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Can a weak monsoon slow India's economy? Here's what investors need to knowA 10% rain deficit could add as much as one-percentage-point to headline consumer inflation driven by food prices, according to research by...
El Niño is set to further disrupt India's $300 billion farm supply chainIndia's crucial monsoon rains are delayed, disrupting the nation's $300 billion farm economy just as planting season begins. This agricultu...
India has contingency plans in place amid 40% rainfall deficit, says Agriculture CommissionerWhile India is currently facing 40 per cent rainfall deficit, the country has prepared district-level contingency plans to tackle possible ...
What is El Niño and how does it affect India? Could it bring a drought-like monsoon and higher grocery bills?El Niño conditions are now active in the equatorial Pacific Ocean, raising concerns for India's monsoon. Warmer Pacific waters disrupt weat...
Science at scale: India’s journey from food security to global leadershipToday, India is the world’s largest producer of milk, pulses, and spices; the largest exporter of rice; and among the leading producers of ...
Beyond rice, wheat: Why India must revive native ‘orphan crops’ for protein securityIndia can boost nutrition security, cut import dependence, and build a global smart protein industry by scaling climate-resilient indigenou...
Tantrum of a problem child might cool India's economic engineThe IMD has retained its forecast for a below-normal monsoon in 2026, with El Nino expected to dominate the June-September season and rainf...
Macro, the Mightiest: Why India’s biggest macro variable still falls from the skyThe 2026 monsoon comes with a clear warning: Rainfall is forecast at 92% of the long-period average, with higher-than-usual probability of ...
Kharif reset: Farmers may ditch paddy and maize for soybean, pulses amid monsoon fearsAs the kharif season approaches, farmers are leaning towards cultivating oilseeds like soybean and pulses such as urad and masur, primarily...
West Asia conflict deals a double whammy to India’s farm sector: pre-harvest cost pressures, post-harvest shipping delaysSupply shocks, export disruptions, and labour shortages caused by the Iran war are beginning to strain India’s agriculture despite ample fo...
Tur dal prices rise more than 10% despite open import policyIn Pune, tur dal prices rose by over 10% in less than a month despite an open import policy. The industry cites raw material shortages and ...
India extends window for import of pulses, soyameal till DecemberThe decision comes amid uncertainty about the size, quality and time of arrival of the standing kharif crop due to erratic weather. Also, t...
States not informing Centre of pulses requirement: Ram Vilas PaswanCentre has repeatedly asked the state governments to give in writing their demands, but states which blame the GoI have not forwarded their...
Companies must explore Africa for producing pulses, oilseed: GovernmentIndia attaches great importance to private sector participation in agriculture and agri-business. There is an impressive presence of privat...
Go for 'YIP' strategy to boost pulses output: GovernmentTo improve yields, the government said measures need to be taken to control pests and diseases, introduce better variety of seeds, no-till ...
Another year of dal crisis looms, government takes stockSources said that government has to prepare for shortage of arhar considering the fact that India produces 80 per cent of arhar globally.
Order on pulse stock limit not trade distortion: India tells USExplaining the reason behind such a decision at a time when prices of pulses are sky rocketing, Sitharaman describe to them of the typical ...
Traders expect pulse prices to ease on imports, seek more time for stock limitsTraders and companies expect prices of pulses to drop significantly in the next few weeks as imported consignments reach Indian ports and e...
- Pulses import to come down by half this year: Khullar
The Government on Tuesday projected a 50 per cent drop this year in pulses import over last year due to prospects of a bumper production in...
- Govt likely to import 3 mt pulses to meet rising demand
India, which is facing shortage of pulses for the last few years, is likely to import three million tonnes in 2007-08 to meet the growing d...