Kharif planting gathers steam in last leg due to fresh spell of rainsCoarse cereals, cotton, rice and pulses have seen a fall in acreage, while oilseeds and sugarcane have reported an increase.
25 Aug, 2018, 09.02 AM IST
Farmers grow more uradbean, cotton and bajra crops this kharif seasonThe total acreage under kharif crops increased by 15.47% in the past week with adequate rainfall in most parts of the country, agriculture ...
28 Jul, 2017, 07.27 PM IST
Crop planting up 39% within a week of good rains covering most partsThe area under rice cultivation was 4.5% higher than a year ago at 12.58 million hectares. Rice is expected to be planted on 39.60 million ...
15 Jul, 2017, 12.13 AM IST
Crop planting up by 39 per cent in week of good rainsAs of Friday, the total area under crops stood at 56.32 million hectares, up 8 per cent from 52.18 million hectares achieved a year ago, th...
14 Jul, 2017, 08.45 PM IST
Summer-crop planting across India is 12% higher than it was last yearThe weather office on Friday said that the southwest Monsoon was likely to cover some more parts of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra,...
09 Jun, 2017, 09.26 PM IST
Rabi crop planting jumpsTill November 11, winter crops were planted in 146.85 lakh hectares compared with 81.58 lakh hectares at the end of the week ended November...
11 Nov, 2016, 08.58 PM IST
Kharif acreage 3.6% higher than year agoAccording to data released by the agriculture ministry on Friday, from the beginning of the kharif season in June till September 16, crop p...
16 Sep, 2016, 07.26 PM IST
India set for record harvest as monsoon retreat signals bumper crop“This year the southwest monsoon has overall been good, with most states getting excess to normal rainfall and only few having deficit rain...
16 Sep, 2016, 03.33 AM IST
Kharif crop planting jumps 4% year on yearAreas growing pulses have increased 29% from the previous year to 143.95 lakh hectares. Planting of arhar has increased more than 39.81% fr...
09 Sep, 2016, 08.01 PM IST