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Tuesday, August 19, 2025
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Topic: Farmer

IMD issues ‘heat stress’ advisory to wheat farmers amid high temperatures

The weather department says maximum temperatures are likely to be 3-5 degrees Celsius above normal in several regions.

Heavy rain forecast for October raises concern about India’s rice, wheat crops

Monthly rainfall is expected at 115% of the long-term average based on the India Meteorological Department, posing risks for summer-sown crops such as rice and the planting of wheat.

IIT Guwahati researchers create edible coating to boost shelf life of fruits, vegetables

The layer, made primarily from micro-algae extract, can be directly coated on the vegetable or even morphed into a vegetable storage pouch.

Chicken or egg, farmer comes last in India’s wildly swinging poultry business

Hit by mounting losses, small poultry owners have been reduced to mere labourers, rearing chickens on contract for large suppliers.

Zero-budget natural farming should become a mass movement, says PM Modi in Varanasi

Addressing an event in his parliamentary constituency Varanasi, PM Modi said people should be made aware of the benefits of zero-budget farming, which reduces the cost of agriculture.

Rakesh Tikait urges President Biden to focus on farmers’ concern during meeting with PM Modi

Tikait also appealed to Indians living in the US to raise banners saying 'No Farmer No Food' as mark of protest when Modi will go to speak at the UN General Assembly on 25 September.

Protesting farmers to observe Independence Day as ‘Kisan Mazdoor Azaadi Sangram Diwas’

Farmers are planning to mark the day with Tiranga rallies at block and tehsil levels following a call by Samyukt Kisan Morcha. However, the farmers stressed they will not enter Delhi.

PM Modi transfers Rs 19,500 cr to over 9.75 cr beneficiaries under PM-KISAN scheme

Govt has so far transferred nine installments amounting to Rs 1.57 lakh crore to farmers under the scheme. Eligible farmers get Rs 6,000 a year in three quarterly installments.

Indian farmer and soldier as ‘he’— why 21st century editors are at war with their keyboards

Grammar is not a divine monolith. If we don’t include all people when we write, even a single pronoun can snip a little girl’s dreams.

Percentage of suicides by daily-wage laborers have nearly doubled between 2014 and 2018

According to the latest NCRB data, the daily wage earners and those with an annual income of less than Rs 1 lakh accounted for the highest number of suicide victims.

On Camera

Reform and globalisation — India’s dual challenge hold answer to Trump’s tariff turmoil

India can convert the tariff turmoil into an opportunity to position itself as the world’s go-to trade partner. It has the scale and heft, but needs the boldness.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

India provides Nepal with military equipment, medical supplies; PM Oli likely to visit next month

New Delhi: India has handed over military equipment, medical supplies, trained dogs and horses to the Nepalese Army Monday, ahead of Prime Minister K.P....

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?