 | Weather wreaks havoc for farmers in Punjab, U'khand, UPUnseasonal rains, lightening kill livestock in many areas of U’khand; SDRF teams deployed |
 | Multiple panels formed, yet Centre flip-flops on banning toxic pesticidesLater the Industry body filed a petition in the Rajasthan High Court and got a stay on the ban order. |
 | Telangana CM announces Rs 10,000 per acre compensation for crop losses due to rainsThe Chief Minister claimed that this was the first time in the country that a State government was paying compensation for damaged crops. |
 | Better attention by agriculture extension officers on villages raises farmers' hopesThe budget envisages nominating one scientist per block either from nearby agricultural colleges or from agriculture research centres and farm science centres. |
 | Namma Bengaluru Habba to Celebrate city’s vibrant journeyOfficials of the Kannada and Culture Department, who are organising the Bengaluru Habba, said from the next year, it will be held in January, on the first Saturday and Sunday of the Sankranti week. |
 | Mid-march snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda leaves fruit growers worriedThe unseasonal snowfall and the sudden dip in temperature have done a lot of damage to the fruit-bearing trees. |
 | India's museums, culture department offices face staff crunchEmployee strength less by 38 per cent across the country; 35 per cent of Group A, including senior posts, lying vacant in most institutions |
 | Farmers stare at huge losses due to rain, hailstormAccording to the IMD data, the rain registered in wheat-growing regions ranged from 137 per cent to 10,000 per cent above the normal on March 18. |
 | Parliamentary panel moots building statues of historical figures in all statesOne of the significant recommendations made by the panel is the creation of a National Culture University with affiliated colleges in each of the states and union territories (UTs). |
 | Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Tamil Nadu among 11 states with reduced number of insured farmersOnly three states, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka and Uttarakhand, have witnessed an increase in insured areas. |
 | Government has prohibited over 17 pesticides in past five years: Union Agriculture MinisterThe manufacture, import, storage, sale, distribution, use, etc of pesticides are regulated by the Insecticides Act, 1968, and the Insecticides Rules, 1971 made there under. |
 | INTERVIEW | The national requirement of wheat is around 250 lakh metric tonnes: FCI chief'We had a discussion with all the states in which we decided on a realistic target of 342 LMT' |
 | How temperature forecast can cut losses for farmersBut things didn’t go as well as his expectations. “The untimely heat in February month has affected our crops – both quality and quantity,” said Yadav to this newspaper. |
| Tiruchy farmers unimpressed by fund allocation for pulses cultivationThe major reason to promote this after samba cultivation is that it can enhance soil fertility ahead of the next crop season." |
 | Budworm infestation back to haunt jasmine farmers in Tiruchy, say half their produce hitWhen enquired, a block level horticulture official clarified that it was budworm infestation at work. |
 | Rethinking the Indus civilisationThis Bronze Age civilisation covered a vast area, from Balochistan in the west to Western UP in the east, from Afghanistan in the north to Gujarat in the south. |
 | PACS in uncovered gram panchayats to be upgraded to bank branches in OdishaThe state government is providing space to banks for opening branches at GP level free of cost for five years. |
 | TN farmers meet Odisha Agriculture Minister, seek supportThe delegation also submitted a memorandum addressed to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik seeking his government’s help in realising its demands. |
 | Agro Food Chamber demands govt to include agriculture subject in a school education"The government should implement the agriculture curriculum as a mandatory subject in schools and colleges and the southern districts should be declared as food processing hubs. |
 | Youngsters need to know the Tamil culture and heritageDistrict Collector Dr S Aneesh Sekhar briefed the significance of the event in the presence of MKU vice-chancellor J Kumar. |
