India faces a critical choice in regulating new industries like AI and genomics. Overly cautious, ex-ante regulations, similar to the histo...

As extreme weather events become more frequent and less predictable, the future of Indian agriculture will depend on how effectively it com...

The central government has eased wheat procurement rules for Punjab and Chandigarh for the Rabi Marketing Season 2026-27. This decision fol...

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While prices may stay stable for now, better-quality wheat is likely to command a premium, widening price gaps, according to industry execu...

Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has directed officials to assess crop losses due to heavy rainfall and hailstorms across s...

Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has ordered a probe into crop insurance claims as low as Re 1. He expressed strong disappr...

The Maharashtra government will now use satellite imagery and NDVI to assess crop damage, excluding droughts, for faster and more accurate ...

Fadnavis said, "Satellite-based crop damage assessment and compensation will be a game changer in this sector. The satellite images will de...

Farmers are dependent on monsoon, which is unpredictable, he said, adding that despite all measures in place, cultivators are at the mercy ...

The farmers who have insured their crops under the PMFBY would have to inform the insurance agencies through officials concerned about the ...

Initially, the government will purchase one drone technology and would order for more after checking the feasibility, the official said.

Also to access large-scale damage to standing crops, it launched an Android-based app for collection of data of hailstorm.

Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh governments, too, are expected to soon start using lowcost drones to assess crop losses.

With wheat crop starting to arrive in the mandis of Punjab, a team from the Centre is expected to visit the state to evaluate the grain and...

Gadkari, who was on a visit to assess crop damage in and around Agra, Aligarh and Meerut, said both wheat and potato crops have been damage...

Farmers associations have rejected the package and launched state-wide agitations seeking adequate compensations.