-Livemint.com Fertilizer department said in the presentation that international prices of fertilizers and raw materials have been constantly rising since January 2021 NEW DELHI: The central government is set to raise the subsidy on fertilizers for the kharif crop season to cool prices to Farmers, the department of fertilizers said in a presentation on Tuesday even as worries of protracted disruptions in key commodities continued to rattle global commodity and financial markets....

-Centre for Science and Environment It is becoming clearer by the day that chemical fertilizers are not a sustainable solution to the problem of depletion of soil nutrients as a result of agriculture, particularly crop production. Biofertilizers and organic fertilizers not only provide nutrients to crops, they also help in restoring soil health and ecological balance. As we (re)discover the power and potential of biofertilizers and organic fertilizers, we need to...

-Down to Earth States accuse the Centre of not taking any initiative to help them increase production of summer crops   Agricultural experts have warned that an unusually hot March and April this year may cause damage to summer crops, which are grown in the Indian subcontinent between ‘Rabi’ (winter) and ‘Kharif’ (monsoon) crops. States have also accused the Centre of not taking any initiative to help them increase production of summer crops...

-ThePrint.in Diversification is critical for Punjab and Haryana Farmers who face the challenge of depleting water tables. We need another agricultural revolution. Every time we visit Punjab, we ask Farmers why they stick with the rice-wheat cropping pattern year on year. Especially when most are witnessing receding underground water levels, forcing them to deepen their borewells each year during the paddy season. One answer from a young farmer stayed with us. He...

-Press release by Samyukta Kisan Morcha dated 18th April, 2022 By canceling the bail of the main accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri murder case, Ashish Mishra alias Monu, the Supreme Court has restored hope in the justice system  After this order of the Supreme Court, Ajay Mishra Teni should be immediately sacked from the post of minister, failing which SKM will protest nationwide Justice should be given to the Farmers implicated in the...