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AIKMS calls for united movement against corporatisation of agriculture

September 29, 2026 admin

All India Kisan Mazdoor Sabha activists taking part in a rally in Khammam on Monday to mark the beginning of AIKMS’s fourth national conference. All India Kisan Mazdoor Sabha (AIKMS) president Vemulapalli Venkataramaiah has called for a sustained mass movement to address the problems faced by farmers and agricultural labourers in the country. Speaking at…

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Cotton production to drop in the 2025-2026 season

August 1, 2026 admin

Production of cotton during the current marketing season that commenced on October 1, 2025 is estimated to be seven lakh bales less than the previous year. The Committee on Cotton Production and Consumption that met in Mumbai on July 29 expected the production this season to be 290.24 lakh bales of 170 kg each while…

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Collector announces climate resilience plan to mitigate El Niño conditions in Annamayya

July 22, 2026 admin

Collector Nishant Kumar inspecting a feeder channel as part of ‘Jaladhara’ water conservation works near Madanapalle in Annamayya district on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT Annamayya District Collector Nishant Kumar on Wednesday said that the district administration was ready with an extensive climate-resilience action plan to mitigate the projected El Niño conditions such as…

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Survey for Bidadi Township ends in chaos as women farmers chase officials with brooms

July 14, 2026 admin

(VIDEO GRAB) Women farmers wielded brooms at survey officials’ vehicles during a protest over the proposed Bidadi Township Project on Monday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Chaos ensued in Mandalahalli village near Bidadi as women farmers in the region went up in arms and wielded brooms at officials who had arrived to conduct the Joint…

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Poor monsoon and no Cauvery water: distress in Tamil Nadu’s delta region this kharif season

July 11, 2026 admin

The hot winds sweeping across the ancient Kallanai, which should be brimming with water by now, are raising temperatures across the Cauvery delta this year. A weak southwest monsoon and the vexed inter-State river water sharing dispute with Karnataka have left farmers in the region in distress yet again. As the Stanley Reservoir at Mettur…

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YSRCP calls for urgent action to address farmers’ crisis

June 22, 2026 admin

YSRCP leaders, led by former Minister Sake Sailajanath, submitting a representation to district Collector O Anand, urging the government to address farmers issues, in Anantapur on Monday. | Photo Credit: R.V.S. Prasad The YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) cadre led by former minister Sake Sailajanath staged a rally before submitting a memorandum to District Collector O….

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Choppadandi MLA Medipally Sathyam intervenes to speed up paddy lifting process, mitigate woes of farmers

May 24, 2026 admin

Choppadandi MLA Medipally Sathyam on Sunday personally monitored the paddy lifting process at various paddy procurement centres in Gangadhara mandal in Karimnagar district. Responding to the procurement issues due to the reported shortage of vehicles at several paddy procurement centres, Mr. Sathyam rushed to Madhuranagar chowrasta on the Karimnagar-Jagtial main road on Sunday afternoon. He…

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Congress Only Talks Big About Farmers, But They Never Do Anything: PM Modi

December 17, 2024 admin

He was addressing the ‘Ek Varsh-Parinaam Utkarsh’ event. Jaipur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday hit out at the Congress, saying they talk big in the name of farmers but they neither do anything for them nor let others do anything. He also alleged the party encourages water disputes among states rather than resolving them,…

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After Battery Issues, Madhya Pradesh Drone Didis Send SOS

October 4, 2024 admin

A ‘Drone Didi’ with her mini flying machine used to spray pesticides Bhopal: There has been a lot of talk about ‘Drone Didis’ across the, but the initiative meant to empower women farmers in Madhya Pradesh has hit a roadblock. The drones given to them for spraying fertilisers and pesticides have been malfunctioning due to…

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PM Modi To Release Rs 20,000 Crore To Farmers During Varanasi Visit

June 15, 2024 admin

PM Modi will also grant certificates to more than 30,000 self-help groups designated as Krishi Sakhis. New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release over Rs 20,000 crore as the 17th instalment of the PM-KISAN scheme at an event in Varanasi on June 18, which will benefit 9.26 crore farmers nationwide, Minister of Agriculture and…

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