Malshiras (Maharashtra), A day after terming Sharad Pawar as a wandering soul, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday continued his attack on the NCP leader, saying he did not do much for farmers while being the Union agriculture minister. “When a big Maharashtra leader was Union agriculture minister, farmers used to make rounds of sugarcane … Read more
“The tourists love to see the cute bambis and feed them and I’ve never seen them attack a person or bite,” said Tsutomu Harada, a tour guide who has visited Nara several times. “For us, they are sacred animals that must be respected but they are also one of the most important tourist attractions in … Read more
A farm in Australia has grown the heaviest blueberry the world has ever seen. It’s so big, in fact, that it could be used to play ping pong – assuming it could bounce, of course. Guinness World Records announced the “behemoth blueberry” on Friday, saying it weighed in at 20.4 grams, almost 70 times more … Read more
European Union country leaders will urge the EU to work quickly on more measures to support farmers in response to months of protests by angry agriculture workers, draft conclusions for an EU leaders’ summit showed. The EU has already watered down some environmental policies in response to the sometimes violent protests, but with farmers still … Read more
At Shambhu, near the border with the state of Haryana, protesting farmers from the “Delhi Chalo” (Let’s Go to Delhi) movement were prevented by government forces from advancing towards the capital. Thousands of women farmers from various parts of Punjab and Haryana converged at the protest site on Friday, protesting against what they see as … Read more
The protest was sparked by the death of 21-year-old farmer Shubhkaran Singh, who was killed near Khanauri, a town in the state of Punjab, allegedly during clashes with the police on February 21. Twelve security personnel were also reportedly injured in the clashes. On February 13, thousands of farmers from Punjab chanted “Delhi Chalo” (Let’s … Read more
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd on Wednesday said the ongoing farmers’ protest demanding a guaranteed Minimum Support Prices (MSP), among others, is unlikely to have any “significant impact” on tractor sales volumes. The company said the tractor industry is expected to see a 5 per cent volume decline this fiscal. Earlier in the day, Mahindra & … Read more
Paris — French farmers angry over increased taxes and European agriculture policies they say threaten their livelihoods were on the roads well before dawn Wednesday, blocking highways and access roads to Paris. The protests, now about two weeks old, brought traffic to a standstill in many places as tractors blocked lanes or entire sections of highways … Read more
By Sylvie Corbet and John Leicester | Associated Press JOSSIGNY, France — Protesting farmers encircled Paris with traffic-snarling barricades Monday, using hundreds of lumbering tractors and mounds of hay bales to block highways leading to France’s capital to pressure the government over the future of their industry, which has been shaken by repercussions of the … Read more
Farmers said their objective was to establish eight chokepoints on major roads into Paris. French farmers block a highway with their tractors during a protest. Photo: Reuters “We need answers,” said Karine Duc, a farmer in the southwestern Lot-et-Garonne department, as she joined a convoy of tractors heading for Paris. “This is the final battle … Read more
