Agriculture

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...

Rice, the most important food crop in Odisha, is mainly grown during the rainy season in about 3.5 million hectares. It is mainly a rain-fed crop as only 35% rice...

New Delhi: The functioning of all road and rail transport, markets and other public places will be affected for 12 hours (from 6 am to 6 pm) during a Bharat...

New Delhi: Reiterating their intent and determination, senior farmer leader Mahendra Singh Tikait’s son Narendra said on Wednesday that they are ready to protest at various points of the Delhi...