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Vegetable prices skyrocketed during Modi Govt's tenure: Telanagana CM Revanth ReddyTelangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy inaugurated a new fruit market and sub-registrar office complex. He criticized the central governmen...
States asked to focus on sowing pulses, oilseedsIndia's government is urging states to focus on pulses and oilseeds for the upcoming kharif sowing season. This directive comes amid predic...
Dry Days Ahead: Monsoon likely to be below normalIndia anticipates below-average monsoon rains this year, with precipitation expected to be less than 90% of the long-period average. This f...
El Nino threat: Centre rolls out kharif contingency plan to shield cropsAgriculture ministry has directed states to prepare district-wise crop strategies, and promote short-duration crops such as pulses, certain...
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Centre raises MSP for 14 kharif crops, boosts support for pulses and oilseedsBased on expected margins over cost of production, the MSP hike is the most for moong at 61%, followed by bajra and maize (56% each) and tu...
Cabinet raises Minimum Support Prices for 14 kharif cropsThe Union Cabinet has approved significant hikes in Minimum Support Prices for 14 Kharif crops for the 2026-27 marketing season. Sunflower ...
Kharif reset: Farmers may ditch paddy and maize for soybean, pulses amid monsoon fearsAs the kharif season approaches, farmers are leaning towards cultivating oilseeds like soybean and pulses such as urad and masur, primarily...
Monsoon onset over Andaman around May 20: IMDThe Southwest Monsoon is set to arrive in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands around May 20. India anticipates below-average rainfall this year...
Crop burning: Farmers say they have few workable optionsEarlier, when harvesting was manual, the crop waste was sold by farmers to paper mills for use as raw material. However, with most harvesti...
Monsoon plays spoilsport for cotton seed companiesThis came at a time when they were struggling to deal with a sharp reduction in hybrid seed prices announced by some state governments such...
Erratic monsoon poses challenge to kharif cropParts of north and east India face drought while others have been hit by floods. A report on how farmers are coping with unusual weather.
- Haryana implements weather based crop insurance scheme
Haryana Government has implemented Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (WBCIS) in 18 blocks of 17 districts of the state during the year 20...
- Cotton, Soyabean price issue rocks Maharashtra State Assembly
The Opposition disrupted the Maharashtra State Assembly and the House had to be adjourned on the issue of cotton, soyabean prices.
After a troubled start, rains now hinder paddy, cotton, soyabean, onion and maize harvestEven as moderate to incessant rains across India are expected to increase crop acreage, they are also leading to delayed harvesting of stan...
- Acreage rises for cotton, shrinks for paddy
In kharif season, paddy area will shrink in Punjab & Haryana; acreage under oilseeds, guar, soyabean, maize, jowar & bajra may decrease
- Haryana farmers prefer cotton to paddy
Farmers across the southwest belt of Haryana and northern Rajasthan have this year sown cotton on a large scale moving away from paddy, the...