Agriculture

Bhubaneswar:  Odisha Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra on Friday reviewed the progress of two major projects in Ganjam district – a river project on Rushikulaya basin and a beautification project...

Bhubaneswar: In view of drought-like emergency situation, field officers associated with agriculture and farming have been advised against leaving their headquarters and switching off their mobile phones. Presiding over a...

Balangir: The spectre of drought looming over Odisha took a tragic turn after a farmer reportedly committed suicide by consuming poison in Balangir district. The deceased was identified as Rechaka...

Bhubaneswar: Chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday directed the government officials to implement contingency crop plan for the farmers in view of drought-like situation in the state. Reviewing the possible...

Jharsuguda: The farmers of the district are facing drought-like situation due to scanty rainfall, said Odisha BJP secretary Tankadhar Tripathy on Friday. Tripathy, who accompanied a fact finding team of...

Hirakud Dam, one of India’s 'modern temples', came up across the Mahanadi river in undivided Sambalpur district in the 1950s. The dam ushered in a boom in agriculture, especially paddy...

Bhawanipatna: Large scale irregularities have come to fore in Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) in Kalahandi, Nuapda and Balangir districts. The farmers of these districts came to know about...

Bhawanipatna: The state government is planning to diversify economic activities, particularly agriculture sector, for development of the people of Kalahandi district, said Asit Tripathy, Principal Advisor to Chief Minister and...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Friday urged the Centre to hike the minimum support price (MSP) of paddy to Rs 2930 per quintal, thereby helping farmers in the state to...

New Delhi: The Union government on Wednesday raised minimum support price (MSP) of paddy by Rs 72 to Rs 1,940 per quintal. Dispelling protesting farmers’ apprehensions about MSP, Union Agriculture...