Dumka, May 3: Bishnu Gorai, a farmer at Bilkandi hamlet under Raneshwar block in Dumka district, is not sure whether he can marry off his elder daughter this year. The dry spell has poured cold water on this father
A man quenches his thirst at a drinking water shed in Balangir.
BHAWANIPATNA: Kalahandi is in the grip of acute water crisis sans rains since September last. Most of the water sources have dried up and farmers are apprehending loss of paddy crops in many minor irrigation ayacut areas.
The Puthimari embankments on both the banks have a number of vulnerable points and if immediate steps are not taken to strengthen the embankments at these points, the river may cause more devastation for the localities situated along its banks in the coming days. This was the apprehension expressed by the local residents while talking to this correspondent recently.
This new policy brief focuses on small-scale agriculture,an important contributor to poverty reduction, rural development, and food security. It recommends support for small holder agriculture, for which the support has declined sharply in the past three decades.
The state of California has adopted regulations to curb greenhouse-gas emissions from transportation fuels, codifying evidence that biofuels are significantly dirtier than they were once thought to be.
Cultivation of summer Mug dal has been gaining popularity in various districts of the region for the last couple of years with the farmers reaping higher economic benefit from the increased demand for this variety of pulse.
Sirhind/ Bassi Pathana: After the inclement weather, fire has destroyed wheat crop and stubble on hundreds of acres of land this season in Fatehgarh Sahib and adjoining areas.
The government has made all arrangements to provide 10 million tons of urea to the farmers at their door steps across the country for 2009-2010 Kharif crops cotton, rice and sugarcane.
