India faces extreme weather. Heavy rains lash the Northeast, while heatwaves grip North and Central India. Thunderstorms and hailstorms are...

The government is stepping in to support farmers. Twenty lakh tonnes of potatoes will be bought in Uttar Pradesh. Gram procurement limits h...

Lassi offers a refreshing escape on hot Indian days. Beyond sweet or salty, its preparation varies greatly by region. Punjab's lassi is ric...

Baisakhi 2026 date: Vaisakh, the festival of harvest and one of the most celebrated festivals for the Sikh community, will be celebrated to...

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

Indias wheat harvest in 2026 is projected to increase from the previous year. However, unseasonal rains and hailstorms have impacted the ma...

Farmers are harvesting rabi (winter) crops sown in the 2020-21 crop year (July-June). Wheat is the main rabi crop. Releasing the latest dat...

Harvesting is in its peak in Haryana, Punjab, UP and is likely to be completed by the end of April 2020. Punjab has deployed 18000 combines...

The country generates 540 million tonnes crop residue annually. About 35 million tonnes of paddy straw is burned in Punjab and Haryana alon...

A bumper rabi production should ease the pressure on household budgets. A sudden increase in temperatures had raised fears that the wheat c...

Farmers say the blades of combine harvesters don't cut the crops close to the ground, and leaves the plant stalk, usually up to two feet hi...

An official spokesperson of the agriculture department said that the harvesting of crop has been banned during night so that the produce co...

However, the union agriculture ministry says the gains from cool weather outweigh the losses and will result in a good harvest.

Because of delay in harvesting, wheat arrivals in grain markets of Punjab are likely to pick up only after the second week of April.

Even as moderate to incessant rains across India are expected to increase crop acreage, they are also leading to delayed harvesting of stan...

Summer showers across Punjab and Haryana are set to benefit farmers who are planning cotton sowing and summer moong.

Incessant rains that lashed the northern region during past 48 hours can pose serious threat to paddy crop in Punjab and Haryana.