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Crushing season ends, Punjab cane growers still await Rs.250-crore dues

Chandigarh, May 7 -- The sugarcane crushing season in Punjab concluded in March, but cane growers across the state are still awaiting payments worth nearly Rs.250 crore linked to the state government'... Read More


Fresh spell of showers pour trouble for procured wheat

Chandigarh, May 4 -- Widespread rainfall and thunderstorms across Punjab on Sunday morning and predictions for similar weather conditions on Monday and Tuesday have left the state food and civil suppl... Read More


Cost, tender hurdles sink Bhakra, Pong desilting plan

India, May 1 -- Chandigarh Efforts by the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) to clear decades of accumulated silt from the reservoirs of Bhakra Dam and Pong Dam have hit a roadblock, with high costs... Read More


Cost, tender hurdles sinkBhakra, Pong desilting plan

Chandigarh, May 1 -- Efforts by the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) to clear decades of accumulated silt from the reservoirs of Bhakra Dam and Pong Dam have hit a roadblock, with high costs, poor ... Read More


Storage blues for Punjab aswheat arrivals near 100 LMT

Chandigarh, April 27 -- With wheat arrivals in Punjab nearly touching 100 lakh tonnes on Sunday, the procurement drive has thrown up multiple challenges for state agencies, including storing freshly p... Read More


Centre sanctions Rs.576 crore to Punjab for crop residue mgmt

Chandigarh, April 24 -- The Union ministry of agriculture has sanctioned Rs.576 crore for crop residue management (CRM) to Punjab in the current financial year, marking the ninth consecutive year of c... Read More


Glut in mandis as eased norms spur wheat influx

Chandigarh, April 23 -- A sudden surge in the arrival of freshly harvested wheat has choked mandis across Punjab, with produce piling up faster than it can be lifted. The glut situation has left farme... Read More


Agri dept reports 2-quintal per acre dip in wheat yield

Chandigarh, April 21 -- Punjab agriculture department's crop-cutting experiments conducted to assess the wheat yield have shown an average decline of two quintals per acre compared to the 2025 season,... Read More


PAU to deploy geo-intel system for precise crop loss assessment

Chandigarh, April 20 -- Amid repeated crop losses due to inclement weather over the past few years, including this wheat season, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) has decided to deploy a geospatial... Read More


Surcharge on heavy industrial water users fetches Punjab Rs.110cr

Chandigarh, April 13 -- The Punjab water regulatory and development authority (PWRDA) has generated nearly Rs.110 crore in the 2025-26 fiscal year by imposing a surcharge on 1,733 industrial units con... Read More