Leader of opposition R Ashoka, along with BJP leaders, reviews crop conditions and interacts with farmers in Karekal lu village in Ballari taluk on Thursday Ballari/Koppal: Leader of opposition R Ashoka on Thursday accused the state govt of failing to respond to the worsening drought situation and claimed the state treasury was “empty”, leaving the…
Krishna River water being released to Bhima River from Narayanpaur Basava Sagar Kalaburagi: The Regional Commissioner of Kalaburagi division has ordered the release of water from the Narayanapura reservoir to meet the drinking water needs of people and livestock in Afzalpur, Jewargi and Yadrami taluks of Kalaburagi district, which have been facing an acute shortage…
Soyabean crop in the farmland belonging to Vinod Patil, a farmer from Chikkbagewadi in Bailhongal taluk Belagavi: Concerned over inadequate rainfall and the possibility of crop losses, farmers in Belagavi district are increasingly opting for crop insurance under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY). Against the district’s sowing target of 7.52 lakh hectares, cultivation…
Kalaburagi: In a stark reminder of the deepening drought distress, a sugarcane farmer from Allagi village in Afzalpur taluk of Kalaburagi district destroyed his four-acre crop after failing to sustain it due to a prolonged dry spell. On Monday, he cleared his farmland by ploughing the standing crop into the soil.More than one-and-a-half months into…
Saplings Failing Because Of Long Dry Spell, Lack Of Maintenance Guidelines Bengaluru: After Bangalore Development Authority’s (BDA) mega plantation drive on June 27, saplings have begun withering at several locations, raising critical questions over post-plantation maintenance.A TOI visit to plantation sites at Byalakere, Medi Agrahara and Guni Agrahara in Dr Shivaram Karanth Layout found several…
Once spread across 40,000 hectares, paddy cultivation in Kodagu is shrinking steadily as farmer interest declines Madikeri: Kodagu district, once known for flourishing agriculture, is now witnessing a reversal, with the area under cultivation—particularly paddy—declining rapidly. Earlier, paddy was cultivated on about 40,000 hectares, but this area has reduced significantly as farmers show declining interest…
A defunct tube well in Ranchi Ranchi: The water crisis in the city has worsened, with 220 hand pumps, 5 high-yield deep tube wells (HYDTs) and 20 mini-HYDTs turning dry or becoming defunct, forcing residents of several localities to depend on tankers, stored water and alternative sources.Data from Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) on Saturday showed…
