A developing El Niño event thousands of miles away poses a significant threat to India's agriculture. This weather phenomenon is linked to ...

Today, India is the world’s largest producer of milk, pulses, and spices; the largest exporter of rice; and among the leading producers of ...

The 2026 monsoon comes with a clear warning: Rainfall is forecast at 92% of the long-period average, with higher-than-usual probability of ...

Agriculture ministry has directed states to prepare district-wise crop strategies, and promote short-duration crops such as pulses, certain...

American farmers in Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Nebraska face immense challenges. Rising fuel and fertilizer prices, linked ...

India's scorching summers strain power grids, forcing costly upgrades. While cities like Nagpur manage peak demand with advanced cooling, m...

Soybean futures dropped, reflecting market skepticism about the vague assurances. While China pledged "double-digit billion" annual purchas...

India's textile sector faces challenges from high cotton prices and declining production. The industry is urging the government to cut impo...

A strong El Nino is expected in the second half of 2026. This will bring hotter, drier weather to Asia. Crops and food supplies will be aff...

As per initial estimates, there have been crop damages across 80,000 hectares in Telangana and 71,000 hectares in Andhra. “The governments ...

While states are yet to carry out field surveys to assess the actual losses, they say that the highest loss in Maharashtra will be of the s...

The incessant downpour in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and parts of Telangana since October caused widespread damage to crops including soya...

In Punjab, paddy growing is preferred in low-lying areas to ensure additional availability of water but it has caused water logging in such...

The Punjab government has reported damage to cotton crop in 3.32 lakh hectares, especially in eight cotton growing districts.

Farmer leaders said that they would continue their protest in all the districts of the state by staging sit-ins in front of district admini...

"Loans for cultivation of various crops, including Bt Cotton, are by themselves not responsible for the indebtedness of the farmers.

: Cotton production in Gujarat may outstrip last year’s bumper crop in spite of the floods in south Gujarat, while the sugarcane and banana...