to extreme heat and drought
By Debbie Carlson Merrill Nielsen’s wheat crop looked healthy after he planted it in the fall on his 2,500-acre farm
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India is rapidly scaling up renewable energy. Now it needs to store it
By Pratyush Deep As India rapidly scales up its renewable energy capacity to meet its climate goals, a key challenge
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PM Modi urges shift to EVs, solar irrigation to offset global disruptions
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday used a public address in Hyderabad to lay out what amounted to a citizen’s
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Telangana: HC dismisses rice millers’ pleas to quash FIRs against them
By Marri Ramu The Telangana High Court dismissed a batch of criminal petitions filed by rice millers from various districts
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Haryana: After paddy scam, wheat fraud surfaces: UP’s wheat sold in names of Karnal’s farmers, 6 arhtiyas booked in 2 FIRs
By Parveen Arora After an alleged paddy procurement scam during the last Kharif season, several irregularities have now come to
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