Tag: Farmers
Neighbours Prestina Sangkly, Dilip Rabha, and Mercy Lyngdoh, unknown to each other a decade ago, had something in common. They were farmers who struggled to sell their fruits of labour—the…
Failure to enhance the approved quantity could lead to widespread dissatisfaction among farmers and trigger protests and law-and-order issues in major mango-growing districts of the State, says the department. |…
In a major step towards strengthening the rights of women engaged in agriculture and allied sectors, the Maharashtra Assembly has unanimously passed the Maharashtra Women Farmers Empowerment Bill, 2026, a…
IRS Officer Dr P. Sudhakar Naik Chose Overnight Bus Journeys to Help Farmers Fight Water Scarcity...
As offices emptied on Friday evenings and people headed home to unwind, Dr P. Sudhakar Naik was just beginning another journey. Instead of looking forward to a restful weekend, the…
2 min readAhmedabadUpdated: Jun 30, 2026 10:28 PM IST Senior Congress leader and former Rajya Sabha member Shaktisinh Gohil on Tuesday demanded that the Gujarat government immediately implement the Pradhan…
Originally reported and written in July 2023, this story has been republished as part of our archival content. Maharashtra’s Sachin Gore grows sugarcane and turmeric in his 3.5-acre farmland but…
The loan officer did not begin with a stack of papers. Instead, a satellite image appeared on the screen. From hundreds of kilometres above the Earth, it showed a patchwork…
Originally reported and written in July 2023, this story has been republished as part of our archival content. In the heart of Kerala’s Idukki district, a collective of farmers toils…