
Kanpur agriculture dept advisory (June 29, 2026): farmers urged to protect crops from heatwave/drought with mulching, drip irrigation, and timely sowing.
In India's drought-hit Anantapur district, farmer Mekala Shiva Shankar Reddy transformed 180 acres into a high-income, water-efficient agricultural model. He adopted drip irrigation, fertigation, and diversified into high-value horticultural crops like grapes…