New Delhi, Aug. 9 -- The government is considering restricting the use of Carbosulfan, a popular insecticide used on paddy, cotton, and horticulture crops, with a final decision expected by the end of... और पढ़ें
New Delhi, Aug. 7 -- After lower acreage for almost two months since the sowing started, the acreage under Kharif oilseeds is nearly 3 per cent up at 180.20 lakh hectares (lh) currently. If August rem... और पढ़ें
New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- India has achieved 99 per cent of its rice procurement target of 575.52 lakh tonnes (lt) so far. It is 5 per cent higher than the year-ago level. As the new marketing season begin... और पढ़ें
New Delhi, Aug. 4 -- More than a year after its announcement, one of India's two gene-edited rice varieties is set to be planted in the upcoming rabi season for seed multiplication. The Indian Council... और पढ़ें
New Delhi, Aug. 3 -- India may formally adopt gene editing by mentioning it in the proposed seed Bill either through main Bill or in the Rules if the government accepts experts' suggestions to avoid t... और पढ़ें
New Delhi, Aug. 2 -- Fertiliser demand recovered in the first half of July as kharif sowing gathered pace after a weather-induced slowdown in May and June. The latest sales data show that farmers cont... और पढ़ें
New Delhi, July 31 -- After a 35 per cent deficit in June, India's monsoon rainfall in July was 1 per cent above normal, helping the country reduce the overall shortfall during the first two months of... और पढ़ें
New Delhi, July 29 -- After consistently allocating lower sugar for sales in the domestic market, the Indian government has allotted a 22.5 lakh tonnes (lt) quota for August, which is the same as the ... और पढ़ें
New Delhi, July 28 -- The Indian government has issued an order fixing a maximum stock limit of 400 tonnes of sugar that any dealer can keep at any point of time till November 30 and traders have been... और पढ़ें
New Delhi, July 28 -- With maize area in the top five producing states dipped more than 13 per cent -- maximum 34 per cent in Karnataka -- the government's ethanol blending programme is likely to depe... और पढ़ें