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The 'little boy' in the Pacific, India's monsoon and the big test aheadIndia's crucial monsoon season has begun sluggishly, with a significant rainfall deficit raising concerns for the farm economy. Delayed sow...
Without a wedding planner, this family hosted a zero-waste wedding for 600 guests using farm-grown décor, steel cutlery and compostingA family in Karnataka hosted a spectacular zero-waste wedding for over 600 guests, proving that grand celebrations can be environmentally c...
Child marriage curb: Maharashtra considering a rule mandating birth dates on wedding cardsMaharashtra is exploring printing birth dates on wedding invitations to combat child marriages, aiming to reduce incidents to under 10% in ...
Indian soybean acreage expected to rise on higher prices, weak monsoon outlookIndian farmers are planting more soybeans this year. Higher prices for soybeans are making them more profitable than corn. Forecasts of les...
Weak monsoon may drag agri GDP into contractionIndian agriculture is at a crossroads, facing significant hurdles in the coming years. Analysts project little to no growth for agricultura...
What is El Niño and how does it affect India? Could it bring a drought-like monsoon and higher grocery bills?El Niño conditions are now active in the equatorial Pacific Ocean, raising concerns for India's monsoon. Warmer Pacific waters disrupt weat...
African proverb of the day: 'A sugarcane is sweetest at the...' - inspiring life lessons on hard work, overcoming challenges and why life’s toughest journeys bring the greatest rewardsAfrican proverb of the day: Meaningful achievements stem from hard work, patience, and persistence, often requiring effort and sacrifice. D...
El Nino threat: Centre rolls out kharif contingency plan to shield cropsAgriculture ministry has directed states to prepare district-wise crop strategies, and promote short-duration crops such as pulses, certain...
UP CM Yogi Adityanath calls for COVID-like national spirit to tide over West Asia crisisUttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath urged citizens to embrace self-reliance amid West Asian crises. He highlighted the state's sig...
Vijay sworn in as Tamil Nadu CM: Here's what TVK promised ahead of Assembly pollsTamil actor Vijay's party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, has taken charge as Tamil Nadu's new government. Vijay is now the Chief Minister. The ...
ISMA urges Centre to allow 2 million tonnes sugar exports as production seen rising 16% on bumper Maharashtra, Karnataka outputThe Indian Sugar & Bio-energy Manufacturers' Association (ISMA) has urged the government to permit the export of two million tonnes of suga...
Monsoon woes: Sugarcane shortage likely to dilute ethanol blendingErratic and uneven rainfall this year has affected sugarcane and rice cultivation in the country, which means less will be available for th...
Over 17 lakh tonnes of sugarcane still lying in farms across Maharashtra despite end of crushing seasonOut of the 10 districts in Maharashtra that have topped the list of excess sugarcane stock this year, seven are from the Marathwada region,...
UP's sugarcane area to rise for 5th straight year, says minister Suresh RanaThe state added 33% more area under sugarcane and expects to increase it further during 2021-22, while the central government has been stru...
India’s 2018-19 sugar production to be up by 8.6% to 10.2%, says ISMASugarcane area in Tamil Nadu in 2018-19 SS has increased to 2.60 lac ha. as against 2.01 lac ha.
Maharashtra cane acreage may go up 25%; early crushing likelyWe expect the area under sugarcane in Maharashtra to increase to 11.25 lakh hectares.
Maharashtra cane acreage may go up 25%; early crushing likelyOfficials in Maharashtra’s sugar commissionerate said the area under sugarcane cultivation during 2018-19 is expected to be around 11.26 la...
Haryana to give country's highest ever price of sugarcaneThis would benefit the farmers to the tune of an additional income of Rs 450 crore to Rs 500 crore during the year 2013-14.
Making sense of sugar price muddleIt's the result of a continuous decline in sugarcane production during the last two years after scaling a peak of 355.5 million tonnes in 2...
- 10% ethanol blending from Oct may be deferred
Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Friday indicated that the government may miss the deadline of mandatory 10 per cent blending of ethano...