Above normal monsoon may help increase production of rice, oilseeds and pulsesN Chattopadhyay, Deputy Director General Meteorology, India Meteorology Department said, "The overall framework is very positive now."
15 Apr, 2016, 01.25 PM IST
Home Ministry asks Election Commission for delimitation exercise in TelanganaThe Home Ministry has asked the Election Commission to undertake a delimitation exercise for the Legislative Council for the state of Telan...
23 Apr, 2015, 11.09 PM IST
Gujarat Handloom Corp to launch e-commerce portal; inks MoU with eBay"Under the brand 'Garvi-Gurjari', we are going to create our own website so that products can be sold through online platform. We are expec...
04 Feb, 2015, 12.08 PM IST
Drugs for Ebola likely to have an Indian connectionIndia may well be the place where the drug to fight the killer Ebola virus originates, with two drug candidates discovered in Bengaluru.
20 Dec, 2014, 01.03 PM IST
Hailstorms hit Maharashtra farmers where it hurtsEven as the agricultural department is assessing the damage, horticulture cash crops like grapes, pomegranates and oranges have been affect...
11 Mar, 2014, 04.14 AM IST
Delhi tops in sexual harassment incidents, Uttar Pradesh followsIt can still be horrendously difficult to get sexual harassment recognised and punished with complainants often subjected to further humili...
11 Jan, 2014, 10.28 AM IST
Andhra Pradesh ban may hit online ticketing, travel operatorsThe Andhra Pradesh Transport Department’s ban on online booking of tickets for private buses is set to hurt ticketing companies like Redbus...
30 Nov, 2013, 12.00 PM IST
Rainfall is scanty in a few pockets in peninsular IndiaThere are pockets in peninsular India which are still waiting for good rainfall.
05 Sep, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
CRIDA to have facility to develop climate-proof crop varietiesThe facility -- Phenomics platform -- is being set up at an estimated cost of Rs 10 crore under the NICRA to study climate change impacts i...
26 Jun, 2013, 12.02 PM IST
- Farmers adopt local micro irrigation to mitigate the impact of water scarcity
Farmers have started adopting technologies that help mitigate the impact of water scarcity and maximise output with minimum inputs.
06 Aug, 2012, 02.04 AM IST
Receding monsoon poses threat to paddy, grains, pulses, oil seedsAfter the spurt in past week, monsoon has receded from the north western and central parts of the country posing a threat on paddy, oilseed...
16 Jul, 2012, 09.26 AM IST
- Rains may weaken again, paddy and oilseeds at risk
Monsoon rains may weaken again after the spurt in the past week, posing a risk to paddy and oilseed planting that had revived in recent day...
11 Jul, 2012, 08.16 AM IST
- Truant rains may spoil the party for Guar farmers
Deficient rains in parts of Rajasthan may spoil the party for overenthusiastic farmers who have expanded guar acreage this kharif season.
09 Jul, 2012, 06.02 AM IST
- Pickup in sowing likely this week as rains return
A pickup in sowing is expected this week in major parts of the country due to a revival in monsoon rains.
19 Jun, 2012, 03.54 AM IST
Monsoon progress sluggish, crop yields will not suffer feel expertsSeveral parts of the country are anxiously waiting for monsoon showers as the prolonged dry spell since March has reduced soil moisture.
07 Jun, 2012, 03.16 AM IST
- Worry lines deepen on monsoon, farm fears
Key concern is the 47% probability assigned to normal monsoon, well below the 53% last year when the rainfall was normal but its distributi...
05 May, 2012, 02.54 AM IST
- Satyam case: Court records BoB official's statement as witness
A local court trying the multi- crore Satyam fraud case today recorded the statement of an official of Bank of Baroda as a witness in the c...
15 Nov, 2010, 03.52 PM IST