New Delhi, March 21 -- India, which accounts for a quarter of global cotton production, is turning away from the major cash crop in favour of rice and maize, as farmers shift to alternatives offering ... Read More
NEW DELHI, March 18 -- India has built substantial fertilizer production capacity, especially in urea, but remains heavily dependent on imports. The vulnerability has come into sharper focus amid the ... Read More
New Delhi, March 17 -- To reduce loss of life and property caused by earthquakes, India plans to extend its earthquake warning lead time from a few seconds at present to up to 45 seconds, top experts ... Read More
New Delhi, March 11 -- India's rice cultivation is facing a growing sustainability challenge. The conventional puddled transplanting method, widely used across the country, requires enormous quantitie... Read More
New Delhi, March 11 -- India plans to validate its indigenous artificial intelligence (AI) weather forecasting model after the monsoon season to assess its accuracy and reliability. The evaluation wi... Read More
New Delhi, March 10 -- India's farm sector is poised for a strong year, with foodgrain production projected to reach record levels in 2025-26, according to the second advance estimates released by the... Read More
New Delhi, March 6 -- The declining intensity of western disturbances, as storms that originate in the Mediterranean region are called, is altering winter rainfall patterns northwest India, with poten... Read More
New Delhi, March 6 -- Fertilizer availability for the upcoming kharif season, starting in June, will remain adequate despite global supply chain disruptions triggered by the US-Israel-Iran war and the... Read More
New Delhi, March 6 -- The cost of a home-cooked vegetarian thali remained unchanged year-on-year in February 2026, while the price of a non-vegetarian thali declined by about 3%, mainly due to lower b... Read More
NEW DELHI, March 6 -- Stressing that agriculture and the rural economy remain the backbone of India's development, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said technology adoption, crop diversification... Read More