According to officials, a rainfall deficit of anywhere between 30% and 70% has been recorded in regions across the Nilgiris, with an average deficit of 50%
Crop insurance action plan should be implemented effectively to safeguard farmers against weather-related risks, says Chief Minister; terms suicide of a student from Rampachodavaram as deeply distressing and directs officials to engage experts for proper assessment of students' mental health and counselling
Fresh incidents reported from Aralam, Kolayad, and Sreekandapuram highlight the growing threat to lives, agriculture, and livestock in forest-fringe villages
Silage and total mixed ration manufacturing being encouraged by extending industrial incentives at the district level, says Animal Husbandry Director
Season-specific floriculture, which expanded significantly across regional clusters to cater to the festive demand for Pookkalams has been hit hard. Flower crops such as marigold and jasmine are suffering from moisture stress, leading to stunted plant development and premature drying
An intensifying El Nino and global warming are driving a shift in India’s monsoon rainfall, creating more erratic weather patterns that threaten to dent agricultural output and strain power grids. This year’s monsoon opened with India’s fifth-driest June on record and rainfall almost 40 per cent below normal levels, followed by a sudden deluge early this month – when about a month’s worth of precipitation was dumped on cities like Mumbai in a single week. Since then, the weather system has...
Agriculture Minister Tummala Nageswara Rao chairs review meet on contingency plan for erstwhile Karimnagar district; stresses timely implementation of contingency measures, promotion of drought-tolerant and other suitable alternative crops, water conservation and farmer awareness programmes to safeguard livelihoods
Weather reports from the Central and State agencies indicate a high probability that El Niño conditions will persist through the remainder of 2026, raising fears of below-normal rainfall, prolonged dry spells, and rising temperatures
Preliminary assessments indicate that nearly 80% of the sown crop has been lost in several affected areas due to inadequate rainfall and persistently high temperatures: Parameshwara
Majority of the major, medium, and minor irrigation reservoirs in Telangana are presently at, or very close to, their Minimum Draw Down Level (MDDL)
According to IMD data, the normal rainfall in Idukki during the monsoon season up to July 14 is 1,096.6 mm, but the district received only 492 mm
In the fields of central Luzon, farmers who planted their rice in June are watching the sky with worry. Out over the Pacific, a familiar spectre is gathering strength – and with it, the threat of empty granaries and hungry households. The Philippines has a plan for this year’s “super” El Nino, on paper at least. But to the Filipinos out actually working the paddies, that plan is barely perceptible. “We don’t see anything visible, it’s all talk,” said Raul Montemayor, national manager of the...
Over 63% of mandals in 32 rural districts record deficient to large deficient rainfall; water levels in reservoirs remains gloomy
All is not well in the famed ‘Granary of South India’. Between a poor southwest monsoon and lack of water in the Cauvery, crops and farmers are left high and dry. The kuruvai cultivation area in Thanjavur alone has dipped to around 89,000 acres this season from around 1,94,000 acres in the previous cultivation year. This report describes the situation on the ground
Crop survey of monsoon season begins with sowing having been completed in 2.63 lakh hectares in the district
Twenty-Point Programme Implementation Chairman Lanka Dinakar said chemical fertilizer use had fallen over 10% and the State expected about ₹300 crore under the Centre’s PM PRANAM scheme
Agriculture Minister says Centre closely monitoring situation in States; expresses confidence that rainfall will gain further momentum during July
Residents said that the existing stone quarry has polluted water bodies and groundwater, affecting agriculture in surrounding villages
Hong Kong’s Northern Metropolis is positioned as the city’s next engine of growth – a long-term solution to land supply, economic transformation and cross-boundary integration. Just as importantly, the government has stressed that this massive undertaking will embed nature conservation and urban-rural integration at its core. Yet, a growing contradiction lies at the heart of this vision. The very landscapes that could support a green, sustainable and liveable Northern Metropolis – its remaining...
Agriculture Minister T. Siddique, addressing a district-level review meeting in Kottayam, directs officials to take steps to ensure quality of paddy
Summer came too early to Europe’s most important rice-growing region, and weeds are taking over Sharon Angoli’s parched paddies in Italy’s Pavia province. “That one is done for, no matter what happens,” the 22-year-old said as she surveyed one desolate field that has been baked by what is among the most severe heatwaves to hit the continent in June. Even abundant rains for the rest of the summer would probably not save the crop, she said. Angoli and her father, Carlo, also fear for their other...
In Wayanad, rainfall deficit has adversely affected agriculture. The district received only 270.23 mm of rain in June, the lowest for the month in the past five years, according to Hume Centre for Ecology and Wildlife Biology
In Wayanad, rainfall deficit has adversely affected agriculture. The district received only 270.23 mm of rain in June, the lowest for the month in the past five years, according to Hume Centre for Ecology and Wildlife Biology
Every year, farmers in India burn millions of tonnes of stalks, husks and other plant matter left after a harvest that has long contributed to winter smog in South Asia. But the agricultural waste – also known as crop residue – could become a source to make sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for airlines around the world, according to a new study. SAF is a green alternative to conventional jet fuel derived from a blend of aviation turbine fuel and raw materials for use in aircraft. By combining...
Agriculture Department told to promote alternate crops in view of weak monsoon; one nodal agricultural scientist to be appointed for each of the district’s 30 hoblis to guide farmers
Collector says that State government has plans to cultivate orchards in 16,000 hectares in the district during the first phase
Scanty rainfall is causing concern as farmers have completed weed-removing activities in young cotton, green gram and red gram crops