West Bengal’s jute industry is staring at a major crisis as raw jute shortages and soaring prices disrupt operations across mills in the Ho...

Powerful thunderstorms swept across Uttar Pradesh, causing widespread destruction. At least 89 people died in the severe weather. Prayagraj...

Groww delivered strong returns to early investors after the IPO lock-in expired. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.

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

With the backdrop of the US-Israel conflict raising concerns about oil imports from Iran, India is evaluating its fuel strategies. The gove...

The unrest in West Asia highlights India's urgent need for improved risk management strategies. This is a crucial time for India to pinpoin...

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...

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...

“Initially, drones can be used over agricultural areas of 100 districts of 10 states where gram panchayat level yield estimation will be re...

The government is likely to disburse over Rs 10,000 crore to farmers across the country by April 20 as compensation for the loss of kharif ...

“First we will integrate the new age technology with the age-old method of crop cutting experiments (CCE) used to assess crop losses. Gradu...

While the rains will help cut the cost of irrigation for the wheat crop, these are set to affect the output of oilseeds.

A new agriculture insurance scheme for farmers -to be known as New Crop Insurance Scheme (NCIS) -expected to be approved by the Cabinet nex...

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

Opposition Congress, BSP, JD-U and CPI(M) demanded that the Centre should immediately announce financial assistance, assess the extent of d...