A developing El Niño event thousands of miles away poses a significant threat to India's agriculture. This weather phenomenon is linked to ...

IMD Monsoon Update: The Southwest Monsoon is expected to arrive in Kerala around June 4. The India Meteorological Department reports favour...

India anticipates below-average monsoon rains this year, with precipitation expected to be less than 90% of the long-period average. This f...

The IMD has retained its forecast for a below-normal monsoon in 2026, with El Nino expected to dominate the June-September season and rainf...

The Indian government is ready for El Nino's impact on the upcoming kharif crop. Contingency plans are being made for affected districts. T...

The government is ready for El Nino's impact on the upcoming kharif crop. Contingency plans are being made for affected areas.

The 2026 monsoon comes with a clear warning: Rainfall is forecast at 92% of the long-period average, with higher-than-usual probability of ...

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

As the kharif season approaches, farmers are leaning towards cultivating oilseeds like soybean and pulses such as urad and masur, primarily...

The southwest monsoon is set to arrive over the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Islands by the week's end. This marks a timely start to India's c...

The Southwest Monsoon is set to arrive in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands around May 20. India anticipates below-average rainfall this year...

Paddy sowing during this kharif season has seen a significant increase of 12 per cent, reaching 364.80 lakh hectares compared to last year'...

Rabi crop sowing is up 1.50% compared to last year, driven by increased wheat and chickpea acreage due to firm prices. However, oilseed sow...

An encouraged agriculture ministry said the sowing process of pulses was still on and the overall sown area is likely to be increased.

Farmers had sown summer crops in 62.74 million hectares in the same period of the 2013-14 kharif season, that begins with the onset of sout...

Despite a lower acreage in the first phase of sowing, the oil extraction industry is expecting a 20% rise in rabi output this year.

Delayed rainfall and the late arrival of winter are hampering the growth of oilseed crops such as mustard, groundnut and sunflower.