El Nino spells trouble for kharif harvests across IndiaA study by scientists at an ICAR institute has found that El Niño events have consistently reduced yields of major kharif crops in India, w...
22 May, 2026, 07.34 PM IST
Taken-for-granted separation between economics & strategy has collapsed in 21st Century: Pradeep MehtaThe lines between economics and strategy have blurred, as highlighted in CUTS International's geoeconomic webinar. Experts discussed how tr...
25 Apr, 2026, 11.23 AM IST
Separation between economics & strategy that was taken for granted has collapsed in 21stCenturyA recent CUTS International webinar under its Geoeconomic Monograph Series highlighted how global economics and geopolitics are now deeply ...
25 Apr, 2026, 08.39 AM IST
Dual risks of monsoon deficit and rising input costs threaten India's rural economy in 2026: ReportIndia's rural economy faces a dual threat in 2026 from a potential below-normal monsoon and rising input costs due to the US-Iran conflict....
13 Apr, 2026, 11.31 AM IST
India better prepared than Pakistan to handle climate shocks in wheat crop: Agri scientistsOne of the reasons behind Pakistan still being dependent on imports to meet domestic requirements is its failure to develop indigenous vari...
06 Apr, 2024, 02.31 PM IST
Union Budget 2024: Fertilizer stocks in focus. Here's what FM saidFinance Minister Niramala Sitharaman announced the expansion of Nano DAP application on various crops in all agro-climatic zones. This is p...
01 Feb, 2024, 01.05 PM IST
India exploring importing urad from Brazil"The agro-climatic condition in Brazil is suitable for producing urad. We are seriously exploring imports of urad from Brazil. The talks ar...
23 May, 2023, 08.15 PM IST
Arya Collateral organising a training in mushroom cultivation for farmersThe global mushroom industry has grown rapidly in recent years in terms of beneficial effects, market value, and demand.
17 Jun, 2021, 06.07 PM IST
Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar to present agriculture road map today“Tomar will discuss promoting water conservation and crop diversification while aligning cropping system to agro-climatic conditions at the...
20 Feb, 2021, 07.44 AM IST
Mobile apps to capture inflation data, regional CPI in the offing“Next year, CPI will be different because we plan to capture data through mobile apps,” said an official in the know of the details.
12 Nov, 2018, 01.58 PM IST
Fertiliser sector outlook stable in H2 FY17: ICRAThe urea industry would continue to benefit from subdued energy price environment, which is likely to drive the cost of production lower.
21 Dec, 2016, 06.59 PM IST
Food processing to be promoted aggressively in ArunachalThe food processing industry in Arunachal Pradesh needs to be promoted aggressively as it is a sunrise industry and full of potential.
18 Jan, 2016, 07.56 PM IST
Government approved National Agro Forestry Policy: Prakash Javadekar"The National Agro Forestry Policy - 2014 has been approved by the government," Javadekar said while replying to a question in Lok Sabha.
05 May, 2015, 06.38 PM IST
Protests erupt as Tripura bars rubber plants on tea estatesTripura government’s proposal to bar cultivation of rubber on land meant for tea estates has provoked an outcry in the state.
28 Nov, 2013, 06.04 AM IST
- India, ASEAN should boost trade in farm commodities: Rawat
India and ASEAN member states should explore opportunities to increase trade in agri-commodities, Minister of State for Agriculture Harish ...
18 Oct, 2012, 11.03 PM IST
- India Ratings revises Mahyco's outlook to negative from stable
India Ratings has revised Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Company Limited's (Mahyco) outlook to negative from stable.
19 Sep, 2012, 05.26 PM IST
- Bad weather to trim cotton output by 10%
The estimated cotton production for the year ending September '09 has been revised down 9.9% at 290 lakh bales as against 322 lakh bales es...
14 Feb, 2009, 12.34 AM IST