Tag: pulses
Wheat MSP Raised by Less Than 1% as Centre Announces Rabi Crop Prices
The Centre has raised the MSP for wheat by Rs. 25 to Rs. 2,610 per quintal for the...
Chouhan Calls for ‘Team Agriculture’ to Make India a Global Food Basket, ‘Khet Bachao Abhiyan’ From October 22
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has called for a coordinated “Team...
Heavy Rain Hits Uttar Pradesh, Damages Kharif Crops; 25 Times More Rainfall Recorded in a Day
Heavy rains in Uttar Pradesh have triggered flood-like conditions across several...
GI-Tagged Gulbarga Tur Dal Heads to Maldives, Farmers Get Over 30 pc Higher Realisation
APEDA has facilitated the export of 1 MT of GI-tagged Gulbarga Tur Dal from Karnataka...
India’s Kharif Sowing Trails Last Year by 1.50% as Rainfall Deficit Persists
India’s kharif sowing stood at 1,056.70 lakh hectares as of 21 August 2026, down...
ICRISAT Secures Gene Editing Licence to Develop Climate-Resilient Crops for Smallholder Farmers
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) has secured...
Mid-Monsoon: Rainfall Deficit at 13%, Kharif Sowing Gap Narrows to 3%, Low Reservoir Storage Remains a Concern
Revival of the southwest monsoon in July has sharply reduced India's rainfall deficit...
Centre Considers Preserving Pulse Buffer Stocks Amid El Niño Threat, May Review Open Market Sales
The Centre is considering preserving its pulse buffer stocks amid fears of an El...
Weak Monsoon Keeps Kharif Sowing 16 pc Below Last Year Despite Recent Rainfall Improvement
Pulses, coarse cereals, oilseeds and cotton have recorded sharp declines, while...
White House ‘Quietly’ Revises Fact Sheet On India–US Trade Deal, Removes ‘Pulses’ And Softens Language
The White House has revised its fact sheet on India–US trade deal, removing the...
Government Imposes 30 pc Import Duty on Yellow Peas Amid Criticism Over Cheap Imports
The decision comes amid rising imports of yellow peas, which were exerting downward...
India’s Food Prices in Deep Deflation, but Signs Point to Inflation Rebound
India’s food inflation cycle is in a trough, but structural vulnerabilities — from...
85% of Kharif Sowing Completed: Decline in Oilseeds, Farmers Shift Towards Maize
Despite the government's efforts to promote self-reliance in edible oil production,...
How a Six-Year Low Inflation Rate Is Hurting Indian Farmers
The strategy of reducing food inflation through cheap imports is turning out to...
WPI Dips, But Will the Rain Catch Up? Monsoon Holds Inflation Clues
The WPI Food Index, a critical measure encompassing 'Food Articles' from primary...
Inflation Tamed by Imports, But at Farmers’ Expense
While inflation might seem like good news for consumers, it paints a troubling picture...
