M&M profit surges 42%, but auto margins remain flatMahindra & Mahindra reported a strong 42% jump in net profit for the fiscal fourth quarter. Growth was seen across its automotive, farm equ...
06 May, 2026, 06.19 AM IST
Forecast for strong El Nino fans worries about global crops as Iran war bitesA 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...
24 Apr, 2026, 12.28 PM IST
RSS-linked BKS to take out 'Kisan Garjana' protest march over farmers' issues in Delhi next weekBKS's executive committee member Nana Aakhre said that lakhs of farm workers from across the country will participate in the 'Kisan Garajna...
15 Dec, 2022, 10.17 AM IST
Farmers shouldn't be blamed for air pollution: TikaitBhartiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait on Tuesday said farmers or stubble burning should not be blamed for air pollution, citing a Supre...
16 Nov, 2021, 04.30 PM IST
Lockdown threatens to undo a hard-won success for India's employment woesPotential employers searched from 55 towns — this was also earlier limited to larger cities. Queries came from places as diverse as Jalandh...
12 Sep, 2020, 11.04 PM IST
Farm woes to take centrestage as poll battle loomsThe proposals being considered range from waiving off interest for farmers who repay crop loans on time to lowering the insurance premium a...
31 Dec, 2018, 02.44 PM IST
Modi govt shows way to check farm woes: PK MishraA critical element of this framework involves linking development activities in related sectors such as water resources, soil health, food ...
02 Nov, 2018, 09.34 AM IST
How farmer-centric policies may pay electoral dividends for Modi in 2019Trade- and technology-friendly policies have the potential to trigger quick agricultural growth but they demand firm political resolve
24 Dec, 2017, 06.31 AM IST
Is climate change the culprit behind floods and farming woes?From the floods of Houston to those in Gujarat, from Niger to Mumbai, climate change may not be the central trigger, but it may be aggravat...
03 Sep, 2017, 12.13 AM IST
Rural demand revival crucial in resolving stressed loans: Arundhati BhattacharyaSBI chief, Arundhati Bhattacharya said that capital constraint and asset quality were the two biggest hurdles Indian banks were facing toda...
17 Mar, 2017, 02.11 PM IST
Experts brainstorm on jobs, farm woes at NITI AayogThe theme is 'Economic Policy Reform, Road Ahead', the sources said, adding that there are about 15 invitees for the conference.
27 Dec, 2016, 02.40 PM IST
Govt urged to initiate steps to procure water in CauveryKaraikal Struggle Group (KSG) today urged the Puducherry government to take immediate steps to procure seven tmc feet water in Cauvery.
03 Oct, 2015, 07.02 PM IST
'Organic farming' to usher ever-green revolution in country: Professor SwaminathanHe said environmental issues confronting agriculture were serious but adopting the organic and controlled-fertilizers-use would end the woe...
04 Apr, 2013, 01.56 PM IST
- Expect coming quarters to be quite healthy for us: Ravindra Singhvi, EID Parry
"If supply and demand are matching, the coming quarters will be quite healthy and good."
30 Oct, 2012, 01.02 PM IST
- Onion farmers buy seeds from growers
Onion farmers have come up with a novel way to buy seed that often sells at a huge premium when onion prices spiral.
07 Oct, 2011, 04.32 AM IST
- Heavy summer showers wreaks havoc in farm sector
Heavy summer showers lashing Kerala in the last three days have wreaked havoc in the state's 'rice bowl' Kuttanad in central Travancore are...
17 Mar, 2008, 02.00 PM IST
- Govt to implement farm loan waiver scheme by July
PM Manmohan Singh on Sunday said his government was committed to implement the farm loan waiver scheme by July even as he accused the erstw...
09 Mar, 2008, 03.05 PM IST