Tag: Monsoon
Paddy acreage up 3pc to 411.52 lakh hectare so far this kharif sowing season, pulses area down 5pc
Area under paddy has gone up nearly 3 per cent so far in the ongoing kharif sowing...
Strengthening El Nino impacts inflation, raises political risk
Inflation and politics are directly proportional. Political risk is low if inflation...
Dream of liberalisation of agriculture trade shattered due to generalisation of inflation
It is also a matter of political risk. In its first term, when the Modi government...
Paddy sowing area falls by 10 pc, Arhar by 42 pc
The area under paddy has improved with the onset of monsoon, while the sowing of...
'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....
Decrease in area under rice, pulse, oilseeds cultivation
Preliminary report of area coverage under Kharif crops as on June 02, 2023, shows...
Massive decline in yield of major crops in Rajasthan likely due to excessive rainfall followed by drought-like conditions
Farmers sowed urad and moong on a large scale in Rajasthan after the beginning of...
Govt prohibits exports of broken rice
The government has prohibited the exports of broken rice. According to a notification...
Decision to impose 20 per cent export duty on non-Basmati rice to rein in domestic prices
Two weeks after releasing figures for record rice production and the very next day...
Paddy acreage falls by 43.83 lakh hectares; foodgrain stocks at 4-year low in central pool
The paddy acreage is lagging behind that last year by 43.83 lakh hectares due to...
Food inflation a thorn in the side of monetary policy: CRISIL report
According to CRISIL Insight, food prices may not climb down this fiscal. And India’s...
Paddy acreage in current Kharif season 35.46 lakh ha below that last year; total crop acreage less by 18.26 lakh ha
The government has eventually released the figures for paddy sowing acreage for...
Ease of living not easy when cost of living goes through the roof
The Cost of Living (CoL) is refusing to ease, even if we go by the government data...
Paddy acreage declines by 23.8 per cent in UP and 17 per cent across the country; after wheat, trouble likely on rice front
According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), while there has been 58.58...
With employment to 1.1 crore people during three years, agriculture sector comes to rescue during crisis: CMIE
45 lakh additional people got employed in the agriculture sector during 2021-22....
Break in monsoon activity burdensome on farmers; IMD ignored negative IOD in its forecast
Owing to a break in the monsoon activity, there has been 11.3 per cent less rainfall...
