El Nino to hit 9-10 states severely; Chouhan calls for district-level contingency plans for KharifAgriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has directed coordinated meetings with district officials and agricultural agencies in 9-10 stat...
16 Jun, 2026, 07.44 PM IST
Lakhs of farmers committed suicide between 2005-14, situation changed under Modi regime: UP CM YogiUttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday highlighted a transformation in agriculture over the past 12 years. He also stated that farme...
03 Jun, 2026, 03.01 PM IST
IMD retains below-normal monsoon forecast; Raises worries for farms and food billsIndia's weather office predicts below-average monsoon rains for 2026. El Nino conditions are expected to develop soon. This could impact fa...
29 May, 2026, 06.07 PM IST
Government fully prepared to tackle El Nino impact on kharif crop: ChouhanThe government is ready for El Nino's impact on the upcoming kharif crop. Contingency plans are being made for affected areas.
28 May, 2026, 02.46 PM IST
Consumers unlikely to see major impact on food prices over next 2-3 months: Consumer Affairs SecyThe government is closely monitoring the prices of essential food commodities. At present, prices have remained stable and largely range-bo...
26 May, 2026, 09.49 AM IST
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
e-Vikas is driving behavioural shift towards need-based fertiliser use among farmers: Madhya Pradesh agri secyThe e-Vikas fertiliser system has so far benefitted 1.3 million farmers, reduced queues, and triggered a behavioural shift toward need-base...
15 May, 2026, 04.10 PM IST
India needs to reduce the strategic importance of fertilisers through a bold agricultural policyGlobal events like the West Asia conflict and El Nino threaten governments. Rising fertilizer prices create a fiscal and political crisis f...
27 Apr, 2026, 11.46 PM IST
Maharashtra govt braces for possible El Nino impact, Fadnavis calls for effective water management21 Apr, 2026, 03.40 PM IST
Significant rise in acreage of oilseeds, pulses in Uttar PradeshUttar Pradesh's Lucknow is experiencing a surge in oilseed and pulse cultivation during the Kharif season. Sesame, groundnut, and soybean a...
24 Jul, 2025, 01.52 PM IST
Rs 10,000 subsidy for Chhattisgarh farmers to grow crops other than paddyThe Chhattisgarh CM has decided to expand the scope of Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana and to cover all the major Kharif crops like maize, s...
20 May, 2021, 01.23 PM IST
Govt says 44% of rabi crops area harvested so farHarvesting of wheat and other rabi crops have been completed in 44 per cent of the total 697 lakh hectares sown area during 2020-21 rabi se...
19 Mar, 2021, 08.16 PM IST
Delayed monsoon slows Kharif sowingSo far, farmers have sown across 82.20 lakh ha, around 7.8% of the total area that goes under cultivation in the entire Kharif season.
14 Jun, 2019, 11.59 PM IST
Cotton, groundnut output to decline in Gujarat; says first advance estimateThe Gujarat government reduced the production and yield of kharif crops in its first advance estimate for 2018-19.
18 Sep, 2018, 03.55 PM IST
Foodgrain output likely to dip 3.5 pc in FY13:The overall foodgrains production is expected to dip by 3.5 per cent to 250.1 million tonnes (MT) in 2012-13, economic think tank CMIE has...
17 Mar, 2013, 01.08 PM IST
- Gujarat farmers shift from cotton to oilseed crops
Cotton cultivation is likely to decline across the Gujarat state in the current season. On the other hand, the state government, and trader...
20 Jun, 2008, 03.16 AM IST
- All’s not well with oilseed farming
With a massive one million hectare shrinkage in the total acreage under oilseeds cultivation during the kharif ’06 season, both the edible ...
17 Oct, 2006, 02.29 AM IST