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India’s wheat area damaged from hail, potentially curbing supply -Pratik Parija and Prabhudatta Mishra

-Livemint.com About 12.1 million hectares of the 30.6 million hectares of wheat planted was damaged from the hail and rain on 1 March to 18 March New Delhi: India's wheat crop may be smaller than the record forecast by the government after hailstorm this month damaged planted areas. About 12.1 million hectares of the 30.6 million hectares of wheat planted was damaged from the hail and rain on 1 March to 18...

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India opposes new US proposals on food stocks -D Ravi Kanth

-Livemint.com US suggests examining food security policies of WTO members to arrive at ‘best practices' for public stockholding Geneva: Recent US proposals aimed at finding a permanent solution to the tussle over public stockholding for food security are inconsistent with what members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) are required to accomplish as part of the so-called Bali mandate, Indian officials said. At an informal meeting of the Doha agriculture negotiating body...

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In arid Marathwada, villagers dig hours to fill a pot of water -Priyanka Kakodkar

-The Times of India BEED/JALNA: In the pitch darkness at 3am, the village of Katchincholi empties out onto the bone-dry river bed of the Godavari. Armed with as many pots as they can carry, the women start digging the gravel with their hands. Once a muddy pool of water appears, they scoop it into their pots. Then they strain the sludge and stones. This is the water the village drinks. A single...

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Politics over crop loss: Cong accuses Modi of somersault on farmers’ issues

-The Times of India NEW DELHI: A strong political fight has erupted between the government and the opposition parties over providing relief to farmers suffering crop loss due to unseasonable rains and hailstorm. Hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused the opposition of spreading lies on the land acquisition bill, Congress hit back and accused Modi of somersault on farmers' issue. Ahmed Patel, Political Secretary to Congress President Sonia Gandhi, said farmers...

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The land of fortune and farmer suicides -Sumit Mishra and Pramit Bhattacharya

-Livemint.com A Mint analysis based on a wide range of district level indicators of assets and amenities shows how Maharashtra's wealth is very unevenly spread If India is a land of contradictions, Maharashtra is its befitting exemplar. It is at once the country's cradle of wealth and its most poignant symbol of agrarian distress, where many millionaires are born, and many farmers commit suicides each year. Maharashtra is the wealthiest of all...

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