Govt draws up contingency plans for 315 districts amid 42% rain deficitIndia faces a significant 42% rainfall deficit this monsoon, exacerbated by El Nino. The government is implementing contingency plans acros...
24 Jun, 2026, 01.22 AM IST
From queues to QR codes: A state in India may have found the fix for India’s fertiliser distribution woesWhile the Madhya Pradesh government projects it as a major reform to streamline fertiliser distribution, industry stakeholders say it’s sti...
18 May, 2026, 10.46 AM IST
PM Modi virtually inaugurates Rs 76.5 crore milk powder plant in IndorePrime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a new milk powder plant in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. This facility, costing Rs 76.5 crore, will boos...
11 Oct, 2025, 03.43 PM IST
Area under soybean cultivation shrinks on-year owing to rain impact, shift to other cropsSoybean cultivation in India has decreased by 2.63% this year due to crop shifts and heavy rains during sowing. While Maharashtra and parts...
19 Aug, 2025, 01.22 PM IST
India’s soybean acreage to decline as farmers shift to corn, sugarcaneIndian farmers are expected to decrease soybean cultivation this year, potentially shifting to corn and sugarcane due to better profitabili...
27 May, 2025, 04.12 PM IST
Govt to buy soybeans to help farmers reeling from lossesIndia will purchase soybeans from farmers in Madhya Pradesh at government-set support prices to assist those affected by falling domestic r...
11 Sep, 2024, 08.45 PM IST
Centre approves MSP procurement of soyabean in MaharashtraThe central government has approved the procurement of soybean at Minimum Support Price (MSP) for Madhya Pradesh, in addition to Maharashtr...
11 Sep, 2024, 01.47 PM IST
Insufficient rainfall in many parts of India could hit kharif crop sowingAs per IMD, 47% of the 716 districts from where the weather office gets its data recorded a 'large deficiency' of rainfall till June 22 whi...
23 Jun, 2023, 02.55 AM IST
Govt aims to bring additional 6.37 lakh hectare under oilseeds in 2021 kharif seasonThe Centre on Thursday said it has chalked out a multi-pronged strategy to bring in an additional 6.37 lakh hectare area under oilseeds in ...
20 May, 2021, 08.05 PM IST
Soybean crop needs rain in a week, otherwise yields will fall, says trade bodyIn Maharashtra, the crop has been sown again in 20% -25% of the area due to poor germination of seeds that were sowed the first time. Crop ...
20 Jul, 2020, 04.31 PM IST
Delayed rains to impact sowing of pulses, soyabeanIn Madhya Pradesh, rainfall has been more than 70 per cent below average this month.
17 Jun, 2019, 07.42 AM IST
India's soyabean acreage to decline by 3% to 5%, says SOPAThe survey is based on increase or decrease over last year’s actual government sowing data. About 95% soybean sowing has been completed all...
15 Jul, 2016, 02.27 PM IST
- Soyabean production revised downward by 6.21%: SOPA
Industry body Soybean Processors Association of India (SOPA) revised the soyabean production estimates for 2015-16 downwards by 6.21% in it...
30 Apr, 2016, 06.48 PM IST
Soybean, chana prices go up; Maharashtra, MP, Rajasthan farmers relievedSoybean prices have appreciated 16% in the spot market in the past one month while chana prices are trading at 20% higher than last month.
25 May, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Excessive rains may bring down production, yieldAbove-normal rainfall across central, south-peninsular & western India could affect yield & production of crops in kharif growing states.
26 Sep, 2013, 11.08 AM IST
Rains damage 7% summer soy cropAlthough the final estimate on the extent of damage is yet to emerge, initial reports say there has been at least an overall 7% crop loss t...
05 Aug, 2013, 04.56 AM IST
- Deficient rainfall may result in set-back for oilseeds crop
Deficient rainfall in 13 out of 36 meteorological divisions of the country has affected the prospects of the kharif crop, particularly in M...
23 Jul, 2008, 06.34 PM IST