Prices of key pulses including chana, moong, tur and matar have risen sharply over the past month, with wholesale rates increasing up to 11...

Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan expressed concern over the drought situation in Maharashtra and Karnataka, saying the Cent...

Kharif cultivation this season has fallen from last year, but exceeded the five-year average despite lower rainfall. The number coming abov...

AIIB intends to expand its water sector funding in India, which faces severe drought conditions this monsoon season. The bank is prioritizi...

In the 2026-27 cycle, India's rice production is projected to fall by 6.5% compared to the previous year, largely due to monsoon rainfall b...

El Niño's early onset has triggered a cascade of atypical weather events worldwide. India faced not only monsoon challenges but also signif...

El Niño effect: El Niño has left more than 50% of India grappling with drought conditions, severely affecting kharif crops currently in the...

India's monsoon rainfall deficit stands at fifteen percent, impacting nearly half of its districts. This shortage threatens summer-sown cro...

Indian Railways is testing vetiver, an aromatic-rooted grass native to India, as a low-cost nature-based solution to stabilise vulnerable s...

India debates ethanol mandates, drawing lessons from Brazil's Proalcool program. Brazil's initial success faced a late 1980s crisis due to ...

Maharashtra has declared a dry day across several cities on Saturday, July 25. Alcohol sales will be prohibited in liquor shops, bars, and ...

As a relief to drought hit Maharashtra, Meteorological department has said that Maharashtra will receive 27% more rainfall then annual aver...

The impact of drought is likely to remain for at least six months more because one needs resources and time to revive the activities on gro...

According to the India Meteorological Department, the monsoon this year is expected to be 93 per cent of the long-term average.

The drought-hit districts of Maharashtra have started receiving some rainfall but not enough, just yet, according to the state government.

The late revival of monsoon has brought rains across major parts of the country, particularly north and north-west parts, which were reelin...

Maharashtra teeters on the brink while Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, two key states contributing significantly to grain production.