Macro, the Mightiest: Why India’s biggest macro variable still falls from the skyThe 2026 monsoon comes with a clear warning: Rainfall is forecast at 92% of the long-period average, with higher-than-usual probability of ...
24 May, 2026, 06.11 PM IST
A Rs 3 hike makes India’s inflation battle somewhat harderIndian Oil Marketing Companies have increased petrol and diesel prices by Rs 3 per litre each, and CNG by Rs 2/kg, following daily losses o...
15 May, 2026, 03.25 PM IST
ET Prime Special Series: Multibagger or IBC - Part 57: Forging firm that supplies Tata, M&M, JCB. Nobody talks about it enoughFor over four decades, one company has been making crankshafts quietly and precisely, supplying customers from Tata Motors to Liebherr to M...
06 May, 2026, 10.44 PM IST
Kisan Mitra Chhadi: Anti-snake vibration stick unveiled by the Union Agriculture minister that protects farmers from deadly bitesSnake: Indian scientists have developed the Kisan Mitra (Farmer Friend) stick, a specialized safety device designed to detect the presence ...
14 Apr, 2026, 12.21 PM IST
Over 50% reduction in Punjab, Haryana farm fires: CAQMFarm fires saw a major drop in 2025. The Commission for Air Quality Management noted a sharp decrease from previous years. Punjab and Harya...
02 Dec, 2025, 12.32 AM IST
Digital crop survey on cards to fine-tune farm statisticsA mobile application of the digital crop survey and relevant web applications will be used by nodal officials of states to gather data on c...
02 May, 2024, 12.16 AM IST
India to host 8th global conference on agri-statistics; Bill Gates to addressAgriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and two ministers of state for agriculture will be present at the event, which is expected to see...
15 Nov, 2019, 05.24 PM IST
Farm sector to expand over 4% in FY18: Farm Minister Radha Mohan Singh“This year ‘krishi vikas’ (agriculture expansion) will be good. It will easily grow to over 4% when the final estimates are released,” the ...
12 Jan, 2018, 07.04 AM IST
Agriculture: Price fund alone won't help farmersThe idea of a (price) stabilization fund is common in developed countries. Such funds can help commodities ride periodic price fluctuations...
26 Jan, 2014, 03.55 AM IST
- Why big errors in farm output estimates are costly
Govt knows farm output is measured wrong but bitterly disagree on correctives. Farmers and consumers are paying the cost of an endless deba...
08 Jan, 2012, 02.05 AM IST
- Government plans to launch satellite to improve farm-forecast accuracy
Government plans to launch satellite for improved estimates, but undecided on size and quality of footmen on ground to collect data.
07 Jan, 2012, 05.57 AM IST
- Centre needs to revamp farm statistics gathering process
An expert panel headed by Prof A Vaidyanathan has said that the Centre needs to urgently revamp its farm statistics gathering process.
11 Feb, 2011, 08.30 PM IST
- Govt pegs FY11 farm growth at 5.4%
Buoyed by high foodgrains production, the country's farm sector is expected to grow at 5.4 per cent in the current financial year, as again...
07 Feb, 2011, 06.52 PM IST
- Farm sector grows 3.8% in H1, 2010-11
India's agriculture and allied sector grew by 3.8 per cent in the first six months of the current fiscal.
30 Nov, 2010, 02.55 PM IST
- Monsoon seen normal this year: Farm secy
The country will likely experience a normal monsoon this crop year, agriculture secretary PK Basu said here on Friday, raising hopes of a r...
20 Mar, 2010, 02.29 AM IST
- Monsoon seen normal this year: Farm secy
The country will likely experience a normal monsoon this crop year, agriculture secretary PK Basu said here on Friday, raising hopes of a r...
20 Mar, 2010, 02.29 AM IST
- Normal monsoon indications but Centre taking no chances
The Centre is taking no chances on exponentially boosting agricultural output and growth in farm year 2010-11.
19 Mar, 2010, 10.50 PM IST