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Delhi's pollution battle could face another challenge: Punjab records more stubble fires than last year as paddy harvesting gathers pacePunjab recorded 174 stubble-burning incidents between September 15 and October 13, 2026, up from 134 during the same period last year. Sate...- Haryana's paddy procurement crosses 15.52 LT, Rs 1,221 crore disbursed to farmersGovernment agencies in Haryana have successfully purchased 15.52 lakh tonnes of paddy during the Kharif procurement operations. A total of ...
- Punjab, Chandigarh weather today: Check latest updates on orange alert, hail and thunderstormsPunjab and Chandigarh are under an IMD orange alert for Thursday, October 15, as thunderstorms, lightning, gusty winds and isolated hailsto...
- This Bengaluru man rejected Paris job offers to grow mushrooms in an old poultry shed, he now earns Rs 4 lakh a monthA Bengaluru entrepreneur, Prithviraj, turned his family's unused poultry shed into a mushroom farm after rejecting job offers in Paris. Sta...
- Keralam sanctions Rs 63.37 crore to clear paddy procurement liabilityKeralam has sanctioned Rs 63.37 crore to clear Supplyco’s financial liability from paddy procurement during the 2022-23 season, Food and Ci...
- Mahindra begins commercial rollout of MaxSeeder to tackle stubble burningMahindra & Mahindra has initiated commercial production of its new multi-crop seeding machine called Maxseeder. This machine is designed to...
- Waterlogging damages paddy stocks in Fazilka, Ambala as farmers blame poor drainageHeavy rainfall has caused severe waterlogging in grain markets across Punjab and Haryana, resulting in significant damage. Farmers have rep...
- Nana Patekar net worth: Legendary actor dies at 75; Mumbai apartment, Goa residence, cars, income and real estateNana Patekar net worth: Veteran actor Nana Patekar has died at 75 after a cardiac arrest at his Goa residence, leaving behind a fortune bui...
- Double trouble at the dinner table: When will food prices normalise for Indians?India’s food inflation: Food prices are rising unevenly, impacting household budgets, while inflation is projected to persist in upcoming m...
- BIRC 2026 to focus on boosting rice-milling margins as India's rice economy scales upThe Bharat International Rice Conference 2026 will focus on improving profitability in India’s rice-milling industry, which processes a cro...
- Weakest monsoon since 2015 prompts ICRA to cut FY27 farm growth forecastIn 2026, the Southwest monsoon recorded rainfall at 87 percent of the long-period average, the lowest since 2015. ICRA has lowered its agri...
- India can emerge as key rice supplier as global production falls 9% and demand rises 14%: IREFIndia's rice production is expected to decrease, while global demand is projected to rise significantly. The country possesses sufficient s...
- Pest resistance is forcing India’s crop-protection firms to rethink product strategies: Insecticides India MDResistance to chemicals and formulations is an evolving challenge, particularly in crops where the same pest pressures persist over multipl...
- Foodgrain output target cut over El Nino impactOf the overall target, 177.72 mt is expected to come from the rabi season, agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, said at the National...
- El Nino fears: Govt cuts foodgrain target by 2.63 MTIndia has announced a reduced foodgrain production target of 373.93 million tonnes for the 2026-27 crop year. The decision comes amidst con...
- Kharif data gives India a pleasant advance glimpse of the year's pickings; full picture a little while awayKharif cultivation this season has fallen from last year, but exceeded the five-year average despite lower rainfall. The number coming abov...
- Smart rice policy would be niceIn the 2026-27 cycle, India's rice production is projected to fall by 6.5% compared to the previous year, largely due to monsoon rainfall b...
- Haryana cuts stubble fires by 91 pc since 2021; steps up air pollution measures ahead of winterHaryana has made notable strides in minimizing paddy stubble-burning events while implementing enhanced pollution management strategies. Th...
- Maharashtra drought deepens, crop output crisis mountsState agriculture minister Dattatray Bharane has confirmed a large contraction in the production of cotton and soybean, while the agricultu...
- 'Not in favour of FIRs against farmers over stubble burning': Punjab CM MannPunjab CM Bhagwant Mann said he does not favour FIRs against farmers for stubble burning and called for a Rs 3,000-per-acre incentive to ma...
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