How war, weather & soaring costs are turning onion harvest into a loss-making nightmareMaharashtra's onion farmers are facing severe financial distress as prices plummet below production costs due to bumper arrivals, unseasona...
18 May, 2026, 02.02 PM IST
India's wheat production resilient despite setbacks: Agri ministryIndia's wheat output for the 2025-26 crop year is stable. The agriculture ministry assures resilience despite unseasonal rains and hailstor...
26 Apr, 2026, 02.52 PM IST
Climate-resilient farming in the age of extremesAs extreme weather events become more frequent and less predictable, the future of Indian agriculture will depend on how effectively it com...
25 Apr, 2026, 12.01 PM IST
Unseasonal rain may dent wheat output, qualityWhile prices may stay stable for now, better-quality wheat is likely to command a premium, widening price gaps, according to industry execu...
07 Apr, 2026, 12.28 AM IST
More than 9,000 farmers, fishermen affected by unseasonal rains in PalgharUnseasonal rains in early May caused damage in Maharashtra's Palghar district. Over 9,000 farmers and fishermen are affected. Houses and bo...
27 May, 2025, 02.24 PM IST
Unseasonal rain, hailstorms hit crops in Maharashtra's Vidarbha region"Crops such as cotton, wheat, gram, tur (pigeon peas) were flattened due to the downpour and wind. The state revenue officials will conduct...
11 Feb, 2024, 11.56 AM IST
Commodity Talk: El Nino impact on crop production not to be material, says Sunil Damania of MarketsMojoThe impact of El Nino is proportional to its severity. This time, we anticipate a weak El Nino as opposed to a strong El Nino, a similar sc...
13 Apr, 2023, 09.15 AM IST
Wheat quality norms likely to be easedThe quality of wheat has suffered due to the unseasonal rainfall in primary producing states and the government has received requests for r...
06 Apr, 2023, 11.50 PM IST
Unseasonal rain expected to increase prices of commodities in short supplyUnseasonal rainfall is expected to increase prices of commodities in short supply and reduce the returns for farmers in commodities that ar...
22 Mar, 2023, 12.37 AM IST
Relax paddy procurement norms to help farmers in rain-hit Cauvery delta, TN CM urges PM ModiReady for harvest paddy crops spread over one lakh hectares in Cauvery delta region has submerged following unseasonal rainfall, Tamil Nadu...
05 Feb, 2023, 04.25 PM IST
Soybean prices to remain sluggish despite crop loss due to unseasonal rainfallOn the other hand, if we talk about Rajasthan, the soybean crop loss due to unseasonal rainfall is 150,000 MT. In Rajasthan, soybean is mai...
16 Oct, 2022, 01.11 PM IST
One third of Maharashtra’s cultivated area damaged due to unseasonal rainfallThe incessant downpour in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and parts of Telangana since October caused widespread damage to crops including soya...
05 Nov, 2019, 03.27 PM IST
Excess rainfall in over 72% of the country in March: IMDMore than 72 per cent of the country has received excess rainfall in March in a phenomenon of unseasonal rains that led to crop losses.
21 Mar, 2016, 10.01 PM IST
PM Modi announces higher aid for rain-affected farmersThe PM said he has also asked banks to restructure loans of affected farmers and instructed insurance cos to pro-actively settle their clai...
08 Apr, 2015, 04.08 PM IST
Monsoon in 2015 likely to remain normal: Assocham-SkymetAccording to report, damage to Rabi crop due to unseasonal rains shall continue and a major spell of rainfall is expected next month in Nor...
22 Mar, 2015, 01.09 PM IST
Surprise rains play spoilsport and impact some crop yieldsA heavy burst of unseasonal rain and stormy weather across the country has severely damaged Nagpur's orange crop along with many mango and ...
03 Mar, 2015, 04.59 AM IST
Lok Sabha members express concern over damage to crops due to rainsRaising the issue during Zero Hour, Om Birla (BJP) lamented that Rajasthan farmers have been hit hard by the unseasonal rains.
02 Mar, 2015, 04.56 PM IST