Farmers of Haryana suffered because of unseasonal rain.
As many as 48 persons were injured in these incidents and 25 still missing, while so far, 2,29,074 persons have been evacuated from the flood and rain-affected affected areas and moved to safer places, the government said in a statement in Mumbai.
The finance ministry on Tuesday cited "green shoots" of recovery in agriculture, manufacturing and services sectors, and said the prompt policy measures taken by the government and RBI have helped reinvigorate the economy with minimal damage. Stating that the agricultural sector remains the foundation of the Indian economy, the ministry said that a normal monsoon, as has been forecast, should support the rebooting of economy.
The Ahmedabad-based maxEEma Biotech has announced the launch of a herbal insecticide that effectively combats Mealybug attacks on crops.
An ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh will be given per person to the next of kin of those killed in the floods.
Modi reviewed the situation in West Bengal and Odisha with chief ministers Mamata Banerjee and Naveen Patnaik, two days after the cyclone, the worst in years, devastated their states.
The current spell of rain was triggered by systems of low pressure formed along Kerala and Tamil Nadu coasts, Indian Meteorological Department sources said in Thiruvananthapuram. Torrential rains have been pounding the capital city and suburbs since Friday night, bringing roads under knee-deep water in busy Thampanur, Pazhavangadi and East Fort.
'A lot of unauthorised encroachments have taken place in our forest area.' 'The landslides are partly because of such encroachments.' 'The other factor is deforestation.' 'Protection of forest resources is not on the agenda of any government.' 'The damage caused by the rain in Kerala is a man-made factor.'
To tide over the difficulties due to incessant shutdowns, several farmers in Maharashtra have turned into aggregators and started selling their produce without the help of mandis or agents. They have started contracting with bulk consumers like hypermarkets and co-operative housing societies to sell their produce directly.
Modi said that these problems are 'deep-rooted' and must be addressed collectively for which he is open to suggestions.
Shortage of seeds, threat of El Nino expected to restrict sowing.
B D Pande was Punjab's governor during Operation Bluestar. In this excerpt from his memoir, In the Service of Free India: Memoir of a Civil Servant, Pande reveals what really went on behind the scenes during those dark days in India's history.
'The urge to name the upcoming Navi Mumbai airport after well-known personalities and the equally strong urge to rally in large numbers supporting this name and that; all of this amidst COVID-19, felt deplorable,' asserts Shyam G Menon.
Fresh floods hit at least six districts of northern Orissa on Monday affecting over 13 lakh people as major rivers in the region were rising alarmingly following heavy rains caused by depression.
Farmers remained hesitant in sowing vegetable seeds in drought-hit areas.
Around six lakh people have been housed in over 2000 relief camps in the two states.
Five people, including a minor girl, died and as many injured in separate incidents during heavy rains in Kullu, Kangra and Chamba districts of Himachal Pradesh.
RBI governor Raghuram Rajan is likely to cut rates in next monetary policy.
The Supreme Court on Monday came down heavily on certain states for not implementing welfare legislation National Food Security Act, saying that why a state like Gujarat was not implementing the law passed by Parliament.
Gusty winds, uprooted trees, torn roofs of hutments and sheds and snapped electric cables bore testimony to the impact of severe cyclonic storm 'Hudhud' which hit Andhra Pradesh's coastal districts on Sunday.
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At least 16 people have died in flood-related incidents in Odisha, where the situation remained grim even as major rivers were receding on Saturday. Two deaths each were reported from Bhadrak, Jajpur and Nayagarh districts while in worst-hit Ganjam district it remained unchanged at six and four in Jagatsinghpur, Special Relief Commissioner P K Mohapatra told reporters here after the situation was reviewed by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.
The Kashmir Valley on Tuesday remained cut off from the rest of the country even as incessant rains, accompanied by lightning, hailstorm and heavy snowfall lashed several parts of northern India, claiming at least 48 lives since Sunday.
The unexpected and heavy rain has affected standing crops in the onion producing regions in the state, and it is beginning to make its impact felt. It is said that even slight excess in rainfall can damage the highly perishable commodity.
Angry over irregular power supply, irate farmers on Tuesday ransacked the Maharashtra State Electricity Board office in Kalvan in Nasik district.
"Farmers would like to remind the PM that it is 'andolans' that have liberated India from colonial rulers and that is why we are proud to be 'Andolan-jivi'."
Teams of the National Disaster Response Force started landing in Gujarat with the help of the Indian Air Force to undertake preventive evacuation of people living on the west coast, an IAF official said.
Rising skills gap, falling exports, low productivity, rising debt and low foreign investment is jeopardising the target set for the textile and apparels sector
'At this time, staying in the game is more important.' 'If we do that, then wealth can be generated.'
The UNICEF said an estimated 2.4 million children have been affected by the recent floods in the country.
The toll in the killer nor'wester in Bihar rose to 54 as reports of 12 more deaths came from the 12 ravaged districts on Thursday.
The India Meteorological Department releases its long-range monsoon rainfall forecast only a few days prior to the actual onset of the monsoon, serving little purpose
Having developed a taste for what humans eat, the monkeys are wreaking havoc in Shimla, reports Ashwani Sharma.
As many as 19 persons had been killed in the last two days in various rain-related incidents including floods in Tamil Nadu, the government said on Wednesday and announced a total relief of Rs 76 lakh to their families.
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'I think he has lifetime exemptions at every major event but I suspect we are probably not going to see Tiger in a competitive golf event going forward.'
Last month authorities asked people living near the banks of swollen rivers to move to safer ground, but Ahmed said many refused to do so.
Continuous torrential rain and ensuing floods in the northern part of Fujian Province forced the Xiamen Railway Station to suspend all trains after some railway lines were disrupted.
The government on Thursday categorically told the Parliament it had no plans discontinue subsidies to the farm sector.
Maneka said the Union environment ministry "is writing to every state government, allowing them to provide a list of animals that can be killed so that the Centre can give permission.
The situation has improved marginally in Tripura and Mizoram in the past 24 hours.
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