At present, imports of chana attract a 10% duty, while yellow peas are subject to a 30% duty. Tur and urad imports are allowed duty-free un...

The Centre has also assured states of adequate availability of fertilisers, certified seeds and financial resources for the 2026-27 rabi se...

India has announced a reduced foodgrain production target of 373.93 million tonnes for the 2026-27 crop year. The decision comes amidst con...

The Centre has approved over ten thousand crore rupees for five railway projects. These projects will enhance rail connectivity across four...

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved five railway projects costing over Rs 10,021 crore. These projects will add five hundred...

The Centre has set a paddy procurement target of 708.64 lakh tonne for the upcoming Kharif season. This target is lower than actual procure...

Record output is estimated in rice, wheat, coarse cereals, oilseeds and cotton during the 2019-20 crop year (July-June), Agriculture Minist...

Rice output is estimated to drop to around 95 MT from 96.39 MT in last kharif season, sources said, adding that marginal fall is also expec...

The country has achieved a record pulses production of 18.45 million tonnes in the 2012-13 crop year ended June, while foodgrain output fel...

Country's foodgrain production is estimated to decline by 3.5 per cent to 250.14 million tonne in 2012-13 crop year.

The final estimate of foodgrains production for the last year has been revised upward marginally to a record 259 million tonnes.

Foodgrains production may decline due to drought in parts of Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Rajasthan, Pawar said.

Foodgrains output in 2012-13 will be lower than last year's record output but availability would be sufficient to meet domestic demand.

Government today said the spectre of drought over a few states and the likelihood of a lower rainfall pattern this year should not be a con...

The deficit rainfall will take a toll on kharif production this year with coarse cereals like maize receiving the maximum hit.

India's monsoon rains have been below average since the start of the season, but were 1% above average in the past week.

Despite deficient rainfall recorded in several regions during this monsoon, farming in most of the states have been satisfactory and if the...