SC refuses to recall order on shifting stray dogs from public places to sheltersThe Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to modify its November 2025 order to remove stray dogs from public institutions like hospitals, school...
19 May, 2026, 11.32 AM IST
Marred by controversy, light on reforms: Nepal's 'super PM' Balen Shah completes one month in officeNepal's new "super Prime Minister" Balendra Shah navigates a challenging first month. Despite an ambitious reform agenda, his government fa...
27 Apr, 2026, 04.31 PM IST
After Supreme Court order, Delhi launches sterilisation, vaccination drive for stray dogsDelhi will soon start a sterilisation and vaccination campaign for stray dogs. This follows Supreme Court directives. 24 government veterin...
27 Aug, 2025, 10.32 AM IST
Govt aims 60% of wheat area under climate resilient varieties in rabi season amid El Nino fearThe Indian government aims to bring 60% of the total wheat area under climate-resistant varieties for the upcoming rabi sowing season, due ...
26 Sep, 2023, 02.31 PM IST
Kharif onion output estimated to be 13 pc lower; ample rabi onions to contain prices: ReportDecline in acreage and lack of improvement in crop yields is likely to result in 13 per cent fall in onion output for the kharif season 202...
02 Nov, 2022, 09.39 PM IST
Suez Canal may expand southern channel, chairman saysThe committee investigating the grounding was made up of five or six members with law, maritime, salvage, and administration expertise.
07 Apr, 2021, 12.11 PM IST
Cold, showers in North may yield record rabi cropAccording to latest rabi sowing data released by the agriculture ministry, wheat acreage — which accounts for over half the sown area — is ...
14 Jan, 2020, 11.25 PM IST
Rabi acreage falls nearly 5% to 591.64 lakh hectaresTotal area under rabi crops has dropped to 591.64 lakh hectares from 622.12 lakh hectares a year earlier.
25 Jan, 2019, 04.34 PM IST
Area under Rabi oilseed crop increases: ReportThe report adds that the overall Rabi oilseeds crop 2016-17 has increased by 18.53% to 91.76 lakh tones from 77.41 lakh tones last year.
03 May, 2017, 01.15 PM IST
Sowing season hit by demonetisation: Central team red-flag loss of rural jobsThey have recorded a marked increase in deposits in Jan Dhan accounts. However, credit offtake from banks has seen a dramatic decrease desp...
30 Nov, 2016, 01.30 AM IST
Laporiya: A village which is saving raindrops for thirty yearsBut in Laporiya, a village 80 km from Jaipur, a collective effort to harvest water by 350 families has been defying drought.
01 May, 2016, 11.28 AM IST
Half of India is drought-hit, but states yet to seek central helpOnly six out of 18 states have initiated measures to handle the situation and informed the agriculture ministry about the extent of drought.
19 Nov, 2015, 12.31 PM IST
Concern voiced in Lok Sabha over non-payment of MGNREGA wagesRanjan said that gravity of problem could be guaged from the fact that from Kosi range of Bihar, 4L rural poor have migrated in search of l...
03 Dec, 2014, 04.29 PM IST
Monsoon deficit to affect rabi crops: Agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh"Regions that have not received sufficient monsoon rain this year will face a “challenge” in the upcoming rabi or winter sowing season."
18 Sep, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
- Winter aids wheat, oil seeds crops
Sowing of rabi crops is progressing with total area at 482.14 lakh hectare as on Friday.
17 Dec, 2012, 04.01 AM IST
Rabi crops get a lifeline on late rainsThe agriculture ministry expects no major dip in the coverage of food crops.
26 Sep, 2009, 02.30 AM IST
- Agri ministry expects rise in wheat production
Considering cumulative rainfall from June to September, expected retention of moisture in soil between October and December, and recharge i...
25 Sep, 2009, 09.39 PM IST