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Western disturbances slow monsoon, below-normal rain likely in central, north IndiaIndia faces below-average rainfall for the next two weeks. Western disturbances are delaying the monsoon's progress, particularly in centra...
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 ...
India's monsoon rains hit four-year high in boost to crop outputIndia experienced its highest monsoon rainfall since 2020, with above-average precipitation for three consecutive months, aiding recovery f...
Indian farmers rush to plant summer crops as monsoon revivesIndian farmers have ramped up the planting of summer-sown crops like paddy, soybean, cotton, and corn due to above-average monsoon rainfall...
India's kharif crop planting area rises; paddy leading year-on-yearCommodity-wise, paddy sowing is at 328.22 lakh hectares, as against 312.80 lakh hectares same period last year. Notably, India in July amen...
India's summer-sown crop planting lags on uneven monsoon rainsThis year, the delayed arrival of monsoon rains and lower rainfall in some southern, eastern and central states impacted planting of summer...
India's summer crops sowing marginally lower at 70.3 lakh hectareThe ministry's data showed that the sowing area under pulses and coarse cereals is higher year-on-year, while the acreage of rice and oilse...
Heavy showers ahead of harvest season could fuel food prices, spur rate hikesThe increased food prices will ultimately compel the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to go for another rate hike in order to bring inflation ba...
Sowing area of kharif crops 1.55 pc lower than last year so far: Govt dataSowing of kharif crops begins with the onset of southwest monsoon from June. Monsoon rainfall was lower eight per cent between June 1 and A...
Paddy planting marginally down at 349.24 lac hectare so far: Government dataSowing of kharif picks up with the onset of Southwest monsoon rains, which have been 6 per cent below average so far in the season that beg...
Harvesting peaks, sowing continues for summer crops during lock downHarvesting is in its peak in Haryana, Punjab, UP and is likely to be completed by the end of April 2020. Punjab has deployed 18000 combines...
In case of a bumper crop, MSP hike may create storage issuesWarehousing corporation should empanel private players and sign MoUs (memoranda of understanding) with them as Gujarat and Rajasthan state ...
Kharif sown area increases but sowing pace decreasesThe sown area under Kharif crop in the country keeps on increasing but the overall area under summer crop may not be much higher than it wa...
Sufficient rains needed this week to save kharif crops: ICARIn June, monsoon rains were 13 per cent more than the normal. However, the Met Department has projected deficient rains for July and August.
Kharif sowing up by 5 per cent so farArea under kharif crops other than cash crops has increased by 5 per cent to 1,046.32 lakh hectare so far this season on account of good mo...
Kharif sowing up 18% to nearly 750 lakh hectares so farArea under kharif crops, including paddy, has increased by 17.70 per cent to 747.78 lakh hectares so far in the ongoing kharif season.
- Summer rice output seen down 6.5%: Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar
Summer-sown rice output in the new season that began in July is expected to be 85.59 million tonnes, Sharad Pawar said, down 6.5% from the ...
- On-time monsoon raises acreage of commercial crops
Exports of both these crops, ironically, have been controlled in the past several months despite firm global prices.
- Good monsoon forecast spurs farmers to sow more acerages under sugarcane & cotton
According to reports, sugarcane has been planted in 50.61 lakh hectare till date as compared to 48.63 lakh hectare last year while Cotton h...
- Centre ponders Look East strategy on Kharif staple rice
Centre's upcoming two-day national level meet on summer sown crops is gearing up to coin an aggressive Look East strategy on kharif staple ...