New Delhi, Sept. 25 -- India's prized basmati rice and other GI-tagged crop varieties face a new kind of threat-not from pests or climate but from counterfeit seeds. Seeds not approved by the agricult... Read More
New Delhi, Sept. 23 -- Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has approved the procurement of major pulses and oilseeds worth Rs.13,890.60 crore in Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat for the 2025-26 ... Read More
New Delhi, Sept. 22 -- Basmati exporters are looking at other states to make up for the crop lost to floods in Punjab and Haryana, the largest producers of long-grain rice in India, as millers expect ... Read More
NEW DELHI, Sept. 19 -- The central government is expanding a key agricultural mechanization scheme to specifically target small and marginal women farmers in India's hilly regions, offering subsidies ... Read More
New Delhi, Sept. 18 -- India is seeing a rise in demand for urea, and phosphatic and potassic (P&K) fertilizers during the ongoing kharif season, with several states such as Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Odi... Read More
New Delhi, Sept. 16 -- India's foodgrain output is expected to improve this fiscal year due to an increase in sowing area aided by above-normal monsoon showers, but it will not be a bumper crop given ... Read More
New Delhi, Sept. 15 -- The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) will evaluate the potential risks to rabi crops from unusually cold conditions amid expectations of the return of La Niña... Read More
New Delhi, Sept. 12 -- Floods in Punjab have devastated standing kharif (summer) crops and are likely to disrupt the upcoming rabi sowing season as well, with fertile topsoil washed away from fields. ... Read More
New Delhi, Sept. 12 -- India's tractor market, a key indicator of rural economic health, is set for nearly 10% growth in FY26. A favourable southwest monsoon, lower inflation, and a recent goods and s... Read More
New Delhi, Sept. 11 -- India's environment, forest and climate change minister Bhupender Yadav on Thursday said green finance-investments directed towards projects or companies that have a positive en... Read More