The Union Agriculture Ministry estimates that India’s chickpea production for 2019-20 will be at 11.22 million tonnes (mt), a sharp increase from last year’s 9.94 mt and marginally short of 2017-18's record high of 11.38 mt. Swaraj India leader Yogendra Yadav has said India is in the midst of a “policy-driven crisis in which the […]
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Centre turns down Maharashtra’s plea for Rs 500 crore assistance in fodder crisis
Failure of the monsoons, especially in Nashik and Marathwada, has led to the declaration of drought in 151 talukas of the state. Both rabi and kharif crops have been hit in these areas with water scarcity taking a toll on human and animals alike. As rural Maharashtra reels under the grip of another drought, the […]