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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...
Vegetable prices crash up to 80% since January, deepening farm distressVegetable prices have fallen sharply since January. Potatoes are down 40 percent, onions 50 percent, and tomatoes up to 80 percent. This is...
Induction cooktops, electric kettles sales surge amid LPG supply concernsTata Group's Croma said it has observed a threefold jump in demand for induction cooktops over the past few days, while Stovekraft Ltd, the...
Excess rains don’t just affect cricket matches; they hurt Indian economy tooIndia's 2024 monsoon, the heaviest since 2020, brought both relief and chaos. While aiding recovery from last year's drought, the excess ra...
Not just tomatoes and veggies, a lot else fills the RBI's basket of inflation woesRising food prices, including a doubling in the price of tomatoes in India and a shortage of sugar, have increased the nation's headline in...
Congress goes on offensive on BJP after FCI saw fewer bids for its riceThe All India Congress Committee (AICC) has accused the Modi government of being “vindictive” for its reluctance to provide rice for Karnat...
Karnataka rice wars: Beneficiaries to get cash in lieu of riceAfter failing to procure enough rice at a good price from both the states and Central corporations, the Karnataka Cabinet on Wednesday anno...
Seasonal supply side problems adding to inflation, govt monitoring continuously: Finance MinisterHighlighting that efforts have also been made to bring down fuel and natural gas prices, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the...
BJP, RSS attacking democracy, spreading hatred & violence: Rahul Gandhi in poll-bound KarnatakaThe Congress party has announced four poll 'guarantees' - 200 units of free power to all households (Gruha Jyoti), Rs 2,000 monthly assista...
Food of the future: The business and economy of super grainsOnce known as inferior coarse grains, millets are now known as super grains for the huge health, economic and environmental benefits they o...
Indian agri exports to depend heavily on normal monsoon to come close to $50 billion mark achieved last yearIndia also has to increase the shipment of other products that have a potential for upsizing — e.g., organic cereal, millets, select hortic...
2021: Telangana witnesses political slugfest between ruling TRS and BJPThe BJP followed up its 2020 electoral surprises in Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) and Dubbak assembly bypolls with the Huz...
Bengaluru's 136-year-old Central College batted for many sociopolitical causesCollege is also the birthplace of modernist literature and cricket in state.
Tamil Nadu CM seeks meeting with Karnataka counterpartTamil Nadu Chief Minister Edapadi Palaniswami’s office has asked for an appointment with Siddaramaiah to pressure him to release more water...
Congress, BJP go all out in video war over beef in poll-bound KarnatakaThe online video duel with dripping sarcasm began with Congress posting a tweet titled 'recipe for a BJP star campaigner,' targeting Uttar ...
GI, look at that! A list of India's GI tagged productsIt is a tapestry of the country's diversity and a testament to the uniqueness of its regions. India has given 303 GIs, including for 11 for...
Drought-hit villages and taluks in Cauvery basin get local flavour of conflictAs the water-sharing dispute between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka rages, the conflicts in the drought-hit villages and taluks in the Cauvery ba...
Cauvery, Indus Treaty and Brahmaputra: River water proving to be source of potential conflictWhen threats to water security loom large and control over rivers is used to score political points, conflicts are a natural outcome.
Centre's policies favour traders at the cost of farmers, says Krishna Byre GowdaThe way I see it, these moves by the Centre suggest that it is targeting to benefit traders, middlemen and consumers by squeezing the farme...
Quick Getaway: Trek up to Maharashtra's Dabhosa Waterfall or get spiritual at Rajasthan's Sachiya Mata TempleET-Travel suggests you take a casual day off at work to make the most of an extended weekend in the coming months. Here's where you can hea...