Bajaj Allianz launches weather-based crop insurance

Last Updated: Sunday, June 28, 2015, 15:55

Vice president & Head Agriculture Business, Bajaj Allianz Ashish Agarwa said, "The company has identified the need to offer the product in these areas looking at the volumes of the produce and how unfavourable weather conditions had an impact on the produce."

Farmers to get free SMS on extreme weather conditions

Last Updated: Thursday, June 18, 2015, 19:06

The government on Thursday launched a free SMS service called 'Nowcast' to provide alerts on extreme weather conditions like hailstorm every three hours to over one crore registered farmers on their mobile phones.

New crop insurance scheme to be unveiled this year: Radha Mohan Singh

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 16, 2015, 22:52

The government will launch a new crop insurance scheme with a clause guaranteeing minimum income to cultivators in case of a natural calamity, Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh on Tuesday said.

Centre pitches for affordable premium under crop insurance

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 16, 2015, 22:50

The Centre is examining the issue of rising premiums under the existing crop insurance programme, Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh said on Tuesday.

CACP for effective crop insurance scheme

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 6, 2015, 19:05

Commission for Agricultural Cost and Prices (CACP) on Wednesday said it will recommend the Centre to make crop insurance scheme more effective and better, observing that farmers are not fully compensated for crop loss caused by natural calamities.

ICICI Lombard to be restrictive towards weather insurance

Last Updated: Thursday, December 18, 2014, 10:32

In a bid to maintain its bottomline, India's largest private sector non-life insurer ICICI Lombard has decided to cut down its exposures in certain segments, including weather insurance.

Drought-hit farmers getting crop insurance: Minister

Last Updated: Friday, February 4, 2011, 22:33

Jharkhand Cooperative and Minority Welfare Minister Haji Hussain Ansari on Friday said disbursement of Rs 220 crore towards crop insurance to farmers would be completed within two months.

Rajasthan farmers to get crop insurance payment in 7 days: Min

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 1, 2010, 19:37

The Rajasthan government today assured the Assembly that affected farmers waiting for the crop insurance payments would be made within seven days.

Rosaiah urges PM to release Rs 356.58-cr crop insurance

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 27, 2009, 14:10

Andhra CM K Rosaiah has requested PM Manmohan Singh to immediately release Rs 356.58-crore from the Centre towards payment of insurance claims to farmers who suffered crop loss due to recent floods and drought in the state.