In a pressing appeal, the Indian Vegetable Oil Producers' Association urges a swift revision of India's edible oil import regulations. Rece...

Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan urged ICAR to increase pulse and oilseed productivity. He emphasized research must address groun...

India's bio-input expansion faces a skilled workforce shortage. This gap requires urgent development of training programs for biological sy...

Retail prices are rising due to reduced sowing of key kharif crops. Inflation has increased for rice, oilseeds, and major pulses in June. A...

Kharif crop sowing is 16 percent lower this season. This delay is attributed to a weak monsoon and El Nino effects. Area under pulses and c...

While the narrowing rainfall deficit has eased immediate concerns, experts say it is far too early to conclude that El Niño’s influence has...

Kharif sowing lags significantly behind last year due to delayed and uneven monsoon rains. Paddy, pulses, and oilseeds acreage shows substa...

India's crucial monsoon season has begun sluggishly, with a significant rainfall deficit raising concerns for the farm economy. Delayed sow...

A 10% rain deficit could add as much as one-percentage-point to headline consumer inflation driven by food prices, according to research by...

Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated 'Bharat Taxi', India's inaugural driver-owned ride-hailing platform, in Gujarat. Launched across ...

India is implementing contingency plans for over 300 vulnerable districts facing a potentially weak monsoon. With rains currently 43% below...

Indian farmers are planting more soybeans this year. Higher prices for soybeans are making them more profitable than corn. Forecasts of les...

Indian agriculture is at a crossroads, facing significant hurdles in the coming years. Analysts project little to no growth for agricultura...

El Niño conditions are now active in the equatorial Pacific Ocean, raising concerns for India's monsoon. Warmer Pacific waters disrupt weat...

A developing El Niño event thousands of miles away poses a significant threat to India's agriculture. This weather phenomenon is linked to ...

IMD Monsoon Update: The Southwest Monsoon is expected to arrive in Kerala around June 4. The India Meteorological Department reports favour...

India anticipates below-average monsoon rains this year, with precipitation expected to be less than 90% of the long-period average. This f...