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From export bans to price crashes: Why onion farmers need more than buffer stock purchasesRecent hikes in procurement price have provided little relief, according to stakeholders, as onion farmers argue that prices are still belo...- 'Part of our national security': Pakistan threatens war against India over Indus Water TreatyPakistan's Defence Minister has issued a stark warning to India, threatening war if its water security is jeopardized. This comes as Pakist...
- 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 ...
- 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 ...
- India’s heat exposes a fragile grid as energy crunch deepensIndia is bracing for an intense summer with heat waves set to persist. Power grids are under immense pressure due to rising demand and ener...
- India in the hot seat as blackout risks rise with temperatureAs the summer heatwave intensifies, India is preparing for relentless heat well past June. Power networks are under immense strain due to i...
- Pakistan nears ‘dead water’ as Indian river inflows fall sharplyPakistan is facing a significant water crisis. The flow of water from Indian rivers is decreasing. Pakistan is discharging more water than ...
- With India tightening its grip on Chenab, Pakistan’s kharif sowing season could wither before it beginsPakistan faces a tough summer crop season due to low water storage in key dams. A sudden drop in Chenab river flow, regulated by India afte...
- India's strike will hit Pak where it hurts the mostIndia has restricted water flow to Pakistan via Chenab river. This follows the suspension of the Indus Water Treaty. Pakistan anticipates a...
- NABARD sanctions Rs 446 crore for drinking water projects in PunjabVillages in Ferozepur and Fazilka face issues of high turbidity, whereas villages in Rupnagar and Hoshiarpur have a challenge of seasonal w...
- Police use water cannon to disperse AAP workers trying to gherao Punjab CM's residenceAs scores of AAP workers carrying party flags forced their way through the first layer of barricades and reached the second, police used a ...
- Haryana, Punjab push non-paddy cultivationThe Haryana government has announced an incentive of ₹7,000 per acre for non-paddy cultivation, while Punjab is urging farmers to go for ma...
- Positive side: Farmers in direct contact with big buyersThe lockdown is driving some long-awaited positive changes in agriculture – it is bringing farmers in direct contact with big buyers in cit...
- Stop supporting terrorism or else river water will be stopped: Nitin Gadkari to PakistanOn river water distribution between Punjab and neighbouring Haryana, he said that the issue has to be sorted out without disturbing the wat...
- There should be no politics over water: Arvind KejriwalA day after Haryana's Irrigation Minister Om Prakash Dhankar virtually refused to supply water to Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal sai...
- Rabi crops including wheat may face water shortages as reservoirs under last year’s levelThe current reservoir level is in line with the 10-year average and better than the drought years of 2009 and 2012, but way short of last y...
- Weak Monsoon: Reservoirs filled to just 16%, rice planting down 26% & hydel power output has fallenThe faltering monsoon has pushed the country to the brink of severe shortages of power and drinking water, apart from hurting crop planting.
- Punjab farmers to sustain paddy growing despite labour shortageDespite labour shortage , Punjab is expected to sustain paddy growing say agri economist. It is estimated that an area of 27 lakh hectare w...
- Budget 2011: Agri-economists for special package to spur Punjab farm sectorAgri-economists have called for special economic package for Punjab from the Centre in the upcoming budget to rejuvenate its agri sector.
- Punjab has no water for giving to Haryana: BadalTerming the centre's nod to Haryana on the convept report on Ravi-Beas Link Project, without taking the concent of Punjab was 'injustice' t...
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