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Skewed subsidies make paddy most profitable
Massive subsidies for growers of paddy (rice), a water-guzzling cereal that has ecologically ruined Punjab and Haryana, along with state-guaranteed purchases,have made it the most profitable crop in the country, the reason why farmers don’t want to shift to scarce items such as pulses, a new study has said.
Updated on Jul 20, 2024 08:14 AM IST
Zia Haq, New Delhi
Paddy under DSR system far from target this time too
The paddy sowing process is almost over whereas only 2.25 lakh acres are under the DSR technique against the target of 7 lakh acres.
Published on Jul 14, 2024 10:40 PM IST
Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Chandigarh
Breach in canal hits paddy crop in Patti
The affected farmers said the embankment of the canal has turned weak owing to the lack of timely maintenance by the department concerned. Water reached the fields after it suffered a breach. Paddy on hundreds of the acres of land was damaged in Patti sub-division on Tuesday after Upper Bari Doab Canal (UBDC) suffered a breach in the early morning near Lohuka village.
Updated on Jun 26, 2024 05:08 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Tarn Taran
In poll season, political parties rush to claim the transformation of Kalahandi
Kalahandi’s chief district agriculture officer Bisweswar Sahu said the quantum of paddy procurement from the district is now second only to Bargarh district.
Updated on May 10, 2024 02:06 AM IST
Debabrata Mohanty, Kalahandi
SC seeks Centre, Punjab, Haryana’s response on PIL for fixing alternative crops’ MSP higher than paddy
A bench of justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan issued a notice to the Centre, States of Punjab, and Haryana, pollution control boards, agriculture universities, and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and asked them to file their replies
Updated on Apr 28, 2024 07:52 AM IST
Asian News International, New Delhi