A 10% rain deficit could add as much as one-percentage-point to headline consumer inflation driven by food prices, according to research by...

India's crucial monsoon rains are delayed, disrupting the nation's $300 billion farm economy just as planting season begins. This agricultu...

While India is currently facing 40 per cent rainfall deficit, the country has prepared district-level contingency plans to tackle possible ...

A potential super El Niño is expected to disrupt global weather patterns and threaten agricultural output in the coming months, but large e...

India's government warehouses hold record rice stocks, up 15% from last year. Wheat inventories are at a five-year peak. These abundant res...

Australia's weather bureau has warned of an El Nino forming in the tropical Pacific. This weather pattern could become one of the strongest...

India’s fertiliser subsidy regime is facing scrutiny; rising global fertiliser and energy prices and rising fiscal pressures expose its ine...

Agricultural and rural credit demand is projected to remain strong through 2026-27, driven by rising input costs, expanded Kisan Credit Car...

Parama Ekadashi, one of the most spiritually powerful Ekadashi fasts observed during Adhik Maas, will be celebrated on June 11, 2026. Dedic...

With India’s leadership and BRICS+ cooperation, agriculture can become not only a source of food, but a foundation for resilience, prosperi...

A developing El Niño event thousands of miles away poses a significant threat to India's agriculture. This weather phenomenon is linked to ...

Today, India is the world’s largest producer of milk, pulses, and spices; the largest exporter of rice; and among the leading producers of ...

Global food prices edge lower in May as FAO forecasts a 2% decline in world cereal production for 2026-27.

China's war on sparrows in 1958 had devastating consequences. The campaign, aimed at protecting grain, instead led to a surge in crop-destr...

India can boost nutrition security, cut import dependence, and build a global smart protein industry by scaling climate-resilient indigenou...

The IMD has retained its forecast for a below-normal monsoon in 2026, with El Nino expected to dominate the June-September season and rainf...

Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan termed it the highest-ever foodgrain output in the country's history.