Agriculture

As per preliminary reports received from the States, the total area sown under Rabi crops as on 23rd    December, 2015 stands at 520.07 lakh hectares. Wheat has been sown/transplanted in 259.37 lakh hectares, pulses in 125.95 lakh…

October 2013 was a critical month for the farmers of Odisha. Cyclone Phailin and subsequently heavy flood devastated the crops in 18 districts. More than 12 lakh hectares of area was affected, of which 7.82 lakh ha of area sustained more…

By Sagar Satapathy: Odisha Finance Minister Prasanna Acharya presented Budget for 2013-14 in Assembly in two parts today. He presented Rs 60,303.09 crore Budget, the highest-ever for Odisha for the financial year 2013-14, giving more…

Balangir: The indefinite hunger strike by the Lower Sukhtel Action Committee (LSAC) in Balangir has entered Day 8 today. Seven people, with the support of 28 Organizations and Associations of Balangir have been on a sit-in dharna to…