Wheat procurement falls to 21.73 mn tonne despite eased norms

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 6, 2015, 14:16

The government has kept wheat procurement target of 30 MT for the current year, as against the actual procurement of 28 MT in the last year.

Wheat procurement may miss 30-mn tonnes target this year: Govt

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 28, 2015, 15:42

Government's wheat procurement this year may fall short of the initial target of 30 million tonnes (MT) due to crop damage following a recent spell of unseasonal rains and hailstorms.

RBI instructs banks to restructure farm loans

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 8, 2015, 14:44

The Reserve Bank on Wednesday said it has instructed banks to restructure loans of farmers whose crops have been damaged by the recent unseasonal rains and hailstorms.

PM Narendra Modi announces higher compensation for farmers hit by unseasonal rains

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 8, 2015, 12:20

Modi said criteria of 50 percent crop damage for providing compensation to affected farmers has been reduced to 33 percent which will help more farmers to get compensation for their crop loss.

Modi govt's bonanza for farmers: Crop damage compensation hiked by 50%, eligibility lowered

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 8, 2015, 11:13

The eligibility for getting compensation for crop damage due to natural calamity has been lowered from 50 percent of crop area to 33 percent.

Monkeys damage crops on 15,596 hectares of Agri land: J&K Govt

Last Updated: Thursday, April 4, 2013, 17:00

Monkeys have been annually damaging various type of crops covering over 15,000 hectares of land in Jammu division of the state.

Hooda orders special survey to assess crop damage

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 26, 2013, 21:54

The Haryana government has ordered special `girdawari (revenue survey)` to assess the loss caused to crops due to recent hailstorm in the state.

House adjourned over discussion on crop damage

Last Updated: Thursday, February 21, 2013, 22:23

Madhya Pradesh Assembly was adjourned Thursday for half-an-hour following ruckus by Opposition Congress during the Question Hour for holding discussion on the issue of hailstorm and frost affected crops hitting farmers.

HC issues notice about wheat worth Rs 3.5 cr damaged in rain

Last Updated: Thursday, August 16, 2012, 22:34

The Gujarat High Court on Thursday issued notice to the Central Warehousing Corporation(CWC), on the issue of damage to over 3,000 quintals of wheat worth Rs 3.5 crore, due to rains at Vadodara railway station last week.

Central team visits Orissa to assess crop loss

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 28, 2010, 19:14

An eight-member central team visited several places in Orissa to assess the crop damage caused by untimely heavy rains earlier this month, an official said here Tuesday.

Narendra Modi seeks compensation for crop damage due to rains

Last Updated: Friday, November 26, 2010, 23:15

Gujarat CM Narendra Modi on Friday sought from PM Manmohan Singh a special package for farmers as compensation for the loss to standing crops and other agricultural-produces due to recent widespread unseasonal rains in the state.