February 28, 2013
Farmers unhappy with Budget 2013
Farmers are not happy with the schemes announced for them by the Finance Minister P Chidambaram in the Union Budget 2013-14. Farmers in Punjab consider the budget as useless for them.
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February 28, 2013
Several schemes announced for farmers
Finance Minister P Chidambaram announced various schemes for farmers.
December 13, 2012
Purulia shellac industry declining
The shellac manufacturing industry in the city of Purulia, West Bengal, is shrinking at a very fast pace. The reason for the decline is the lack of government support towards helping local industries grow.
October 15, 2012
Free sugar industry from all controls: Rangarajan panel
An expert panel set up by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday recommended lifting all controls on the sugar industry, among the most regulated sectors in India, to balance the interests of farmers and mills.
October 10, 2012
Punjab delays paddy procurement, angers farmers
Farmers in Punjab are protesting against delays in the state government’s paddy procurement drive.. Farmers in that state have started harvesting the paddy crop. They are now blaming the government for its anti-farmers policies, according to farmers.
October 01, 2012
Rains damage cotton crop in Punjab, Haryana
Unexpected rains in Punjab and Haryana have damaged a significant portion of the cotton crop, flattening the hopes of farmers in the two states, according to cotton growers from those states. However their respective agricultural departments term the losses as negligible.
September 26, 2012
Big farm lobbies favor FDI in multi-brand retail
Big farm lobbies in India, where agriculture accounts for 16 percent of the country’s GDP and 10 percent of its export earnings, believe that foreign direct investments into multi-brand retail will benefit farmers in the years to come.
September 11, 2012
'Tobacco extract can treat heart disease'
If the World Health Organization can have its way, area under tobacco cultivation in India, the third largest producer, could reduce by half by 2020. A government research institute primarily engaged in making tobacco disease-resistant, alongside curing leaves for export, will have to invest more time and resources in finding other uses for tobacco, said a scientist.
September 05, 2012
State promises fresh vegetables for Bangaloreans
Farmers in five districts of the southern Karnataka state have been roped in to help improve the quality of fresh produce hitting Bangalore, India’s technology capital, according to a scientist with a horticulture research institute.
July 12, 2012
Bad monsoon will hit India's turmeric production
Low supplies with farmers adopting a wait-and-watch stance are pushing up turmeric prices in India, the largest grower and exporter of the yellow spice, but farmer-joy will be short-lived because lower than normal monsoon rains could leave them with little or nothing to sell in the 2012-13 season, said a local turmeric merchants association.
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