Tag: Kharif Season

National
Maize Farmers Face Heavy Losses as Market Prices Fall Far Below MSP Despite Ethanol Push

Maize Farmers Face Heavy Losses as Market Prices Fall Far Below MSP Despite Ethanol Push

In the current Kharif season, maize acreage has increased by nearly 12% to over...

International
Myanmar and Pakistan Undercut India’s Non-Basmati Rice Exports

Myanmar and Pakistan Undercut India’s Non-Basmati Rice Exports

India’s ambitious target of exporting 20 million tonnes of non-basmati rice in 2024–25...

National
Fertiliser Issues Spark Flurry of Questions in Parliament; Government Admits Dip in DAP Imports from China

Fertiliser Issues Spark Flurry of Questions in Parliament; Government Admits Dip in DAP Imports from China

More than 20 MPs of the country have raised questions in Parliament about issues...

Opinion
How a Six-Year Low Inflation Rate Is Hurting Indian Farmers

How a Six-Year Low Inflation Rate Is Hurting Indian Farmers

The strategy of reducing food inflation through cheap imports is turning out to...

States
Centre Assures Fertilizer Supply to Telangana Amid Concerns Over Urea Overuse

Centre Assures Fertilizer Supply to Telangana Amid Concerns Over Urea Overuse

A delegation led by Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy met Union Minister...

International
Iran-Israel conflict impacts India's agricultural exports, Basmati exporters worry about losses

Iran-Israel conflict impacts India's agricultural exports, Basmati exporters worry about losses

The Iran-Israel conflict is disrupting India's agricultural exports, especially...

Agritech
ICRISAT Scientists Develop Short-Duration Pigeonpea That Tolerates 45°C Heat

ICRISAT Scientists Develop Short-Duration Pigeonpea That Tolerates 45°C Heat

Developed through speed breeding, the breakthrough ICPV 25444 is the world's first...

Agribusiness
DAP Prices Touch $720 in Global Market, Increasing Subsidy Burden on Government

DAP Prices Touch $720 in Global Market, Increasing Subsidy Burden on Government

Despite the government increasing the subsidy on DAP to ₹27,799 per tonne for Kharif...

Latest News
Record rice production in Kharif 2024-25, pulses production at nine-year low

Record rice production in Kharif 2024-25, pulses production at nine-year low

Rice production in the Kharif season of 2024-25 is estimated to be 11.99 crore tonnes,...

Latest News
India's Cotton production likely to fall over 7% on lower area, damage crop

India's Cotton production likely to fall over 7% on lower area, damage crop

India's cotton imports are expected to rise to 25 lakh bales in the new season,...

National
RBI Keeps Policy Rate Unchanged Signals Possible Cut with 'Neutral' Stance

RBI Keeps Policy Rate Unchanged Signals Possible Cut with 'Neutral' Stance

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has maintained its key interest rate at 6.5% but...

Opinion
Kharif Season in India – Changing dynamics and emerging perspectives

Kharif Season in India – Changing dynamics and emerging perspectives

The cultivation of the 4 Ms - Millets, Maize, Mustard and Moong - is crucial for...

National
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)...

National
Enough stock of fertilisers for kharif sowing; states must act against diversion of urea: Centre

Enough stock of fertilisers for kharif sowing; states must act against diversion of urea: Centre

The Union minister informed all the states that there is adequate availability of...

Agribusiness
Best Agrolife records 44pc YoY jump in revenue

Best Agrolife records 44pc YoY jump in revenue

India's leading agrochemicals company Best Agrolife Limited (BAL) closed FY23 on...

National
Kharif onion output may be 13% less, ample Rabi onions to contain prices: Crisil

Kharif onion output may be 13% less, ample Rabi onions to contain prices: Crisil

A decline in acreage and lack of improvement in crop yields is likely to result...