Tag: Kharif

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Urad prices softening, rainfall boosts sowing area under Kharif

Urad prices softening, rainfall boosts sowing area under Kharif

As on 5th July 2024, the area sown for Urad has reached 5.37 lakh hectares, as compared...

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Cabinet approves MSP for Kharif Crops for Marketing Season 2024-25, MSP for Paddy up by 117 per quintal

Cabinet approves MSP for Kharif Crops for Marketing Season 2024-25, MSP for Paddy up by 117 per quintal

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today approved the...

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Govt okays Rs 24,420cr subsidy for P&K fertilisers for '24 kharif season

Govt okays Rs 24,420cr subsidy for P&K fertilisers for '24 kharif season

The Centre on Thursday approved Rs 24,420 crore subsidy on Phosphatic and Potassic...

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Govt procures over 650 LT kharif paddy, maximum procurement in Punjab and Chhattisgarh

Govt procures over 650 LT kharif paddy, maximum procurement in Punjab and Chhattisgarh

The government has procured over 650 lakh tonnes of paddy grown in the kharif (summer-sown)...

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India exporting 75,000 ton non-basmati rice to UAE

India exporting 75,000 ton non-basmati rice to UAE

The government has cleared exports of 75,000 tonnes of non-basmati white rice to...

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Monsoon starts retreating from India, 8 days behind normal date

Monsoon starts retreating from India, 8 days behind normal date

Monsoon rainfall, which plays a crucial role in the Kharif crop production, started...

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Monsoon expected to revive in Sept: IMD

Monsoon expected to revive in Sept: IMD

After deficient rainfall activity resulted in India experiencing the driest August...

Opinion
Strengthening El Nino impacts inflation, raises political risk

Strengthening El Nino impacts inflation, raises political risk

Inflation and politics are directly proportional. Political risk is low if inflation...

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Fresh safeguards to prevent illegal export of white non-Basmati rice in the garb of Basmati rice

Fresh safeguards to prevent illegal export of white non-Basmati rice in the garb of Basmati rice

To check the domestic prices and to ensure domestic food security, the Government...

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'Vigorous' monsoon activity may bode well for India's agricultural landscape

'Vigorous' monsoon activity may bode well for India's agricultural landscape

For the first time in six decades, monsoon has covered both Delhi and Mumbai together....

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Monsoon misses date in Kerala, IMD anticipating a further delay of three to four days

Monsoon misses date in Kerala, IMD anticipating a further delay of three to four days

The monsoon has missed its onset date in Kerala with the India Meteorological Department...

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3305.34 lakh tonne foodgrain production for 2022-23, says latest estimate

3305.34 lakh tonne foodgrain production for 2022-23, says latest estimate

The Third Advance Estimates of production of major crops for agricultural year 2022-23...

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Foodgrain output seen at record 323.55 million tonnes in 2022-23 crop year; wheat output at 112 mn tonnes

Foodgrain output seen at record 323.55 million tonnes in 2022-23 crop year; wheat output at 112 mn tonnes

India's foodgrain production is estimated at an all-time high of 323.55 million...

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FCI to e-auction 25 lt of wheat to bulk buyers from Feb 1

FCI to e-auction 25 lt of wheat to bulk buyers from Feb 1

State-owned FCI plans to sell 25 lt of wheat to bulk consumers and will start a...

States
Climate change to hit farm output, pose threat to food security

Climate change to hit farm output, pose threat to food security

A new study conducted by agriculture economists and scientists at the Punjab Agricultural...

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Cultivation of short-duration varieties of rice for straw management

Cultivation of short-duration varieties of rice for straw management

The cultivation of short-duration varieties of rice provides an extended window...