The government is closely monitoring the prices of essential food commodities. At present, prices have remained stable and largely range-bo...

Agriculture ministry has directed states to prepare district-wise crop strategies, and promote short-duration crops such as pulses, certain...

India's agriculture sector may face a challenging year ahead amid concerns over weak monsoon, possible El Nino conditions, and fertiliser s...

As India braces for an expected below-average monsoon alongside the looming threat of El Niño, concerns mount over a potential inflation sp...

India's rural economy is faced with potential challenges. A weaker monsoon and rising farm costs from the Iran war could impact growth this...

Global events like the West Asia conflict and El Nino threaten governments. Rising fertilizer prices create a fiscal and political crisis f...

India's agriculture faces a challenging year. A below-normal monsoon forecast and the West Asian conflict threaten crop production and rura...

Supply shocks, export disruptions, and labour shortages caused by the Iran war are beginning to strain India’s agriculture despite ample fo...

The cost of a home-cooked non-vegetarian thali fell 1% year-on-year in March 2026, while vegetarian meal costs remained unchanged, as cheap...

In March 2026, Escorts Kubota celebrated a notable surge in tractor sales, tallying 12,119 units sold – a year-on-year increase that reflec...

Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday announced that the government agencies will buy 3 lakh tonnes of onion once the winter harvest star...

"The trend of summer sowing progress is very good as on date. Besides, the prospect of rabi crops is also very good and about 48 per cent o...

While the industrial and services sectors are still struggling to recover from the adverse impact of COVID-19, the agriculture sector could...

The key risk to this forecast remains the rate of spread of Covid-19 in rural areas, which may adversely impact the harvest and the supply ...

According to the data compiled and updated till August 7 by the agriculture ministry, the area sown under rice increased 17% year-on-year w...

USDA has also pegged India's rice production this year to be at 100 mn tonnes, which includes 87 mn tonnes of kharif rice & 13 mn tonnes of...

Potato crop, which contributes about 10% to the country's total output, is expected to get damaged due to recent flash floods but the Centr...