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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...- 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...
- 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.
- 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...
- 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 ...
- 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...
- 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...
- Maharashtra govt braces for possible El Nino impact, Fadnavis calls for effective water management
- 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...
- Rural jobs scheme work generation down 50% in JulyThe fall in the number last month was largely on the back of a pickup in agricultural activities, as labour demand has shot up for kharif c...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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.
- 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.
- Rabi sowing marginally lower than last year: ReportEven as Rabi crop progress as per area under cultivation has been lower than last year, there are still around 3-4 weeks left before sowing...
- 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...
- Major crop output to fall by 0.5 per cent in 2012-13: CMIEEven though the overall agriculture sector is expected to do well in 2012-13, major crop production is projected to fall by 0.5 per cent.
- Gujarat farmers shift from cotton to oilseed cropsCotton cultivation is likely to decline across the Gujarat state in the current season. On the other hand, the state government, and trader...
- West Bengal rice output up on increasing paddy acreageRice production in West Bengal, from the ‘06 kharif paddy crop, is expected to hit last year’s level of 105 lakh tonne, despite the adverse...
- All’s not well with oilseed farmingWith a massive one million hectare shrinkage in the total acreage under oilseeds cultivation during the kharif ’06 season, both the edible ...
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