Government's wheat procurement surges 17pc to 35 million tonnes, exceeds target for 2026-27 seasonGovernment wheat procurement has exceeded target for the 2026-27 rabi marketing season. Over 35 million tonnes of wheat have been procured,...
03 Jun, 2026, 02.54 PM IST
Tantrum of a problem child might cool India's economic engineThe IMD has retained its forecast for a below-normal monsoon in 2026, with El Nino expected to dominate the June-September season and rainf...
30 May, 2026, 12.35 AM IST
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 ...
24 May, 2026, 06.11 PM IST
Thali costs rise in April on higher tomato, vegetable oil, LPG pricesHome-cooked vegetarian and non-vegetarian thali costs rose 2% year-on-year in April, primarily due to increased prices of tomatoes, vegetab...
08 May, 2026, 04.28 PM IST
Government's foodgrain stocks hit 604 lakh tonnes, nearly three times buffer requirementIndia's food reserves are robust. Wheat and rice stocks in FCI godowns are nearly three times the mandatory buffer. This ensures ample supp...
06 May, 2026, 04.41 PM IST
Govt floats mega fertiliser tender, seeks 85 MT of nutrient imports to bolster reserves ahead of main planting seasonIndia has floated a global tender to import 50 million tonnes of NPK fertilisers and 35 million tonnes of ammonium sulphate to strengthen n...
28 Apr, 2026, 12.09 PM IST
Weaker monsoon prediction, Iran war cloud growth outlookIndia's rural economy is faced with potential challenges. A weaker monsoon and rising farm costs from the Iran war could impact growth this...
28 Apr, 2026, 07.09 AM IST
NCML releases first estimate of rabi crop, indicates record food grain productionRabi season which contributes to nearly 50% of the food grain production starts from November and lasts till April of the following year. T...
27 Jan, 2020, 03.44 PM IST
Cabinet may hike rabi pulses minimum support price by up to Rs 600/quintalBarring pulses, the ministry has accepted all the recommendations of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) for the 2016-1...
01 Nov, 2016, 07.10 PM IST
Government buys 20,000 tonnes of onion for buffer stock, exceeds targetOnion production is estimated to be increased to 20.33 million tonnes in 2015-16 from 18.92 million tonnes in the previous year, as per gov...
29 May, 2016, 01.01 PM IST
Government hikes rabi pulses MSP by Rs 250/quintal; wheat by Rs 75/quintalFaced with high prices of pulses, the Centre hiked the support price to farmers for masoor and gram dals sharply by Rs 250 a quintal each.
05 Nov, 2015, 09.22 PM IST
Rabi pulses acreage at 20.65 lakh hectaresAround 58 lakh hectares of land have been sown under rabi crops so far this season, while pulses acreage stands at 20.65 lakh hectares.
30 Oct, 2015, 09.37 PM IST
Inflation in pulses may be highest this year: AssochamIncrease in prices of pulses may be highest this year due to untimely rains which have severely affected 2.28 million tonnes of Rabi crop, ...
02 Jun, 2015, 07.57 PM IST
- Summer pulses acreage increases, production likely to touch 1 million tonnes
Pulses have been sown in 15.11 lakh hectares in the current sowing season so far as against the target of 17.49 lakh hectares.
01 Jun, 2012, 07.29 PM IST
- India's pulses imports likely to rebound this year, says USDA
India's pulses imports are likely to rebound this fiscal on account of an expected decline in kharif pulses production and continued strong...
17 Oct, 2011, 02.57 PM IST
Rabi output may fail to meet estimatesAll eyes are now on the estimates for the rabi crop this year.
10 Feb, 2010, 01.39 AM IST
Surge in output may not soften food prices yetHopes of food prices easing now centre around a good rabi output.
07 Dec, 2009, 02.08 AM IST