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Major bureaucratic reshuffle likely to happen soonCabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba will complete his term on August 21, but it is widely speculated that he may get an extension. Home secretary...- Farmers wait for monsoon in rain-fed areas to begin sowing kharif cropsAlthough sowing begins from June but there is still time as monsoon rains have not yet fully spread and distributed across the country.
- Agriculural output hits new high in 2014; repeat performance unlikelyWhile output may fall for foodgrains and some other crops, there are also fears that prices of farm items could decline in 2015.
- 'Short-duration crop varieties can help fight agriculture stress'Farm scientists need to direct their research towards challenges like water scarcity, soil degradation and bio-diversity loss, say experts.
- Monsoon deficit to affect rabi crops: Agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh"Regions that have not received sufficient monsoon rain this year will face a “challenge” in the upcoming rabi or winter sowing season."
- Government chalks out plan for rabi sowing; aims 94 MT wheat outputThe Centre today asked state governments to focus during the rabi season on 3.37 million hectare that was left unsown due to delayed monsoo...
- Monsoon deficit to affect Rabi sowing, says agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh“Regions, which received deficit rainfall, are likely to be affected during Rabi sowing,” the minister said addressing a national conferenc...
- Monsoon withdrawal delayed; paddy arrivals yet to begin in PunjabAccording to the government’s meteorology department officials, there are no signs of the monsoon’s retreat from western Rajasthan.
- Kharif sowing ends; total crop acreage down at 96.62 million hectareWhile sowing of pulses, oilseeds, coarse cereals, cotton, sugarcane and jute has completed, the planting of rice would end by next month.
- Government readies plan to counter impact of weak monsoon rainsThe agriculture ministry is making unprecedented preparations to counter impact of weak monsoon rains, which will be the top priority for t...
- Heavy rainfall to impact harvest-ready cropsMore rain & snow are forecast in days ahead as another system of rain-bearing clouds is expected in a couple of days, raising serious conce...
- Wheat output may fall below government estimateWheat output this year is likely to be below the government's estimate of 95.60 million tonnes due to untimely rain, wind and hailstorm.
- Centre to states: Be prepared for erratic monsoon rainsThe Centre has directed state governments to be "fully geared" up to meet any eventuality of erratic rains following reports about El Nino ...
- India to forecast likely El Nino effect on monsoon in April: Sharad PawarThe weather office will give its outlook on the likely impact of El Nino on the monsoon in mid-April, Sharad Pawar told reporters.
- Agriculture research policy must respond to changing environmentA systematic approach was needed for identifying land use and production system that were sustainable in each land and climate zone.
- Area under wheat sowing has more than doubled so far: GovernmentFarmers have planted wheat in 15.19 lakh hectares so far in the ongoing rabi (winter) season, more than double the area covered a year earl...
- India may set record wheat output this year on good rain: GovernmentIndia, the world's second-biggest wheat grower, had produced a record 94.88 million tonnes of wheat in the 2011-12 crop year
- Kharif rice output projected to drop to 92.32 million tonnes: GovernmentRice production stood at 92.76 million tonnes in the kharif season of 2012-13 crop year, while total foodgrain output was at 128.20 million...
- Punjab asks Monsanto to set up a R&D centre for maize crop in statePunjab CM has asked Monsanto to establish its research centre to undertake extensive R&D for the production of high yielding hybrid seeds o...
- CIC members reveal asset details onlineIn a complete turnaround of its earlier stand, members of Central Information Commission have made the details of their assets public on We...
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