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December 13, 2012

Purulia shellac industry declining

Tags: shellac, crop, West Bengal, Purulia, Government, support, training, farmers, seeds, yield, exports, restrictions, industry

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 01, 2012

Rains damage cotton crop in Punjab, Haryana

Tags: North India Cotton Processing Association, PAU, Punjab, Haryana, cotton, farmers, crop, rains, rainfall, cotton seed

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.

July 12, 2012

Bad monsoon will hit India's turmeric production

Tags: monsoon, rains, rainfall, turmeric, crop, failure, 2013, india, farmers, prices

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.

July 31, 2012

Jharkhand farmers to get relief package worth INR410 crore

Tags: Jharkhand, farmers, rainfall, relief, package, foodgrain, production, bumper, crop

In view of the looming drought situation in Jharkhand, the state government has announced an INR410 crore relief package for farmers, an official said. The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Arjun Munda on July 29.

July 26, 2012

Scanty rains might hit apple output in Himachal

Tags: scanty, rainfall, apple, production, output, Himachal Pradesh, healthy, crop, growers

The long dry spell during the monsoon season may see apple production in Himachal Pradesh falling by 20 percent from the projected 25 million boxes of 20kg each, but this will still be higher than last year's production of 14 million boxes.

June 18, 2012

Weather conditions hit tea crop in part of Assam, WB

Tags: Indian Tea Association, output, crop, production, rainfall, inadequate, weather, temperature, harvest, prospect

Tea crop in parts of Assam and West Bengal have been badly hit by the inadequate rainfall and high temperatures, as per estimates by the Indian Tea Association (ITA).

June 11, 2012

North Bengal tea cultivators worried over pest attack

Tags: North Bengal, tea, attack, crop, cultivation, india, pest, Lupar caterpillars, damage

Tea cultivators in North Bengal have been worried over the attack of a fatal pest on their crop, reports News Track India.

May 25, 2012

Centre to lift six-month quota of foodgrains for TPDS

Tags: Targeted Public Distribution System, TPDS, centre, foodgrains, bumper, crop, quota, allocation, advance

With its granaries overflowing and record food production for the third year in a row, the central government has decided to allow states to lift and distribute six months' quota of foodgrains under the Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) in one go. Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution KV Thomas has written to the states, requesting them to make the most of the facility of advance lifting of foodgrains, according to an official statement.

May 22, 2012

Over 125 lakh tonnes of wheat procured in Punjab

Tags: wheat, procurement, Punjab, Government, foodgrain, bumper, crop, state, target, authorities

Wheat procurement in Punjab has crossed the 125 lakh tonnes-mark during the current season, state Food and Supplies Department officials stated. The total procurement of wheat till the evening of May 17 was 12,585,758 tonnes, they said.

May 21, 2012

Punjab seeks Centre's permission to export wheat

Tags: Punjab, Chief Minister, foodgrain, exports, wheat, output, crop, production, Parkash Singh Badal

Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has asked the central government to allow export of wheat from the state. Talking to media at Rakhra village in Patiala district, 100 km from Chandigarh, Badal said that Punjab was facing a problem of storage of wheat, owing to the bumper crop this year.

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Purulia shellac industry declining

Rains damage cotton crop in Punjab, Haryana

Bad monsoon will hit India's turmeric production

Jharkhand farmers to get relief package worth INR410 crore

Scanty rains might hit apple output in Himachal

Weather conditions hit tea crop in part of Assam, WB

North Bengal tea cultivators worried over pest attack

Centre to lift six-month quota of foodgrains for TPDS

Over 125 lakh tonnes of wheat procured in Punjab

Punjab seeks Centre's permission to export wheat

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