-The Indian Express As many parts of the country reel under a back-to-back drought, Kavitha Iyer reports from the region that’s at the centre of the crisis. Weeks before hanging himself from a tree on his farm on June 1 this year, Kalyan Khomne, 55, read out a newspaper report to his son Shahdev. “It was about a farmer’s suicide in our taluka,” says 26-year-old Shahdev. His village, Nandurghat, and the nearby...
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Rice farmer grows crop with 60% less water, awarded -Adarsh Jain
-The Times of India COIMBATORE: The Indian Rice Research Institute, Hyderabad, has awarded a farmer from Dharapuram for adopting drip irrigation system in rice cultivation, thereby reducing water consumption by 60%. Parthasarathy M, 69, received the Innovative Rice Farmer Award on August 29. In all, 30 farmers from sixteen states were nominated for this award. Parthasarathy bagged the award for largescale adoption of drip irrigation for rice cultivation in Amaravathy sub-basin in Tamil...
More »SRI method a boon to paddy farmers -Vivek Bhoomi
-TheHansIndia.com Sangareddy: System of Rice Intensification (SRI), a new way of cultivating rice has gained prominence among the farmers of Mulugu and neighbouring villages in Medak district. The new form of cultivation is not just cost-effective, but also yields more than traditional form of rice cultivation. With the new method, it takes only 2 kg of seeds to sow an acre whereas in traditional method it takes 30 kg In SRI method,...
More »Bharat Bandh: All you need to know about the trade unions strike -Sai Nidhi
-DNA The nationwide one day strike according to the trade unions is supposed to be the biggest strike ever in the country. This protest is a strike against the anti-worker economic policies of the government. 10 central trade unions have declared a nation-wide strike on September 2 which is said to impact essential services. This strike is to protest against the changes that have been made in the labour laws by...
More »22% monsoon deficit in August, third driest since 1993 -Amit Bhattacharya & Neha Madaan
-The Times of India NEW DELHI/PUNE: August ended with a higher-than-anticipated rainfall deficit of 22% and with top India Meteorological Department officials saying the monsoon could start withdrawing in the next few days, the chances of a second successive drought year in the country appear high. IMD said the all India weighted average rainfall in August was 204.2mm against a normal of 261mm, making it the third lowest August rainfall in more...
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