Telangana’s Kharif season began on a strong note with excess rainfall boosting sowing beyond last year’s figures. But a growing urea shortage now threatens paddy crops, with experts warning of up to 50 per cent yield loss due to nitrogen deficiency
The Philippines has expressed interest in importing high-quality rice and paddy from Telangana to meet its growing foodgrain demand, estimated at two million metric tonnes for the coming year. During discussions in Delhi, Agriculture Minister Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. met Telangana's Civil Supplies Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy to explore export opportunities.
The Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme (KLIS) has transformed Telangana’s agriculture, reversing decades of drought and despair. The project is also about identity, dignity, and justice for State’s farmers
The malicious political narrative must move beyond narrow cost-benefit metrics to recognise KLIP’s role in correcting historical injustices, empowering the marginalised, and breaking cycles of poverty
