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Farmers affected by excessive rains will be given compensation: Shinde

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday said he has given directions to expedite the process of assessment of crop losses due to excessive rains in parts of the state and assured that the affected farmers will be provided compensation. Speaking to reporters at the Nagpur airport ahead of his visit to Gadchiroli district in the Vidarbha region, Shinde said his government has taken "72 big decisions" in the interest of the people in last three months and he will respond to the opposition's criticism by showing the work done by his government. He also said that the cabinet expansion will take place at an appropriate time. Asked about the status of payment of compensation to farmers affected due to excessive rains recently in parts of the state, Shinde said he has given directions to conduct the 'panchanama' (spot assessment) of the losses on a war-footing. "The affected farmers will get compensation, they will not be left out. The government stands firm with the farmers,"

Heavy rains in several parts of Tamil Nadu affect paddy harvest, storage

Even as the Meteorological Department has predicted the arrival of monsoon in Tamil Nadu by the last week of October, cyclonic depressions have led to heavy rains in many parts of the state

Pakistan farmers stuck in cycle of debt as crops destroyed in floods

As floodwaters in Pakistan recede, the story of those in the worst affected regions comes to the surface with many farmers sharing their woes of being stuck in a vicious cycle of sinking into debt

Govt should compensate farmers for damage caused by rainfall: Hooda

Senior Congress leader and former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda demanded on Friday that the state government pay compensation to farmers whose crops were damaged due to incessant rain in the past two days. "Every farmer has suffered a loss of thousands of rupees due to the destruction of standing paddy crop. Due to waterlogging, all crops, including paddy, have been damaged. In such a situation, the government should immediately get the 'girdawari' (survey) done and give compensation to the farmers, he said. Hooda said the rain has exposed the government's claims of development. "Today everything from the farmer's field to the modern city of Gurugram is submerged. Farmers and common people are feeling helpless. The government should make arrangements for drainage at the earliest, he stated. Hooda said farmers had suffered losses due to bad weather earlier as well. "But till now they have not been compensated for the damage caused due to heavy rains, hailstorm and ..

Crop protection firms may face headwinds due to extreme weather conditions

Despite the price hikes, margins continued to be under pressure in the quarter

Karnataka CM instructs DCs to release house, crop damage relief money

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai instructed deputy commissioners of districts to distribute compensation for crop loss and house damage immediately to those affected by rains

Six states report crop damage due to rains, rabi sowing on track elsewhere

Data from Agriculture Ministry showed overall trend of Rabi crop sowing progress is progressing satisfactorily owing to the fact that major growing states have received recent winter rainfall

SAD promises Rs 50,000 compensation for crop damage, old pension scheme

SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal promised Rs 50,000 per acre compensation for crop damage, restoration of old pension scheme for government employees if it comes to power

Run-up to COP26: Wonder rice may help reduce emissions, offer good yield

Scientists in Manila are developing new varieties offering this & much more

Central team visited Odisha to assess crop damage due to cyclone: Tomar

A central team has visited Odisha in June to assess the damage in the wake of cyclone Yaas, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said on Tuesday in the Lok Sabha.

Central govt team visits Andhra Pradesh areas to assess rain damage

The central team also examined the damage caused to roads by the rains and floods

Heavy rains hit onion crop; damage may keep inflation elevated for longer

Onion is cultivated three times a year - rabi season (March-May), kharif (October-December), and late kharif (January-March)

Crops on 71% land in Thane damaged in rains: Maharashtra minister

Maharashtra minister Eknath Shinde on Thursday said crops on 71 per cent of cultivated land in Thane district have been destroyed due to unseasonal showers

Fadnavis hits out at Maharashtra govt over crop damage assessment

Senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday said the Uddhav Thackeray government in Maharashtra was disinterested in helping farmers who had suffered crop loss due to heavy rains a few days ago

Vegetable prices rise up to 200%; trade blame crop damage and fuel price

The most significant rise has been registered in the price of tomato

Potato prices jump by 25% due to crop damage, frequent hailstorms

Farmers reported a massive crop damage in transit in addition to huge quantity of the potato left unharvested due to mud in the field

After a month, locusts attack again in north Gujarat harming standing crops

The problem resurfaced three days ago when locusts again arrived from desert areas of Pakistan and attacked crops in Banaskantha, district agriculture officer P K Patel said.

Urad prices surge 20% in two months on incessant floods, crop damage

Other pulses follow suit; govt allows imports and release of buffer stock to cool prices

Central team on 3-day Maharashtra visit from Nov 22 to assess crop damage

Aurangabad division is worst hit, he said, adding that soyabean and cotton are the worst hit

India's pulse imports to rise this year on rain-induced crop damage

Scenario is precarious for urad with almost half the crop damaged in major growing states, tur quota of 400,000 tonnes already exhausted